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10/15/2026

10/14/2026

Houses are like the clothes in your children's wardrobe – before you know it, they're too small. Now outgrowing a house doesn't happen as quickly or as often as Junior goes through shoes, but if you're planning a family, that house you live in now will feel awfully tight down the road. This is whe...

10/13/2026

Buying real estate means also buying insurance ― several different types, in fact. Private mortgage insurance (PMI) is sometimes demanded by the lender to ensure the loan is repaid if the borrower defaults. Homeowner's insurance is a necessity to protect the lender's financial interests. Then ther...

10/11/2026

What Is an Appraisal and Why It Matters to Lenders - An appraisal is an independent, written opinion of a property’s market value as of a specific date. It is performed by a state-licensed or state-certified appraiser who evaluates the home and recent comparable sales to estimate a value that...

10/07/2026

Between applying for a home loan and the close of escrow comes a most crucial step: the home appraisal. Since the transaction that got you to this point is one in which a buyer and seller agreed on a price, the appraisal is more likely than not to match the purchase price. In fluctuating markets how...

09/30/2026

Unless you'll be paying cash for a home or you are applying for a loan backed by the government (such as a USDA or VA loan) or a Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac loan, you'll need at least 20 percent of the loan amount in cash. This is the down payment, required by the lender. The larger the down payment,....

09/28/2026

After all the time you spent finding the ideal home, negotiating back and forth with the seller on the price and terms, both you and the seller may be stunned when the appraisal comes in below the purchase agreement's price. While low appraisals aren't as common as they were as we rose from the ashe...