How long does underwriting take? Underwriting—the process by which mortgage lenders verify your assets, and check your credit scores and tax returns before you get a home loan—can take as little as two to three days. Typically,...
Ah, to be a first-time home buyer again: How easy it was to buy a home when you weren't carrying another mortgage on your back at the same time!
If you're looking to graduate from first-timer to repeat buyer, you know things ...
Is there any room more essential to our everyday lives than the bathroom? We think not. Sure, kitchens and living rooms might get all the love. But the lowly bathroom is where most of us spend the first and last few minutes of our day...
Owning a home comes with year-round responsibilities, but you don't have to dread these tasks. "Home maintenance is easier than people think," says Jim Magliaro, risk consulting technical lead at the insurance company Chubb. The key is to comp...
Something Stinks, What Do I Do?
The complete guide to odor removal
Whether you’re moving into a new home or apartment — or recognizing a certain stench in your own castle — few things are more frustrating than not being ...
Interior design of the past decade has been shaped by a number of unmistakable trends. Remember Scandinavian minimalism and the all-white kitchen? How about Moroccan-inspired area rugs, Millennial Pink, and the seemingly immortal m...
As everyone knows, a new home is not an impulse purchase. You can't just waltz in and declare, "I'll take it!"
Long before you get to making that offer (on paper, through your real estate agent)—and even before going to your fi...
Even if you think they’ve already started to freeze.
New homeowners may have heard that winterization is important, but in the hubbub of your first year living in a home you own (finally!), it can be easy to overlook the need to ...
Like that annoying squeaky floor board. Easy as tossing a ball to fix!
Accomplishments -- even little ones -- go a long way toward a sunny outlook. Fortunately, there are plenty of easy, quick home repair chores you can do when you’re mire...
Buying real estate is stressful (mortgages, down payments, and lenders!). Buying a home out of state? That's downright scary.
We probably don't have to tell you why: Typically, you won't have the luxury of being able to spend hours...