Home Mortgage

If your credit may disqualify you for a mortgage, your pension might help you buy a home.

Lying about where you live in order to lower your auto insurance premiums could have expensive consequences.

Home insurers are testing a new demographic-based formula for more accurate contents coverage.

Experienced real estate investors only buy properties that are cash-flow positive — based on conservative estimates — and skip those pesky negative cash flow deals.

HOAs are complicated business entities, and all types of issues come along with owning property in one. If you don’t read the documents ahead of time, you don’t have any ability to analyze what you are buying.

Location, at least three bedrooms and two bathrooms, newer construction, a nice property, and a adaptable layout are all features that help homes hold their value.

Taking your name off a loan with your ex involves more than an agreement or bankruptcy.

To buy a home after you sold one in a short sale, you need time, good credit and money down.

A short sale can mean getting a good deal on your dream home, but don't expect the process to be quick and simple. 

Purchasing a house today is challenging for first-time buyers. Follow these 10 tips and you'll have a greater chance of securing the home you want.

Confused about home insurance? An expert explains it, and offers tips for shoppers.

The home inspection process is a key step to buying a home since often offers are contingent on its findings, so working with the right inspector is important. After all, you don’t want to buy a home only to find out the inspector missed the cracks in the foundation or an on-the-fritz furnace.

You know the closet sizes in the house you want to buy, but what's the commute like?

Generation X is a group often overlooked, but this cohort is very real and has lost the most wealth of any group in the last seven years, according to a recent Pew Study.