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Record Home-ownership Rates

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Record Home-ownership Rates   The U.S. home-ownership rate fell to the lowest in more than 50 years as rising prices put buying out of reach for many renters. The share of Americans who own their homes was 62.9% in the second quarter. This is the lowest since 1965, according to a Census Bureau report Thursday. […]

7 Mistakes Millennials Make in Home-Buying

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7 Mistakes Millennials Make in Home-Buying   Millennials – they’re the generation between 18 and 35; the new young professionals; the recent graduates, and they’re also coming into the housing market in droves. Usually, they’re also first-time homebuyers, which means that they have the potential to make mistakes in the home-purchasing process. Here are the […]

5 Steps for Parents with Kids Transitioning to College

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5 Steps for Parents with Kids Transitioning to College   One minute they’re young and fragile and you’re rocking them to sleep, and the next they are ready and raring to flee the nest with as much excitement and vigor as they once had for Chuck-E-Cheese and unicorns. Life is fleeting, and nothing is more […]

Stealth Savings: Little Moves that Equal Big Money

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Stealth Savings: Little Moves that Equal Big Money So, you’ve banned takeout, swapped all venti fat-free lattes for the trusty Mr. Coffee at home, staged the yard sale, cut the cable, dropped the landline, raised your insurance deductibles, brown bagged every single lunch for months, and plan to limit the A/C all sweatin’-summer long. But […]

Shopping Around For a Mortgage?

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Shopping Around For A Mortgage Here’s the inside scoop on how to do it right! First:  Are you working with a TRUE Mortgage Professional? The largest financial transaction of your life is far too important to place into the hands of someone who is not capable of advising you properly and troubleshooting the issues that […]

Tips For A Smooth Loan Approval

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Getting a pre-approval is one step of the mortgage approval process. Having a smooth loan process depends partially on you.  As a potential homeowner you must remain responsible throughout the process. In the end only you can determine your future. Here are some tips to help you stay connected to your end goals. DO continue […]

Tired Of Feeling Tired? Sick Of Being Sick?

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Tired of feeling tired? Sick of being sick? Angela Brown, Exercise & Nutritionist Expert, joins Doug and Tammie in studio to discuss what options there are to find out how you can take care of your body and identify the stressors that can effect your moods, sleep and overall health.  If you really are tired of […]

How to Rent your Home on AirBnB

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How to Rent your Home on AirBnB Would you pay for two hotel rooms in a single night, but use only one? Probably not, but when you go on holiday and continue to pay your rent or mortgage while you’re gone, this is essentially what you’re doing. Paying for a space you aren’t staying in not only bleeds your travel […]