4 Ways Mortgage Lenders Can Help You Buy a Home
In the long home-buying journey, lenders are often pegged as the bad guy—the villain who holds the purse strings and decides whether (or...
How to Get a Second Mortgage and Turn Your Home Into an ATM
Looking for a way to free up some cash? (Of course you are!) One option is to take out a second mortgage on your home, which entails...
Should I Refinance? 5 Signs It’s Time
You’ve heard that interest rates on home loans are still at record lows, which might have you wondering: Should I refinance? After all,...
Mortgage Declined? Here’s What to Do
No one likes to be told “no.” (Rejection hurts—we get it.) And having your application for a mortgage declined is particularly...
Where to Get a Mortgage: Bank, Broker, Online, or Elsewhere?
Buying a home and getting a mortgage go hand in hand: More than three-quarters of buyers need a loan to purchase property. Yet even...
Mortgage Math Made Simple
What’s more terrifying than global warming, national economic collapse, or a zombie apocalypse? For many of us, it’s math—especially the...
The Hidden Costs of Refinancing—Revealed
With interest rates still near historic lows, many homeowners are contemplating refinancing their mortgage. Why not? After all,...
What is PMI?
If you don’t have enough to put down 20% on your mortgage, you will probably have to pay private mortgage insurance. So, what is it and...
4 Reasons to Not Pay Off Your Mortgage Early
You’ve imagined it: that party you’ll throw (and the happy dance you’ll undoubtedly do) the day you pay off your mortgage. Ah, the joy of...
5 Mortgage Mistakes Homeowners Regret Making
The cliché “hindsight is 20/20” turns out to be painfully true when it comes to mortgages. Between searching for a lender, securing the...
