Buying a home? Here are key steps to consider from top-ranked advisors

Buying a home? Here are key steps to consider from top-ranked advisors

Buying a home is often the biggest financial decision you’ll ever make. It’s not just about choosing a place to live; it’s about making a long-term investment that will impact your financial future... Read more »
How ‘loss of use coverage’ can help with costs after a natural disaster

How ‘loss of use coverage’ can help with costs after a natural disaster

Mobile homes surrounded by flood water after Hurricane Milton made landfall, in St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S. October 10, 2024. Octavio Jones | Reuters If your home is temporarily uninhabitable after a natural... Read more »
How to mitigate rising auto and homeowners insurance costs

How to mitigate rising auto and homeowners insurance costs

Mike Spiering holds Francesca Spiering as he stands in the flood water around his home after record rains fell in the area on April 13, 2023 in Hollywood, Florida. Joe Raedle |... Read more »
How ‘loss of use coverage’ can help with costs after a natural disaster

Rent prices across the U.S. grew in March, with one exception

  Ascentxmedia | E+ | Getty Images Rent prices for one- and two-bedroom apartments grew in March for the first time in six months. The monthly cost for a one-bedroom apartment across... Read more »
President Biden floats ,000 first-time homebuyers tax credit

President Biden floats $10,000 first-time homebuyers tax credit

Cavan Images | Cavan | Getty Images President Joe Biden has floated plans to address the country’s affordable housing issues, including new tax breaks for first-time homebuyers and “starter home” sellers. However,... Read more »
President Biden floats ,000 first-time homebuyers tax credit

Here’s how to reduce your capital gains tax bill after selling a home

Witthaya Prasongsin | Moment | Getty Images Despite a slump in U.S. home sales, many homeowners made a profit selling property in 2023. Those gains could trigger a tax bill this season,... Read more »
How ‘loss of use coverage’ can help with costs after a natural disaster

Why you’re more likely to become a homeowner if your parents were

Maskot | Digitalvision | Getty Images Several factors may affect your path toward homeownership — one may be your parents. “If your parents are homeowners, you’re more likely to be a homeowner,”... Read more »
How ‘loss of use coverage’ can help with costs after a natural disaster

How more apartment supply is helping rent prices cool

Recep-bg | E+ | Getty Images Rent costs are beginning to come down after record-high asking prices. “Rental markets are cooling, but in a lot of places, it doesn’t mean they’re falling.... Read more »
How ‘loss of use coverage’ can help with costs after a natural disaster

Here are the 10 hottest housing markets in 2024

Grace Cary | Moment | Getty Images The top 10 hottest housing markets are expected to be spread across the South, Northeast and Midwest this year, according to an analysis by real... Read more »
How ‘loss of use coverage’ can help with costs after a natural disaster

How to use rent-reporting services to build, improve credit

Luis Alvarez | Digitalvision | Getty Images While rent payments do not traditionally affect your credit, a growing number of so-called rent-reporting services are trying to change that. These services track users’... Read more »