Credit utilization reflects how much of your available credit is being used at a given time. Lower credit utilization indicates that a...

Some people consider a house payment as basic as monthly utilities but with a plan and some discipline, you can be mortgage free....

Homeowners know the need to periodically check certain things around the home to ensure that things operate properly and efficiently. If...

In this video, I catch up with past buyers. They share their #homeownershipjourney. The good, bad & the ugly! #homebuyertips Watch Part 2...

You don’t have to have an Uncle IRRRL but you must be a veteran with a current VA-backed home loan. IRRRL is an acronym for Interest Rate...

The decision to buy first or sell first, has always been a little of the “Which came first: the chicken or the egg?” type of question. Is...

In divorce situations, it is common, for the spouse who keeps the home to refinance to remove the other spouse from the loan. Equally as...

Let’s assume that you have owned your home for several years. It has increased in value and the unpaid balance considerably less than you...

With the rapid appreciation that homes have had in the last two years, most homeowners have equity. A common way to release part of the...

Based on the current competition due to lower than normal inventories, it is possible for a seller to find themselves on the beneficiary...

In the Boy Scouts, a certification, called a Totin’ Chip, is required for scouts to carry, and use woods tools like a knife, axe and a...

A successful home sale, considered by many owners, is to maximize their proceeds in the shortest time with the least inconveniences. Just...

A well-known professional home stager, recently, decided to sell the 4,000+ square foot home which she lived in with her husband. It was...

A Seller’s equity in their home is the difference between what the home is worth and what they owe. At any point in time, it is an...

Rents going up may not be pleasant to hear for tenants, but it could be music to your ears if you are an investor. The recent CoreLogic...

An interesting homeownership cycle begins with a starter home and progresses to larger and smaller homes throughout a person’s lifetime....

Even in the current, low inventory housing market, sellers are resisting the urge to sell it themselves and still seeking the help of a...

Ask any real estate agent and they will tell you a similar sad story. The seller, whose home just hit the market, received an offer which...

For many people, their home is their largest asset and their best performing investment. The equity in a home is the difference in what...

It has been said that more money has been lost due to indecisions than ever was due to making the wrong decisions. Many times, the larger...