17 Ways to Reduce Home Energy Costs - Money-saving tips for managing your home energy expenses.
Selling Your House in a Down Market - 5 Tips - It's official. It's a buyer's market out there for home sellers. But homes are still selling, mostly by people who know the landscape has changed.
Make the Most of a Buyers Market - 4 Tips - Sure, prices are dropping, but that's not always enough to land you the home you really want at the price you can pay.
What, exactly, is 'good' credit? - Like treasure and trash, what constitutes a "good" credit score depends on whom you ask.
Escaping an Underwater Mortgage - A combination of rising mortgage interest rates and falling home values could plunge thousands of homeowners underwater -- owing more than the homes are worth. We look at the options for those borrowers.
Understanding Equity Accelerator Mortgages - It's a mortgage, and a home equity loan, and it's another hot new loan product. But is it any good?
Real Life Stories of Financial Horrors - Cringe in terror at the mess ups that happened in customer service departments, at the hands of mortgage lenders and at credit card companies across the nation. Welcome to the Bankrate Chamber of Horrors.
Home Equity is Not Your Savings Account - It's not as accessible as you may need and, worse, it could disappear almost overnight.
Mortgage Interest Deduction Not Always Best - When analyzing whether to deduct your mortgage interest, you have to also consider the standard tax deduction and your tax rate, says Dr. Don.
Low Credit Score Means High PMI - More than your mortgage rate will go up with a bad credit report. Your private mortgage insurance rate will jump, too.
Home Selling or Buying - Top Tips for '07- Year 2007 will be one of transition, bringing most U.S. markets one step closer to healthier home sales. In the meantime, take note of these home-buying and home-selling strategies in a down market, from Real Estate Adviser Steve McLinden.
Pros and Cons of Reverse Mortgages - They charge steep upfront costs and may interfere with Medicaid eligibility, but seniors are relying on them more than ever.
