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6 practical ways to pay for your home renovation

Bethany Ramos February 3, 2026DIY, Home Improvement, Homeowners, Loan Types, Refinance

Reading Time: 3 minutesWhen you’re ready to remodel, your lender can help

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How to buy a house in 10 steps

Bethany Ramos December 23, 2025First-Time Homebuyer, Getting Prequalified, Home Buying, Loan Types

Reading Time: 3 minutesBuying a house becomes manageable when you break it down into 10 simple steps. The process …

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50 year mortgage

The homebuyer’s guide to the 50-year mortgage

Bethany Ramos November 25, 2025First-Time Homebuyer, Home Buying, Loan Types

Reading Time: 3 minutesRecent headlines about 50-year and portable mortgages have sparked a national conversation. A 50-year mortgage is …

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HECM

Can you use your home to fund your retirement?

Bethany Ramos August 19, 2025Homeowners, Loan Types, Taxes

Reading Time: 4 minutesWondering how to use your home equity as you near retirement? If you’re 62 or older, …

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New FHA loan changes: What do they mean for you?

Bethany Ramos April 8, 2025First-Time Homebuyer, Getting Prequalified, Home Buying, Loan Types

Reading Time: 3 minutesAs of May 25, 2025, non-permanent U.S. residents will no longer be able to apply for …

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Get the house you want: Low and no-down-payment mortgages

Bethany Ramos April 22, 2022First-Time Homebuyer, Home Buying, Loan Types

Reading Time: 4 minutesIf you guessed that the biggest hurdle standing in the way of prospective homebuyers is the …

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How much will it cost you if you wait to buy a house? [INFOGRAPHIC]

Bethany Ramos July 19, 2021First-Time Homebuyer, Home Buying, Loan Types, Mortgage Rates, Taxes

Reading Time: 4 minutesDelaying homeownership could cost you $10,000 a year*

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11 reasons to buy a house now — even if you aren’t thinking about moving

Bethany Ramos April 30, 2021First-Time Homebuyer, Home Buying, Homeowners, Loan Types, Mortgage Rates, Moving

Reading Time: 5 minutesIs it a good time to buy a house? Maybe you’ve been contemplating a move for …

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refinance mortgage

8 signs your bank account could benefit from a refinance

Bethany Ramos March 16, 2021Home Buying, Homeowners, Loan Types, Mortgage Rates, News, Refinance

Reading Time: 3 minutesIt’s been a big year. As a result of the pandemic, mortgage rates dropped to new …

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It takes 230 steps to buy a house. Try this shortcut to make it easy.

Bethany Ramos June 23, 2020First-Time Homebuyer, Getting Prequalified, Home Buying, Industry Professionals, Loan Officers, Loan Types, Mortgage Rates

Reading Time: 3 minutesWhile stay-at-home orders hampered the market in the spring, homebuyers are reemerging. Those who don’t might …

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