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Did you get a raise this year? If so, was it to $4 million? OK, perhaps that’s not really a reasonable question, as perhaps you’re not the CEO of a major corporation. Still, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac CEOs just got raises to approximately $4 million per year each....

Let’s be honest, there aren’t too many “fun” stories that come out about homes or the housing market, but, heading into the holiday weekend, Money magazine came out with a great one! They grabbed some information on 8 former presidential residences, from Washington’s...

Many of you have already slipped away from town, tucking on a few extra days to the weekend. But whether you’re one of those lucky ones, or are working today and just planning to hang out in the back yard with friends tomorrow, we wish you a very happy and very safe...

Sometimes, you don’t have a lot of choice about when you sell your home. Maybe you’re relocating for work, and it has to be sold right now! And this blog has covered several times recently the fact that you shouldn’t try and time the market. But, if you have the...

Well, it's taken a long time, but home sales are back at the top! For over a year now, everyone has been claiming recovery, but a "recovery" never feels real until it has surpassed the previous highs. We see it with the stock market all the time. The market...

With summer officially over a week old, it’s probably time to start planning out your maintenance schedule. For some of you, this may be an annoying chore; for others, an exciting opportunity to spend some quality time on the DIY projects you love so much. But,...

As everyone learned in 2008, the bank that issues your initial mortgage may not keep it for very long. Banks sell bundles of mortgages, and the servicing of mortgages. Unquestionably, much improvement has come since the big meltdown. However, many big banks still...

To be completely honest, we’ve never heard of the website Networx, but if you’re into home remodeling, it might not be a bad place to start. They have a giant section devoted to it — in fact, they have fifteen sub-sections! This article, with 13 tips on how to save...

So far this week, mortgage rates are generally up. But last week, they were down because of the threat of Greece defaulting on its debts. Everyone knows that even the experts are terrible at market timing, but in today's global economy, where tiny blips on the other...

It may seem unnecessary to point out that any information you submit on your mortgage application needs to be accurate — nevertheless, it bears repeating. As the St. Louis Post-Dispatch points out, seemingly trivial errors (the dot your ‘i’s and cross your ’t’s sort)...