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- April 17, 2025
How to Boost Your Credit Score
If you’re hoping to qualify for a mortgage, having a high credit score can pay off.
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- April 10, 2025
How to Navigate a Buyer’s Market
Buyers may be able to negotiate more with sellers in a buyer’s market, asking for lower prices, closing cost assistance, and costly repairs.
- Housing News
- April 9, 2025
Homeowners Get the Most Joy from These Renovations. Can You Guess the Top Project?
When it comes to home remodeling projects, some bring homeowners the most joy—while others give them the highest returns on their investments.
- Housing News
- April 4, 2025
Mortgage Rates Tumble to Lowest Level of the Year
Mortgage interest rates fell to the lowest level of 2025, giving homebuyers a bit of a financial break in the spring housing market.
- Videos
- April 3, 2025
What is a Reverse Mortgage?
Using a reverse mortgage, homeowners age 62 and older can tap into their home’s equity to receive money they can use in a variety of ways.
- Housing News
- April 2, 2025
Millennials Buy Fewer Homes, While Baby Boomers Purchase More Properties
Stymied by high costs, fewer millennials purchased homes last year. Baby boomers filled the gap.
- Housing News
- March 28, 2025
Black Homeownership Rate Increases, But Homeownership Gap Persists
Despite the affordability challenges homebuyer face in today’s real estate market, more Black Americans are becoming homeowners.
- Videos
- March 27, 2025
Why Homebuyers Need an Appraisal
An appraiser will make sure the home you hope to purchase is priced fairly. This protects the buyer and the lender.
- Housing News
- March 25, 2025
New Home Sales Rise as Prices Fall
More newly built homes hit the market, resulting in higher sales and lower prices for new construction.
- Housing News
- March 20, 2025
More Buyers Snapped Up Existing Homes in February
In an encouraging start to the spring housing market, more buyers are snapping up existing homes.
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