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How Mortgage Rates Impact the Housing Market
The Link Between Interest Rates and Inventory If you are in the market for a home, you have likely been paying attention to mortgage interest [...]
What Happens if You Miss a Mortgage Payment?
How to Handle a Missed or Late Mortgage Payment It is unlikely that you took out a mortgage with the intention of not making timely [...]
How Far in Advance Should You Start Shopping for a Home Loan?
Give Yourself Plenty of Time to Find a Home Loan If you are like most people, you will rely on lender financing to purchase a [...]
How Do You Know You’re Financially Ready to Buy a House?
Metrics That Show You Can Afford to Buy a Home You may have decided to buy a house by the time you were 30 or [...]
3 Examples of Why You Should Consider Reverse Mortgage Options
3 Reasons Why Reverse Mortgages Deserve Your Consideration Reverse mortgages. You've probably heard of them, and you've probably seen commercials featuring them on television. In [...]
Factors That Could Impact a Home Closing Timeline
Factors That Influence Home Sale Closing Speed Just because your offer to purchase a home has been accepted doesn't mean that you are the owner [...]
Ways to Get Money From Your Home
Different Options to Extract Equity From a Home Equity is the difference between what your home is worth and what you owe on a mortgage [...]
Deciding Whether a Rent-to-Own Offer Is Worth Accepting
The Pros and Cons of Rent-to-Own Offers A rent-to-own offer allows you to rent a home before you decide whether or not to purchase it. [...]
Enhancing the Odds of a Bidding War for Your Home
How to Maximize the Sale Price of Your Home Most homeowners want to get as much money as possible when selling their homes. Doing so [...]
Maintenance Projects to Do Before Selling a Home
What to Fix Prior to Selling Your House Buyers are generally aware of the fact that all homes have some issues with them. For instance, [...]
Factors to Consider When Determining Your Loan Term
How to Choose the Length of Your Home Loan Typically, mortgages are repaid over 30 years. However, this doesn't mean that you are forced to [...]
When You Should Consider a Reverse Mortgage
Pros and Cons of Reverse Mortgages A popular loan option available to homeowners is a reverse mortgage, which is a type of financial agreement that [...]
