Step-by-Step Guide to Financing for Self-Employed Buyers
A comprehensive guide on how self-employed individuals can secure home financing. Get practical tips to make your dream home a reality.
Do Millennials Value Homeownership Over Other Life Events?
Some people think that Millennials—the generation born roughly from 1981 to 1997—are destined to live at home with their parents forever, or at least, long after graduating from college and securing full-time jobs. As recently as 2015, Millennials were…
First-Time Homebuyers: 7 Ways to Save For Your Down Payment
Renting isn’t exactly flushing your money down the drain, of course. Paying rent gives you somewhere to live and a place to store all your stuff. And that’s important. But unlike renters, homeowners get the benefit of housing while…
Buying a Home Together as an Unmarried Couple
While most homebuyers are married couples, about 15% of young homebuyers in the United States are unmarried couples purchasing a home together. In metro areas with hot housing markets like Tampa, Portland, and Washington, D.C, that number is even…
Morty’s Start-to-Finish Guide to House Hunting
House hunting can be fun, but it’s not always easy. From sorting out your personal finances to picking out paint colors, here’s our start-to-finish guide to finding the perfect home. Step Up Your Savings, and Clean Up Your Credit…
Don’t Even Think About Getting a Mortgage Until You Do These Three Things
The house-hunting shows on television make it look so simple: decide to buy a home. Stroll through a few open houses, fall in love with the perfect place, sign some papers, and pop open the champagne. Congratulations, you’re now…