Your home is your most valuable asset, but a broken pipe, downed tree, or neighbor falling on the stairs could result in a financial fiasco if your insurance doesn’t cover it. Look closely at your homeowner’s policy to make sure your home’s covered for all it’s worth.
Real Estate
Finding a Mortgage
Finding your way around the home buying maze can be a puzzling thing, especially for first-time buyers. Before you start looking at properties, understand your financing and repayment options.
Looking for the Best Mortgage
Shopping around for a home loan or mortgage will help you to get the best financing deal. Shopping, comparing, and negotiating may save you thousands of dollars.
Financing an Energy-Efficient Home
The average homeowner spends close to $1,300 a year on utility bills. But an energy-efficient home—with such features as proper insulation, high efficiency heating and cooling systems, and energy-efficient windows—can lower your utility bills by 10 to 50 percent.
Home Buyer’s and Seller’s Guide to Radon
Whether you are buying or selling, it’s important to test the home for radon.
Investing in Foreclosed Real Estate
With interest rates coming off of 30-year lows and the stock market looking too perilous for small investors, many people are putting money in an asset they understand – real estate.
What’s Covered in Your Homeowners Insurance Policy
Common Insurance Questions Asked by Homeowners
12 Ways to Save Money on Your Homeowners Insurance
The price you pay for your homeowners insurance can vary by hundreds of dollars depending on a number of factors, including the company you buy your policy from.
Home Buying 101
This guide, created by The Department of Housing and Urban Development, discusses settlement costs, legal issues, and other helpful information to consider before you purchase a new home.
Six Steps to Build Your Dream Home
Design and construction projects typical go through the following six phases.