Unless you’re sitting on a ton of cold, hard cash, you’re going to need a mortgage to buy a home. Unfortunately, you can’t just show up at a bank with a...

There are a lot of terms you have to be aware of in real estate, and it can be a bit of a complex process to navigate buying a home. One term you may hear is due diligence and...

If you’re a first-time homebuyer or you’d like to be, things aren’t necessarily easy out there. Many expected that with the increasing interest rates over the past year, the...

Think you need to come up with 20% for a down payment in order to buy a house? It might surprise you to know that the median down payment for first-time buyers last...

According to a recent Harris Poll survey, 8 in 10 Americans say buying a home is a priority, and 28 million Americans actually plan to buy within the next 12...

Are you prepping to buy your first home? If so, one of the steps you should take early on is making sure you’re financially ready for your purchase. Here are just a few of the...

There’s a myth that the real estate market shuts down over the holidays and that it’s a terrible time to buy a home—because who wants to buy a home when you could be spending...

A down payment is something you’re likely going to need to get a mortgage to buy a home unless you’re using a Veterans Affairs (VA) loan. Saving up for a down payment is one of...

Being a real estate investor sounds like a lofty goal, but it may be more within your reach than you realize. Real estate investing doesn’t have to mean you have a massive...

If you’re planning to buy a home, you’ll hear the word escrow throughout the process. An escrow is a legal setup where a third party temporarily holds money or property until a...

Student loan debt in the U.S. is growing at a rate six times faster than the country's economy. There are more than 43 million student borrowers in debt, and they have an...