When Do You Need to Get PMI?
As you go through the process of purchasing a home with a mortgage, you are likely to discover a number of surprising costs. Read More
Miranda Marquit
Best Uses for a Home Equity Line of Credit
One of the reasons that people buy homes is so that they can get access to the equity in the homes. Because your home has value, it’s possible to borrow against it in order to meet other financial goals. Read More
How Foreclosure Affects Your Credit Score
While many date the recent financial crisis from 2008, the reality is that there was a build up to that crisis. Prior to the events that took place in the fall of 2008, a mortgage market crisis was building in the form of increasing foreclosures. Read More
Which Home Improvements Make the Most Sense?
After living in a home for some years, it’s natural to start looking around and wondering whether it’s time to upgrade a few things. Read More
What it Means to be “House Poor”
One of the phrases that you might have heard at one point is “house poor.” This term can seem like a contradiction in some cases, since it’s hard to envision some people actually being poor, based on the homes that they have. Read More
How Mortgage Insurance Works
When you buy a home with a mortgage, the lender is on the hook. A financial institutions lets you borrow money to make a huge purchase, fronting the money so that you don’t have to. Read More
4 Reasons Your Mortgage Application was Rejected
For many consumers, homeownership is still an important financial and life milestone. Buying a home, however, requires a great deal of capital. Most of us can’t pay for a home in cash. Read More
Tips for Improving Your Finances This Year
We all wish our finances were better. Even when we feel like things are going well, there is usually something else that can be done to improve the financial situation. As you look forward to the rest of the year, here are a few tips that can help you improve your finances: Read More
Why Do Some Millennials Decide Not to Buy a Home?
I’m not exactly a millennial. I fall in that gray area between Generation X and Generation Y. Generally, I identify with Gen Xers, but there is one way that I really feel “in tune” with millennials: I’m not really into buying a home. Read More
How to Get Your Finances in Order Before Applying for a Mortgage
Even with the recent real estate market troubles, many people are still interested in buying homes. Buying a home, though, isn’t something you can just do. Read More
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