Reading Time: 3 minutes In many parts of the U.S., homebuyers searching outnumber homes available. This can quickly heat up …
6 ways to get a better rate and make your mortgage cheaper
Reading Time: 4 minutes Tracking mortgage rates can be a headache. But for the 87 percent of homebuyers who finance, …
Don’t make these no-brainer mortgage mistakes: 12 dos and don’ts
Reading Time: 5 minutes It’s a good time to be a homebuyer. Mortgage rates are still around historic lows, and …
How to win a bidding war in a hot housing market
Reading Time: 4 minutes A bidding war isn’t as exciting as it sounds. Right now, you might find yourself in …
It takes 230 steps to buy a house. Try this shortcut to make it easy.
Reading Time: 3 minutes While stay-at-home orders hampered the market in the spring, homebuyers are reemerging. Those who don’t might …
Buy a house in 10 steps, get home 10 days [INFOGRAPHIC]
Reading Time: 3 minutes A few takeaways: If you’re ready to buy a house but don’t know where to begin, …
4 ways to achieve your dream of homeownership from a distance [INFOGRAPHIC]
Reading Time: 2 minutes The highlights: Don’t pause your plans of homeownership just because you’re practicing social distancing. Taking several …
Housing prices haven’t skyrocketed – rents have
Reading Time: 2 minutes Since the real estate market began to bounce back in 2012, there have been plenty of …
Average credit scores are higher than ever, and more renters could buy
Reading Time: 3 minutes CNBC recently reported that the average national FICO score has hit its highest point of 706. …
Believe these 2 myths to make homebuying harder than it has to be
Reading Time: 2 minutes Freddie Mac’s 2019 report, Perceptions of Down Payment Consumer Research, has big implications for first-time homebuyers. …