There are many talks right now about spiking property values contributing to a rise in personal net worth. The more your home is worth, the more equity you have—and more equity gives you more options to choose to refinance to…
The United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) guarantees home loans for service members, Veterans, and eligible surviving spouses. These home loans are provided by banks and mortgage companies and backed by the VA to help our Nation’s bravest achieve…
Ask any mortgage professional, and they’ll tell you how popular government home loans are. After all, it makes complete sense. Federally-backed mortgages can open the door to homeownership with less strict eligibility standards and lower down payment requirements, to name…
If you’ve experienced mortgage problems in the past, it’s easy to assume that buying a home after a foreclosure isn’t possible. However, even if you’ve gone through a home foreclosure, it’s still possible to buy another home. The question most…
Buying a house can be daunting, especially when you don’t know what to look for when house hunting. That’s why we’ve whipped up a handy checklist of what to look for when looking for a home, just for you. Location,…
Anyone who’s tried their hand at the 2021 housing market knows all too well the challenges associated with finding the right home amid high prices and limited inventory. So, we thought this was the perfect time to share tips on…
Getting your home ready to sell can take a surprising amount of work. Sellers may get blindsided by how much work it takes to go through their belongings to make storage and moving arrangements. But don’t fret - in this…
Ask any homeowner to share the details about the home buying process, and chances are the conversation will eventually steer towards their mortgage closing timeline. Buying a home is a huge decision that requires a series of steps to be…
It was recently announced that home refinancing applications have returned to where they were this past winter. Rising home values have provided homeowners additional equity, leading many to cash out or reduce the term (also known as the length) of…
The housing market continues to stabilize as the number of underwater mortgages was reported to be less than 5 percent. A mortgage becomes ‘underwater’ when the amount of your loan exceeds the value of your home. Let’s say that you…
