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10 Insider Tips for Securing a Mortgage in Today's Competitive Market

Navigating the ever-changing housing market can be difficult, especially when applying for a mortgage. Home prices and interest rates can fluctuate drastically; thus, it's critical to stay informed ...

Preparing Your House for the Spring Season: What You Need to Do

It already feels like spring is in the air in many areas of the country. Even if you have a few more weeks of winter left in your neck of the woods, now is the time to start thinking about how you can prepa...

Where Will Mortgage Rates Head in 2020?

One of the things that helped the housing market forward in 2019 was the fact that interest rates dropped over the course of the year, making mortgages less expensive. Experts now predict that the good times will persist throughout 2020...

What's Next for the Housing Market as Coronavirus Takes Off?

It's no secret that the Coronavirus has turned into a global pandemic with the death toll ticking up every day. While this has plenty of immediate consequences for all involved, plenty of people were lining up hous...

How to Talk to Your Landlord About COVID-19

Like many Americans, you may have either fallen behind on your rent or are at risk for doing so in the near future. While evictions are barred right now, you may be in danger once the moratorium expires. However, you are not as muc...

Students Weigh Choices as Colleges Reopen

The vast majority of America's universities closed down entirely in the middle of March, three months ago now, leaving tens of thousands of students who stayed on-campus without anywhere to live. For most of these students, th...

Economist Says Hot Housing Market Is a Boon to Economy

Jim Cramer, an economist with CNBC, stated on Thursday, January 21, that the strength of the housing market is a great sign for the American economy and its recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. This is in stark contrast ...

Many Affordable Housing Recipients Missed Payments in 2020

People who manage to get an affordable housing unit often have to deal with a long list of stipulations. They can't have any arrests, can't be charged with any drug violations, must allow inspectors to come in and en...

More High Rise Housing on the Docket

When you think of the word "blight," you likely think of falling down houses, a lot of poverty and despair, and people who were once vibrant but are now struggling. Inevitably, most people who think of blight will also think of a state l...