Low-Cost Eco-Friendly Design Options for Your Home
Affordable strategies for greening your abode
Most families hear the word “green” or “eco-friendly” and immediately think that it means unaffordable.…
Don’t Walk Away
Weigh the pros and cons before you walk away from your home
Until recently, owning a home was the wealth-building move. These days, many homeowners are contending…
By Tara-Nicholle Nelson
April 15, 2010
Tags: deficiency judgment, Foreclosure, Homeownership, loan modification, refinance, strategic default, walk away
Learning From the Kennedy Green House Restoration
Turning a mold-infested house into an eco-healthy home
Eco-designer Robin Wilson discusses the Kennedy Green House restoration, and how you can green your…
By Robin Wilson
April 14, 2010
Tags: home renovation, home restoration, interior design, Kennedy Green House, Robin Wilson, Robin Wilson Home
Bank of America Offers Bailout to Homeowners
Plans to extend $3 billion in loan forgiveness to 45,000 homeowners struggling to stay afloat
If you have a mortgage with Bank of America, and you’re extremely underwater, you just…
By Sheiresa Ngo
The Homebuyer’s Toolkit: Do it Yourself!
Today's lesson: Patching a hole in your drywall
From time to time, you may have to make interior improvements to your home such…
By LaToya M. Smith
March 2, 2010
Tags: fixer-upper, Home improvements, home renovations, home repairs, Homeownership
The Homebuyer’s Toolkit: Choosing the Right Neighborhood
When purchasing a home, it�s all about location, location, location
Found the perfect house? Make sure the environment is equally ideal. There’s nothing to be…
By LaToya M. Smith
February 8, 2010
Tags: first-time homebuyer, home buying, Homeownership, Real Estate, real estate investment
When Should You Refinance?
How to know when it�s time to apply for new mortgage terms
When 32-year-old James W. Johnson of Raleigh, North Carolina, bought his first home five years…
By Tamara E. Holmes
February 1, 2010
Tags: equity, Homeownership, loans, subprime crisis
Demystifying the Mortgage Modification Process
Rainbow/PUSH Coalition counselor advises delinquent homeowners
Loan modification counselor discusses when homeowners should modify their loan, why banks are not modifying…
By Marcia Wade Talbert
January 22, 2010
Tags: Foreclosure, Homeownership, mortgage
The Homebuyer’s Toolkit: Title Insurance
Understand what title insurance can protect you from before buying a home
Buying a home entails much more than I anticipated. Just when I thought I had…
By LaToya M. Smith
January 19, 2010
Tags: homebuyer, homeowner, title insurance, title report
The Homebuyer’s Toolkit: Condo or Co-Op?
What you need to know before buying a condo or co-op
If shoveling snow, mowing the lawn, and general maintenance is not up your alley then…
By LaToya M. Smith
January 11, 2010
Tags: home buying, Homeownership, Housing
