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We estimate home prices you might be able to afford on a $70,000 annual salary based on common lending assumptions.
Renting out your pool or another of your home's leisure amenities can be a lucrative side hustle. But is it worth the hassle?
A few weeks ago, a CNN Business e-newsletter delivered a memorable simile. Well, not memorable enough for us to remember it word for word, but it roughly said: The stock market is your fun friend ...
Markets are concerned about section 899, a provision buried in the tax and spending bill. But are they overreacting?
Rises followed by falls followed by rises followed by ... Mortgage rates are good at creating the illusion of movement while going nowhere fast. Looking at Mortgage News Daily's archive, the average ...
Homeowners have record levels of equity. And many are tapping theirs using HELOCs, according to a new study. Yes, we're seeing a HELOC boom.
This morning's jobs report (aka employment situation report) for May was likely bad for mortgage rates. Read on for the figures, but they were unexpectedly good for the economy and bad for inflation.
We're almost as tired of writing about how markets have been ignoring economic reports as you must have grown reading about it. But things changed yesterday. Mortgage rates fell appreciably that day.
Nikki is a Licensed Associate Real Estate Broker at Sotheby's International Realty in New York City with over two decades of experience. Her passion for real estate and dedication to her clients and ...
The real story on how to improve credit from an on-the-ground loan officer who works with first-time buyers daily.