Buying a Home What Is a Buyer's Agent and What Do They Do? You might want to rely on the experience and expertise of a buyer's agent when shopping for property.
Fundamentals 7 Expert Tips on Home Staging to Sell Faster Help your home stand out with this proven advice for attracting more potential buyers and selling faster.
Equity & Value Four Proven Ways to Build Home Equity Quickly Owning more and owing less is the heart of home equity, and here are proven ways to tilt the seesaw in your favor faster.
Refinancing How Often Can You Refinance Your Home? Watch for these four signs to know when another home refinance might be worthwhile.
Buying a Home People Share the Bad Real Estate Advice They've Heard What dubious tips have led some people astray in buying or selling a home? Hear the worst real estate advice going around.
Refinancing Refi or Personal Loan to Vanquish Credit Card Debt? Two popular strategies for escaping credit card debt are to refinance a mortgage or take out a personal loan.
Refinancing Refi Breakeven Point: How to Calculate Yours A mortgage refinance takes money in the form of closing costs, so when does the saving start?
Refinancing More Good Uses for a Cash-Out Refi (and One Bad Use) The cash from a cash-out refinance can put you on stable footing to make smart moves with your money.
Buying a Home How You Can Avoid Paying PMI Putting 20% down is the surefire way to avoid PMI, but here are three other ways.
Refinancing How to Speed Up Your Refi Avoid having to wait several weeks for your lower payment to start by removing hurdles in the process.
News & Views Criminals Are Hijacking Mortgage Closings Beware! Scammers hiding inside compromised email accounts can steal your down payment.
News & Views Reversing 6-Year Shrink, Homes Get Bigger New single-family homes are growing again, but how are we using the extra space?
Refinancing 3 Good Uses of a Cash-Out Refi A cash-out refi can supercharge your mortgage with a new low interest rate and line your pockets too, but this is not mad money.
Buying a Home How Much Should You Save for a Down Payment? We all know money talks. Here's what your down payment says to lenders.
Fundamentals Learning Center: Popular Loan Products at a Glance Learn about the major choices because one kind of mortgage is the best fit for you.
Fundamentals Learning Center: Pros and Cons of 15- and 30-Year Mortgages No one has a crystal ball to see 15 years ahead, much less 30, but if you can swing a higher payment, a shorter term will save you a lot of money.
Fundamentals Learning Center: Interest and APR—What's the Difference? You see two rates when you shop for a loan, and we explain why.