Home Equity
Tips to Help You Pass a Background Check
We explain what it means to pass a background check and how to tilt the odds in your favor when you face a background check.
Background checks are increasingly used in employment and housing, and people naturally wonder what items on their background report might sink their chances of landing a great job or moving into a new place. Fortunately, when background checks are used as a screening tool, the process is more nuanced than "pass or fail." Screeners are en...
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Home Buying
Homes Are Growing Bigger Again
Reversing a 6-year trend, new single-family homes get bigger, so how are we using the extra space?
Mortgage Refinance
Ready to Refinance? Here's How to Get the Lowest Rate Possible
Unlock the key to your credit score and save big.
Home Buying
Beware the Mortgage Closing Scam
Criminals hijack the closing process to steal down payments, crushing people's dream of homeownership.
Mortgage News
The Federal Government Just Made Refinancing Way Easier
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Getting Started
Have You Ever Gotten Bad Real Estate Advice?
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Mortgage News
Breaking Down Fixed-Rate Refinances by the Years
The only answer to a volatile market is picking the right term.
Mortgage Refinance
Need Mortgage Refi Advice but Not Sure Where to Turn? Try Warren Buffett!
Buffett chimes in on mortgage refi boom with words of wisdom.
Household Finances
Money Right, Sleep Tight: 5 Tips to Destress Your Finances
Many people lose sleep worrying about money, while others practice these five strategies.
Home Equity
Homeowners Find Themselves Sitting on a Fortune
The time to cash out is right now.
Solar News
So We've Reached Grid Parity. What's Ahead?
Now that cities can build solar fields for no more money than coal plants, advances will accelerate.
Green Living
4 Surprising Ways Las Vegas Leans Green
Conservation makes fiscal sense in the Entertainment Capital of the World, but it's important that guests still feel dazzled and pampered.
Solar News
Remarkably, Solar Stayed Strong in Rocky 2020
How solar energy managed to thrive in a tumultuous year full of challenges.
Solar News
With 1.5 Gigawatts of Big Installed Solar, Southeast Outpaces California for Third Year
America installed 4.5 GW of utility-scale solar in 2019, bringing the country's cumulative capacity to 29 GW.
Energy Saving Tips
Use These 6 Household Appliances Smarter for Lower Energy Bills
Many people are more familiar with the settings on their smartphone than their household appliances, but smarter use of your appliances will lower your energy bills.
Energy Saving Tips
5 Energy-Saving Tips for the Holidays
Combat a rise in energy expenses while spending time with your loved ones.
Solar News
Continued Strong, Growing Support for Renewable Energy, With a Generation Gap
Most Americans favor expanding our renewable energy sources, with the under-40 set most keen, surveys show.
Solar Basics
Should You Buy a Home With Solar Panels?
What you need to know about buying a house with a renewable energy system.
Solar News
Oil Companies Blend Renewable Energy Into the Mix
Profit and predictability drive a growing investment by Big Oil in solar, wind, and other green resources.
Solar News
Clean Energy Jobs Pay Better
Jobs in clean energy pay much more than average and, after the pandemic, are likely to recover quicker than fossil fuel jobs.
