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When you make the decision to become a homeowner, there is a series of additional decisions that you'll need to make before you reach that final goal and cross the threshold of your new front door. One of the most important decisions in that series is which type of mortgage…

If you've never bought a home before, the sheer number of mortgage loan options can be overwhelming. Here are 9 of the different types of loans available so you can figure out which one best fits your circumstances.

Living a healthy lifestyle seems like a simple choice to make: You get one body and one mind, so it's best to take very good care of both, right? As anybody who lives in reality knows, it's not quite that simple. But there are some things you can do to help boost your…

Who doesn't love the idea of collecting rent on a home in a beautiful vacation-friendly location -- and visiting for free when there aren't any guests? It's a lovely concept, but there are several "hidden" costs to owning a vacation home that your daydreams don't encompass.

The nice thing about buying a home that you plan to make your primary residence -- even though the search and transaction processes aren't always a cakewalk -- is that you know what you like. When you buy a home to fix-and-flip or buy-and-hold as an investor, though, it's…

It's that time of year again -- when agents start taking stock of their business over the past several months and start deciding what next year is going to look like. Some agents thrive on business planning and don't need to be nudged to work on an outline for their…

There's a general worldview that the younger generations will never be able to achieve homeownership because housing values have outpaced wage growth for decades. This is absolutely true, and we're not downplaying the seriousness of affordability issues ... but, actually,…

Millennials have a bad reputation for arriving late to home buying, but current trends show that young homebuyers are redirecting and changing the real estate market.

The first time you heard the term, "escrow" you may have been thrown for a loop. While the word may have had you confused the first time, here are some essential things to know about escrow--what it is, what it's used for, and how it works.

One excellent way to improve your financial profile is to buy a home of your own. But we won't lie: It's a long and potentially incredibly stressful process, especially when it comes to the dollars and cents of securing a mortgage loan.

When you binge-watch a little too much HGTV, it's easy to come to some crazy conclusions. Conclusions like, "House flipping looks easy! I should try it!"

Look around your home and chances are you’ll be able to spot plenty of opportunities to keep your family safe. Here are the top items to make sure you have around the home and are in top shape and checked regularly.