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Many first-time homebuyers approach buying a home with enthusiasm but lack the hands-on experience to know what they may face when buying a home for the first time. Nearly 41% of first-time buyers are less aware of the costs as...
Likely due to high car prices that have stuck around since the height of the pandemic, many drivers now lease their vehicles instead of financing them, according to Experian’s State of the Automotive Finance Market Q1 report.Bo...
Hurricane season runs from June 1 to November 30, and over the years, the storms that happen during this time frame have grown increasingly more violent. Not only has this led to the destruction of homes and businesses, but it ...
Today’s homebuying market remains in the hands of the sellers, with competition still hot and prices fluctuating. There are a few states that are slightly more affordable than others, Zillow found in a recent study.Cities in Te...
Mortgage and rental costs are shifting throughout the country, with some parts of the country paying astronomical rent costs and others facing steep monthly mortgage payments.In certain cities in the Bay Area, for example, owni...
Consumers tend to stick with their banks, but some can’t turn down incentives that certain online-only banks offer. More than one in three consumers in a Vericast study said they’ve had the same bank longer than they’ve had the...
Medical bills may soon be removed from many credit reports. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) just proposed a rule that would eliminate medical debt from credit reports in an attempt to prevent debt collectors fro...
Home remodels are gaining in popularity, particularly as prices for existing homes skyrocket. Nearly 63% of homeowners surveyed by Adobe said they’d rather remodel their homes rather than deal with the home-buying process. The ...
Mortgage payments are up from a year ago but haven’t quite crossed the threshold many mortgage experts recommend that homeowners stick to.It’s often recommended homeowners don’t spend more than 30% of their income on housing co...
New cars are getting cheaper to buy, down from their all-time highs during the pandemic. Drivers have some breathing room now when they choose which cars to buy. Cars.com recently outlined the cheapest new cars on the market, h...