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Tips and Resources for Every Step of Your Rental Journey
Use this guide to help you navigate the different stages of renting a home.
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How Do I Get Pre-Approved for a Mortgage?
If you’re thinking about buying a house, getting pre-approved for a loan is an important step before you start your search.
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Choosing Between a Fixed-Rate and an Adjustable-Rate Mortgage
In deciding between a fixed-rate and an adjustable rate mortgage, carefully consider the features and benefits of each.
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How Selling with Equity Can Help You Avoid Foreclosure
If you are in danger of foreclosure, you may be able to leverage your home equity to pay off your debt.
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What Are Housing Counselors and How Do They Help Homebuyers?
Buying a home can be intimidating, which is why you may consider working with an experienced housing counselor to help you throughout the process.
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Types of Homes That May Be More Affordable
There are several types of homes that may be more affordable and allow you to match your lifestyle wants with your budget needs.
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What Homeowners Need to Know About Home Appraisals
Learn what an appraiser will look for, how you can prepare for the appraisal visit, and what to expect during and after the appraisal.
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Tips for Renovating a Distressed or Foreclosed Property
Purchasing a distressed or foreclosed property often requires renovation. Although new owners can control how much time, resources and money to spend, these projects always come with risk.
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How a Refinance Can Help You Finance Home Renovations
Home renovations are a great way to increase the value of your home, but they can quickly grow expensive.
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What You Should Know About Buying a Home in Foreclosure
Learn more about the benefits of purchasing a foreclosed or distressed home.
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How to Plan a Home Renovation
Learn more about how to prioritize projects that give you the best return on investment.
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The Ultimate Guide to Renovating Your Home
Helpful tips for each stage of your renovation project.
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Exploring Mortgage Options for Native Homebuyers
There are many mortgage products available to finance the purchase, construction or renovation of homes on Native lands.
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How to Prepare Your Home for a Tornado
To help minimize damage to your home from a tornado, you can take steps to secure your home before these violent storms arise.
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Personal Finance Tips for Renters
Whether you are a first-time or established renter, we’ve collected tips to help you budget, save and grow your credit.
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Breathing New Life into Old: Buying Fixer-Upper and Distressed Homes
Purchasing a fixer-upper or distressed home can be a smart financial investment, while also providing you with a place to call your own.
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Struggling to Pay Your Rent? Know Your Options
If you are struggling to pay rent due to a financial hardship, there are several steps you can take to help keep a roof over your head.
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How Home Renovations Can Protect You from Natural Hazards
Learn more about renovations that can protect your home from severe weather.
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What to Know Before Buying a Home at Higher Risk of a Natural Disaster
When you are in the market to purchase a home, it’s important to think about how your home might fare in the event of a natural disaster.
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Are You Financially Prepared for an Emergency?
Preparing for financial emergencies can provide stability for your family when it is needed the most.
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What You Should Know About Buying a Condo
Learn more about condos and whether they are the right option for you.
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Emergency Preparedness: The Key Documents You Need
To help you prepare for an emergency or natural disaster, you can take four simple steps to prepare the key documents you'll need for recovery.
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How to Prepare Your Home for Wildfires
If you are in an area where wildfires are an active risk, it's important to act now to protect your home later.
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How to Prepare Your Home for a Hurricane
If you live in an area prone to hurricanes, learn how you can safeguard your home to help weather the storm and ease your recovery.
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Is Your Home Insured for a Natural Disaster?
To protect your home from a natural disaster, you may need to pay additional costs to your current homeowners insurance or take out an additional policy.
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5 Tips for First-Time Renters
Use these helpful tips to get you started on your rental journey with confidence.
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Why You Should Consider Buying a Manufactured Home
Offering both quality and value, a manufactured home could be an affordable option to get you into a home of your own.
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Finding the Right Freddie Mac Mortgage Product for You
Take a closer look at the various mortgage products offered by Freddie Mac.
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Homebuying Negotiations: Responding to a Counteroffer
Learn what is most commonly negotiated during homebuying and how to keep your wishes, your wallet and your cool throughout the process.
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The Best Home Maintenance Purchases to Make Each Season
With a little planning and patience, there is a best time to buy the items needed for your home improvement needs.
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A Closer Look at Housing Finance Agencies
Learn more about what housing finance agencies do and how they help homebuyers..
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Understanding Who’s on Your Homebuying Team
Your homebuying team is made up of professionals who are there to support you every step of the way. Let’s take a closer look at your team.
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Understanding Forbearance and Knowing Your Options
Learn more about how forbearance can help if you are struggling to make mortgage payments.
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Make It in Memphis: How One Homebuyer Achieved His Goal of Homeownership
A 22-year-old homeowner shows how buying a home is possible with the help of educational resources, housing counselors and mortgage programs.
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Finding the Right Real Estate Agent to Help You Buy a Home
Learn about the role real estate agents play and how to find the right one for you.
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5 Tips for Buying New Construction
Buying new construction can provide you with exciting choices, but the buying process is different and warrants some tips for success.
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Disaster Relief and Mortgage Assistance FAQ
Get answers to some of the most frequently asked questions about disaster relief and mortgage assistance programs.
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What to Know About Coming Out of Disaster Forbearance
Know your options before disaster forbearance comes to an end and your monthly payments resume.
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How to Use Your Tax Refund to Buy a Home
If you are expecting a tax refund from the IRS, there are several ways you can use those funds to bring yourself closer to homeownership.
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Do I Need to Put Down 20% on a Home?
You may be overestimating the upfront costs of homeownership. Some mortgage programs make it possible to put down as little as 3%.
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Spotting and Preventing Predatory Lending
Learn more about the warning signs of predatory lending and your protections as a consumer.
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Is Now a Good Time to Buy?
Whether you are ready to buy a home depends on your personal financial situation. But you can become a more informed and prepared homebuyer by following these housing market conditions.
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Home Equity: Building Wealth Through Homeownership
One benefit of owning a home is the opportunity to build wealth over time. Learn about home equity, how to build it and what you can do with it.
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How Planning Your Estate Can Help You Prepare for the Future
Planning your estate can help you preserve your wealth by transferring your assets to your children or other beneficiaries.
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Protecting Your Investment with Home Insurance
A home insurance policy can provide vital protection to your home and your family. Learn the basics of home insurance.
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How You Can Begin to Build Wealth with a Starter Home
A starter home can give you homeownership experience and the financial benefits that come with it.
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4 Benefits of Owning a Home
Homeownership builds a sense of pride and accomplishment and is an important step toward achieving long-term financial stability.
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How to Budget for Upfront and Recurring Rent Costs
It’s important to consider how additional costs associated with your new apartment factor into your monthly budget.
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Understanding Heirs’ Property
Learn more about heirs’ property and how it can impact the legacy you leave behind.
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Understanding the Homebuying Timeline
Learn the general timeline to expect when buying a home – from looking at homes to closing on one.
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