In 1995, National Homeownership Week began as an initiative of President William Clinton’s administration to increase homeownership across the nation. President George W. Bush expanded the observance in 2002, to encompass the entire month of June. With each passing year, more emphasis and recognition have been granted to homeownership,

Thoughts that go through my head while I sleep: Are you looking for a home? Are you looking for a mortgage? Do you have a home? Do you have a mortgage? Will you live forever? Well, we all know the answer to that one. A low mortgage rate does not equal the future ability to make payments. There’s a difference between being a “Debbie

(StatePoint) Whether building a home from scratch, doing a complete renovation or simply refreshing a room or two, you can take your project to the next level with some design inspiration.

As one half of HGTV’s “The Cousins” and the founder of Lilyshea Development LLC, John Colaneri is

It is not uncommon to speak to potential home buyers, and to discuss different financial strategies, including funding the “traditional” twenty-percent down payment, to avoid paying Private Mortgage Insurance ("PMI"). This week, as karma would have it, I had identical situations where I was contacted by clients who wanted to put down

United States banknotes feature presidents and founding fathers. On the front of every U.K. banknote is Queen Elizabeth II, and on the reverse side are British giants such as Charles Darwin and Adam Smith. In Canada, Queen Elizabeth II and previous prime ministers grace most bills. So, whose face would you expect to find on Israel’s

Over ten percent of existing mortgages are currently in forbearance, or some kind of payment deferment plan, according to the latest report by Black Knight and the Mortgage Bankers Association. The total balances for loans currently in this stage total over $1 trillion. As of this writing, almost 40 million Americans have lost their jobs

Avi Hirsch, and his company, Shnitzle Builders, has joined the community as an all-in-one home contractor. He does kitchens, bathrooms, additions and interior renovations, as well as custom new homes and full custom renovation. Hirsch and his team also work intensively in roofing and siding. Most of the work is done by his in-house

(StatePoint) Extended time at home is making many families more aware of what products they simply can’t do without. While you may have predicted what some of these essentials would be – ahem, toilet paper – other, not-so-obvious items are helping to make quarantines more comfortable nationwide.