Well, "No thank you." might be a little nicer.

Friday night I was at Pier One buying a small table and the clerk did her best to convince me to open a Pier One credit card so I could save 10% on my purchase. THIS DRIVES ME CRAZY! It took every ounce of my self control to not lean into her about how her "generous" offer threatens the [...]

Prequalification is a lender's estimate of how much you could be eligible to borrow based on information you supply. Prequalification does not mean you will get the loan. Prequalifications are usually free.

Preapproval usually means that the lender is ready to give you a mortgage loan based on the information and documentation you provided [...]

Thinking about where to put down roots? This top 10 list might come in handy. Categories like 'chance for success', school finances and k-12 achievement were considered. See the states with the best school systems here. 24/7 Wall Street used Education Week's Quality Counts 2015 Report to identify the best and worst. See the states with the worst schools [...]

The good news is there are more reasons for optimism than worry. The bad news is that I keep reading about interest rates increasing by the end of 2015. True, it's all about perspective. Today's rates are at historic lows and even a single percent higher still keeps rates extremely, historically, low. But some buyers, who are maxed out [...]

Not in the market yet but thinking about it? Click here for some great tips to get you started. Learn the difference between a preQUALIFICATION and a preAPPROVAL, how to sharpen your credit score, best saving practices and what government/city finance programs might be available to you.  Our [...]

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