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A Guide to Buying Your First Home
Essential tips and insights for first-time home buyers in our comprehensive guide, covering everything from financial preparation to closing the deal on your dream home.
A Guide to Buying Your First Home
Essential tips and insights for first-time home buyers in our comprehensive guide, covering everything from financial preparation to closing the deal on your dream home.
Featured
Should You Get a Fixed Rate or Adjustable Rate Mortgage? What to Know Before Deciding
Choosing between a fixed-rate or an adjustable-rate mortgage can be tough. Learn the facts about this important decision.
How Does a Mortgage Calculator Work?
Learn about the different parts of a mortgage calculator and how you can use it to figure out your monthly costs.
How Long Does it Take to Refinance Your Home? What to Expect from Start to Finish
The refinancing process typically takes 30 to 60 days, but it could be longer if you run into a delay.
Mortgage Comparison
Your Guide to Mortgage Rate Comparison Shopping
What Are the Closing Costs of a VA Loan?
Escrow 101 For First-Time Homebuyers: What You Need to Know
Should You Get a Fixed Rate or Adjustable Rate Mortgage? What to Know Before Deciding
First Home Loan
A Guide to Buying Your First Home
Escrow Accounts: What Are They and How Do They Work?
How Much Does It Cost to Buy a House?
How Much Mortgage Can I Actually Afford?
Refinancing
Mortgage Refinancing 101
What is a Streamline Refinance?
Is Now the Right Time to Refinance My Mortgage?
How Long Does it Take to Refinance Your Home? What to Expect from Start to Finish
Mortgage Advisors
What to Look for in a Mortgage Advisor
How To Qualify For A Mortgage
Your Credit Score and Your Financial Well Being
Written Verification of Income (VOE)
Down Payments
Breaking Barriers: Accessing Down Payment Assistance Programs for First-Time Homebuyers
19 First-Time Home Buyer Programs for Florida Residents
First-Time Home Buyer in Massachusetts? Discover Grants and Assistance Programs That Can Help
Texas: Down Payment Assistance Programs
Research
VA Loan Data Study Overview: 2023 Update
ROI of 9 Popular Home Renovations
STUDY: Home buyers are confused about the mortgage process and worried that bias is impacting their outcomes
The Gender Gap: Women Pay More For Their Mortgage Than Men
News
How to Get a Great VA Loan Rate
What Homebuyers Want to Know: Top Questions From Our Reddit AMA
What happens on Own Up's review call?
Introducing Lender Grader, a tool to help borrowers understand the mortgage market