There are many benefits to home ownership. Some of them, highlighted below, include personal value, favorable interest rates, home ownership and community value, and more. See illustrative graphic below.
It’s the final months of 2014. As society plans holiday feasts, and creates shopping lists and budgets, it’s also a good time to contemplate tax season. Tax time is right around the corner, and 2015 is ringing in a number of tax law changes, including Affordable Care...
The downhill slide to foreclosure usually starts slowly and then escalates quickly. Wherever you are in the process of fighting for your home, take these steps and work with your lenders to stop you behind on the mortgage snowball from turning into a foreclosure avalanche.
We wrote, recently, about the link between student loan debt and a person’s ability to obtain a mortgage. In that same piece we touched on a few things that you could do to make your student debt actually help your credit score. It was only a matter of time before the...
There are four main categories for traditional investment plans suitable for retirees. These include employer backed retirement plans, government-sponsored, individual plans, and annuities. While these provide many reliable features, many individuals are looking for...
Payment protection insurance (PPI) covers your monthly bills towards mortgages, loans or credit cards in the event that you can’t work for a period of time due to death, illness or disability through no fault of your own. That being said, it’s wise to ask yourself...