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10 Tips to Secure the Best Interest Rate on your Mortgage

Article originally published December 13th, 2017. Updated February 16th, 2023. Buying a home is an extensive process. It includes marshaling your assets, reviewing your credit—and potentially trying to improve it—and shopping for a house that meets your wants and needs. That’s all before you enter the process of applying for a mortgage and considering your... Read More

| February 16, 2023

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A Big Mortgage Change Happened This Weekend: Should You Care?
Saving up to buy a home might not be as much of a challenge as it... Read More

December 16, 2014

Is Your Foreclosure Really Behind You?
As Yogi Berra once said, “It ain’t over till it’s o... Read More

December 15, 2014

The Top Foreclosure States in America
For a brief moment this year, Florida was not the state with the ... Read More

December 11, 2014

Think You Can’t Afford to Buy a Home? Think Again
Did you have a bad credit event in recent years? Do you have less... Read More

December 10, 2014

What Is Amortization?
Calculating how much home you can afford can be difficult and fee... Read More

December 8, 2014

6 Reasons to Make a Larger Down Payment
Deciding how much down payment to make when buying a home can be ... Read More

December 7, 2014