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Expert Insights: How Does Refinancing Work? Expert Insights: How Does Refinancing Work? With a refinancing, you pay off an old loan on your home and take out a new one, usually at a lower mortgage interest rate. To refinance, you will generally need to have equity in your home, a good credit rating, and steady income. You can borrow a percent...

Want a home with cleaner air? Try one of these air-filtering plants!

Dual Purpose Plants: Cleansing and Decorating Dual Purpose Plants: Cleansing and Decorating A good-looking houseplant adds pizzazz to your home. It can also be the next best thing to a live-in housekeeper, says John VanZile, author of Houseplants for A Healthy Home, out in May. That’s because a number of houseplants contain properties that he...

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Steps You Can Take to Get the Right Appraisal Steps You Can Take to Get the Right Appraisal Whether you are buying or selling a home getting an accurate appraisal is crucial. Here are some tips to protect yourself from low appraisals.

Add these home upgrades to your to-do list if you're looking to save money while also being energy efficient.

Energy Efficient Tips for Thrifty Homeowners Energy Efficient Tips for Thrifty Homeowners Many savvy homeowners like to save money, but the savviest know you can save money while also being energy efficient. According to the experts at Petri Plumbing & Heating, these five home upgrades can make your home green, without breaking the bank.On-dem...

Not all home improvements will get you your money back when you sell.

Which Home Improvements Offer the Best Return on Investment? Which Home Improvements Offer the Best Return on Investment? Remodeling your house can be a major investment. Depending on the type of project you choose, you could spend up to tens of thousands of dollars. You want to know that you’re making a wise investment that will pay off should you decide t...

Interested in learning about foreclosures? Here's what happens.

Expert Insights: What Causes a Foreclosure? Expert Insights: What Causes a Foreclosure? A lender decides to foreclose on, or repossess, a property when the owner fails to pay the mortgage. Unfortunately, thousands of homes end up in foreclosure every year. Many people lose their homes due to job loss, credit problems, divorce, unexpected expe...

Starting an emergency fund can be difficult, but cutting your extraneous spending for just one month can make it easier.

How a No-Spend Month Can Solve Your Cash Flow Problems How a No-Spend Month Can Solve Your Cash Flow Problems Nearly half of Americans are living paycheck-to-paycheck, and 61 percent don’t have enough money to cover six months of expenses, according to a GoBankingRates survey. This trend of working to cover only day-to-day expenses can lead to the wor...

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Turn Your Bathroom into a Mini-Escape Turn Your Bathroom into a Mini-Escape The bathroom is a functional space, but it can be so much more than that. Try these simple tricks for transforming your bathroom into a spa-like oasis.

But they’re winning at social media!

DIY Home Improvement Landing Millennials in the ER DIY Home Improvement Landing Millennials in the ER Compared to those older and wiser baby boomers, millennials are more likely to land in the ER due to a DIY home improvement project gone wrong, says a survey from SoFi. Despite that, they are also way more eager to show off their project on social m...

In the midst of renovating? Here's what to do when you've completed your home projects.

Finished Renovating? Now It’s Time to Tackle the Mess Finished Renovating? Now It’s Time to Tackle the Mess Completing a home renovation project is so exciting. The new space or enhancement you’ve been dreaming about for months is now a reality. But what about that mess? Nothing quite compares to the post-construction havoc a renovation can cause i...

When it comes to buying a home, your kids have a lot to say about it...

Your Kids May Be Influencing Your Home Purchase Decision More Than You Think Your Kids May Be Influencing Your Home Purchase Decision More Than You Think So many factors go into choosing a home to buy: square footage, location, the number of bedrooms, an open floor plan, the style—the list is endless. But if you’re a parent, it turns out that a big part of the ultimate d...

Don’t take ladders lightly - follow these safety rules!

Take Ladder Safety to New Heights Take Ladder Safety to New Heights While a necessity for any homeowner, ladders can present a myriad of hazards when not used properly. In fact, according to a recent study from the American Ladder Institute (ALI), the two most cited causes of ladder accidents were missing the last step and overarchi...