Why your 'fixed' mortgage payment keeps going up

Rising property taxes and surging homeowners insurance costs are pushing up the amount that homeowners must pay monthly alongside their mortgage.

Summer homebuying warning ☢️ no state requires testing for this cancer-causing gas

As the summer homebuying season reaches its peak, millions of Americans are moving into new homes — often without knowing whether they may be exposed to radon, a radioactive gas that can cause lung cancer. Radon is the leading cause of lung cancer among non-smokers and the second leading cause overa

Negotiating Tip 32: Fair Negotiating

Trust greatly influences our perception of fairness. Equity and Fairness Many people hesitate to be aggressive negotiators because they fear that they will be compromising their core values of equity and fairness. That's understandable but regrettable. Fairness, while worthy as a goal, is often impo

How Does a Rent-to-Own Home Work?

A rent-to-own home can be a viable option for some people if maybe a mortgage isn’t right for them at this moment or wouldn’t be available to them. Rent-to-own homes can be a way to wade into homeownership less traditionally and more slowly. What is a Rent-to-Own Home? A rent-to-own home will have a