Where Parents Can Find Money to Help Their Kids Buy a Home

There are many ways parents can help their children buy a home: contributing to a down payment, helping with closings costs, co-signing a mortgage or allowing their kids to move back home so they can save money, among others. Most involve giving their children money, and deciding where that money should come from is an […]

4 Easy Ways to Improve Your Credit Score

Improving your credit score can be one of the best things you can do for your finances. A high credit score can lead to lower interest rates on home loans and better credit card rewards. Getting an excellent credit score isn’t too difficult if you have good credit habits. Here are four easy ways to […]

4 Ways to Win in a Seller’s Market

Buying a home in a seller’s market can be difficult, but it doesn’t have to be impossible. A seller’s market occurs when there is a low inventory of homes for sale and a large number of buyers creating high demand. It can lead to competitive bidding and high prices. A real estate agent can help […]

4 Upgrades to Save on Renters Insurance

Renters insurance is relatively inexpensive, costing between $15 and $30 per month, according to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners. For less than $1 per day, renters can protect all of their possessions and not be held liable for an accident in their rental home. But even the most miserly renters can save on renters […]

How to Earn Credit Card Grace-Period Perks

If you pay your credit card bill in full each month and don’t pay interest, you’re using your credit wisely. You’re not only getting a free 50-day loan through a credit card’s grace period, but you can get some of the best credit card rewards without having to pay the high interest rates that usually […]

Buying a Home when Your Spouse has Poor Credit

Buying a home on two incomes can be difficult enough, and it can be even more demanding if one spouse has poor credit. A poor credit score can make it difficult to qualify for a mortgage and can lead to a higher interest rate on a home loan. A spouse with poor credit could be […]

Here Are the Best (and Worst) States for Families to Live a Richer Life

Is there a place in America where families can have it all– high income, job security, safe neighborhoods, affordable child care, job and a good education? To help make that answer more clear, GOBankingRates surveyed all 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia on 12 different factors to find the places families can get the most […]

Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Evolves its Core Values

Better Homes and Gardens® Real Estate recently announced a strategic change to its core values of Passion, Authenticity, Innovation, Growth and Excellence (PAIGE), upon which the real estate brand was founded in 2008. The brand has changed the “I” in PAIGE to Inclusion.  With this change, the lifestyle brand is publicly stating the importance of embracing people […]

Realtors Property Resource® Joins SentriLock to Offer REALTORS® On-the-Spot Property Data

A new partnership between SentriLock and Realtors Property Resource® now gives members of the National Association of REALTORS® direct access to RPR property data through SentriLock’s SentriSmart app. A property’s relevant RPR data can now be seamlessly displayed on a smartphone in response to accessing the Sentrilock lockbox though the SentriSmart app. This gives Realtors® […]

The Art of the Office (and Why it Matters)

“I just stare at my desk, but it looks like I’m working. I do that for probably another hour after lunch too; I’d say in a given week, I probably only do about 15 minutes of real, actual, work.” Let’s be honest. Many of us can relate to Peter Gibbons’ description of his job in […]