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The 10 Best States to Save for a Home Down Payment
Saving up to buy a home can take a long time—sometimes even decades. However, a recent study by ConsumerAffairs reveals that in certain states, it’s much easier and faster to put together a down payment. The ...
Why Owning a Home Feels Like a Dream Out of Reach for Younger Americans
Many people in the United States who don’t own homes are losing hope that they’ll ever be able to afford one. A survey from Northwestern Mutual, a life insurance company, found that over hal...
How Housing Costs Are Influencing Where People Choose to Work
These days, where you decide to work is becoming a lot more about where you can afford to live. The perks a job offers for housing, like help with paying rent or buying a home, are starting to make a big diffe...
Finding Homes for Veterans: Understanding HUD-VASH and Long-Term Support
For many veterans who are adjusting to civilian life, finding safe and stable housing is very important. Thanks to programs like HUD-VASH, the number of homeless veterans has dropped to record lows....
How to Refinance Your Mortgage in a Rising Rate Environment
With interest rates on the rise, refinancing a mortgage may seem counterintuitive. However, for some homeowners, refinancing still makes good financial sense even as rates increase. The key is acting strategicall...
Major retailers are lowering prices (finally)
It could be a head fake but I am starting to think we are about to witness a pretty large move across financial markets, in general. We were in kind of a range trade or maybe even worse as it looked like markets were headed fo...
Jerry West aka "The Logo" died this week. He was 86.
Jerry West aka "The Logo" died this week, according to reports. He was 86. Yes; in fact, it was Mr. West who became the embodiment of the National Basketball Association on all its licensing and imaging deals f...
Say goodbye to "The Say Hey Kid"
Say goodbye to "The Say Hey Kid". Number 24. Inarguably the greatest center field ever: Willie Mays. Mr. Mays died this week at the age of 93. If there were ever a Mount Rushmore of the most revered American athletes of all time, ...
Rural Communities Transform by Rapid Growth and Housing Demand
Life in Celina, Texas was slow-paced and community-focused, with farmers meeting for coffee and neighbors gathering at church. However, Celina, like many rural towns across America, is changing fast. On...
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