Memorial Day and Mortgage Moves: How to Choose the Right Loan This Summer
Memorial Day marks the start of the busiest stretch of the housing market. Here is how the main loan types differ before the summer rush.
Cinco de Mayo to Closing: Culture, Family, and Home Ownership
How multigenerational households approach buying, and which loan structures tend to fit them.
A Mortgage Check-In: How to Evaluate Your Refinance Options
A repeatable way to decide whether a refinance is worth doing, without guessing at where rates go next.
Kentucky Derby First-Time Buyers: Crossing the Finish Line
A race-day metaphor for the first-time home-buying process: pace yourself, know the track, and prepare before you need to move.
Spring in Nashville: Getting to Know a Neighborhood Before You Buy
Spring is the best season to test-drive a neighborhood you are thinking about buying in. Here is what to look at.
Earth Day: Efficiency Improvements and How People Pay for Them
Which efficiency upgrades tend to be worth doing, and the financing structures homeowners use for them.
Getting Pre-Approval Ready: A Two-Week Preparation Plan
Two weeks of preparation that make the pre-approval stage go smoothly instead of dragging.
Timing a Spring Move Around School and Work Calendars
How to sequence a spring move when school calendars, work schedules, and the housing market are all in motion.