Best and Worst Things to Buy in August
(TNS)—It’s already August. That means it’s about time for the kids to go back to school and for fall clothes...
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A Summer Vacation Guide to Clean Rugs
(TNS)—I hope I’m not too late with this advice, because the children in these parts have been off from school...
How Many Hours Do You Have to Work to Afford Your Mortgage?
When you take your monthly mortgage payment, utility bills and other expenditures into consideration, it’s no surprise that owning a...
Temporary Permanence: A Millennial Guide to Home Decorating
Whether we’ve decided to go to grad school, have moved to a different country or state for a job, or...
Should You Buy a Home? Just Ask Your Facebook Friends
The homeownership experiences of our Facebook friends can impact our home-buying and -selling decisions. So according to jointly-conducted research from...
5 Questions to Ask Before Buying a Summer Home
My brother’s favorite summer car game was table tennis. Off the back of my head in a minivan, with a...
How to Handle a Friend Who Trashes Your Vacation Home
(TNS)—Q: The friends you generously invited to spend a weekend at your lake house leave a huge mess behind. How...
Is Making Extra Mortgage Payments Better Than Refinancing?
(TNS)—Many mortgage borrowers at some point consider making extra payments or refinancing but are confused as to which would serve...
The Pros and Cons of Saving in an Escrow Account
(TNS)—When you get a mortgage, the lender usually adds real estate taxes and insurance premiums to the monthly house payment....
Have Your Cake (and Eat It, Too) at the Betty Crocker House
Fresh out of the (cake) box is the Betty Crocker House, now on the market for $675,000. The Cape Cod-style...
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