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Despite increasingly low mortgage rates, the national home ownership rate, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, fell to the...


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Tags: Home, Homeowners, Home Loans

Down payment requirements can be very intimidating, and trying to save for a 20% down payment can seem impossible. Luckily, the...


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Tags: Loans, Mortgage, Finances,

Curb appeal is important, and often, first impressions are hard to forget. But it can be hard and expensive to keep up the...


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Tags: DIY, Green Living, First Time Home Buyers,

According to a recent study by Zillow, “rental affordability is as bad as it’s ever been.” The Zillow study looked at top metro...


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Tags: Loans, Mortgage, Rates,

Slow and steady wins the race – but does it win the economy? It would appear so. Despite a decline in the final three months of...


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Tags: Finances, Home Loans, Money,

In a recent report by HSBC, one third of retirees said that they wish they had saved more for retirement during their working...


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Tags: Mortgage, Finances, Home Loans,