Home buyers, especially first-time home buyers, often get caught looking at the wrong things when they buy a house. They fall in love with all the things that are easy to fix, and never think to look at the really important clues that the house might be more trouble than it’s worth. So, what should […]
First-Time Buyers Returning to the Market
With interest rates slowly rising, a new report says that many first-time homebuyers aren’t taking any chances, and are looking to buy a home as soon as possible. According to the Housing Pulse survey from Inside Mortgage Finance and Campbell Surveys, the percentage of first-time buyers grew from 34.4 percent in October to 37.2 percent […]
5 Jobs for Animal Lovers
If you love animals, here are five jobs you might consider, especially if you’re out of work and worried about unemployment benefits running out. Have any questions or comments you’d like to share? We’d love to hear from you. Just use the “comment” link below to sound off.
Credit Card Spending Limit – There is No Such Thing
Your credit card spending limit does not exist and it never did. In spite of the fact that your credit score is largely dependent on your spending limit (relative to your debt), there really is no such thing as a spending limit. Your credit card will rarely be declined in you go over the spending […]
Housing Inventory Drops in November
A new report from ZipRealty shows the supply of homes for sale in November declined by an average of 3.78 percent in 26 major metropolitan areas that the company researched. The report measures inventory from month to month and also compiles quarterly results of the information and covers single family homes, condos, and townhomes. Declines […]
Your Mortgage and the Down Payment You Need
There are a lot of steps in buying a home. Among the things you need to prepare for is the amount needed to make the down payment required by the lender. This is a form of financial protection for the lenders, and since they require this, borrowers have no choice but to comply. In the […]
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