Home buyers in recent years have faced exorbitant prices, fierce bidding wars and interest rates that will be remembered as some of the lowest in history — before skyrocketing to some of the highest. The latter remains one of the…

No one looks forward to tax season. However, as a homeowner who likely holds a home mortgage loan, this time of year should be looked upon positively. Tax time represents an opportunity for you to recoup some of the expenses…

Before you get your heart set on one particular condo, do you know if it’s classified as warrantable or non-warrantable? Mortgage lenders like Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac consider some condos to be high risk under certain circumstances. When they deem…

Think renting is cheaper? Think again. We’ve previously written about all of the “other” benefits of owning vs. renting, but one of the biggest selling points of becoming a first time homebuyer is that it can actually be cheaper than…

A first-time homebuyer must come to terms with many things throughout the home buying process. One of these is convincing themselves that home ownership is the way to go and leaving behind the good old days of paying rent to…