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Refinancing

Explained: FHA Streamline Loan

With our country still in the midst of a pandemic and economic shut-down, those bills coming due at month’s end get a little scarier with...

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Lifestyle

How to Plan a Proposal

With the rise of social media and reality television shows, marriage proposals have gone from intimate to intimidating. What once was a...

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Mortgage 101

How Long Should It Take to Pay Off a Mortgage?

Although it feels like it will take the rest of your life, your mortgage does actually have an end-date. That date, however faraway it...

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Lifestyle

Gardening Hacks for a Newbie Gardener

Spring has sprung and is calling to green thumbs everywhere, but what about the rest of us? What about those of us whose thumbs are a...

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Mortgage 101

Explained: What is Escrow?

When buying a home, there are certain terms you simply must understand; escrow is one of them.

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Lifestyle

Quick Dinners for Busy Nights

With the surprise social distancing call quickly becoming the “new normal” as bars and restaurants temporarily close their doors, you have...

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Mortgage 101

Adjustable-Rate Mortgage (ARM) – Loan Explained

Adjustable-rate mortgages have gotten a bad rap over the years (especially after they helped along the American economy’s near-collapse in...

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Finances

Expenses You Are Forgetting for Your Wedding

Everyone remembers to budget for the big stuff – the food, the venue, the flowers, the dress – but in the giant cloud of excitement...

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Homebuying

When Is It Too Late to Back Out?

Buyer’s remorse is seriously the worst. That 80-inch television was just so dazzlingly clear, magical even, hanging on the Best Buy wall....

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Mortgage 101

How to Pay Off Your Mortgage Early

Your monthly mortgage payment – sometimes it feels like you will be paying it for the rest of your life. For most people, it is the largest...

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