How Your Credit Card APR Gets Impacted by Fed Rate Hikes
In March 2022, the Federal Reserve raised interest rates for the first time since December 2018. The Fed, seeking [...]
Vacation & Second Home Demand is Still Up
The lure of a second home or a vacation home surged for the affluent during the pandemic lockdowns due [...]
Buyers Are There, But Builders Aren’t
Over the past several years, the number of people interested in purchasing a home hasn't waned. However, while buyer [...]
What’s the Difference Between This Year’s Spring Homebuying Season and Last Year’s?
Well, the first is that in April of 2021 the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage was 2.98% whereas this year that [...]
Can a Car Loan Keep You From Getting a Mortgage?
Buying a new or slightly used car and purchasing a home are two of the biggest financial steps we [...]
What Is a Bridge Loan? A Way to Buy a New Home Before You Sell the Old One
What is a bridge loan? As the name suggests, bridge loans offer a short-term loan or “bridge” that allows [...]
7 DIY Home Improvement Projects That Promise Big-Time ROI
Let’s face it: Your DIY project doesn’t make sense if it won’t make cents—it needs to pay off when [...]
California Announces Two Programs for Current or Future California Homeowners
California Housing Finance Agency Introduces Forgivable Equity Builder Loan to Help First-Time Homebuyers Loan is forgiven if the buyer stays [...]
Be the Mayor of Your Very Own Old West Town
Listed for $4.7 million, the secluded property in Colorado is a modern replica of a town you might have [...]
These Will Be the 10 Hottest Real Estate Markets in 2022
We crunched the data and dusted off our crystal balls to pull together a forecast of the housing markets [...]