What Is a Good Credit Score to Buy a House? By Daniel Bortz Aug 27, 2022 If you’re hoping to buy a home with a conventional mortgage, one number you’ll want to get to know well is your credit score. Also called a credit rating or FICO score (named after the company that created it, the Fair Isaac Corporation), this three-digit number is a numerical representation of your credit report, which

10 Money-Saving Tricks Furniture Stores Don’t Want You to Know By Lisa Kaplan Gordon Sep 4, 2022 If you’re anything like us, you probably have a love-hate relationship with furniture shopping. You’re besotted while browsing catalogs, admiring gorgeous pieces, and imagining them in your home. But then reality strikes: You have to actually go to the store. Try out styles you like. Discover tha

5 Ways To Sell Your Home for More Money (Without Spending Big Bucks) By Kathleen Willcox Aug 31, 2022 Real estate over the last two and a half years can really be summed up by one phrase: Epic seller’s market. We’ve seen countless people list their homes and receive multiple offers over asking—all while doing the bare minimum to fix up or market their property. Home sellers, we have to be ho

Can’t Afford the Home You Could a Year Ago? Don’t Worry, Here’s What To Do By Meera Pal Sep 7, 2022 Are you a prospective homebuyer who started saving for a home last year—only to find that with this year’s financial instability, a home seems impossible to afford? We hear you. “Buyers have reached the limit of their financial ability to handle the impact of high inflation, house prices, an

60 Fall Decorating Ideas to Help You Live Your Coziest Life Get ready to incorporate sheepskin throws, plaid accents, warm colors, and more. BY HADLEY MENDELSOHN AND KELLY ALLEN AUG 17, 2022 Fall has so much more to offer than pumpkin spice lattes and apple picking photoshoots. The season brings more indoor hangouts, time spent at home, and lovely warm colors—all of which make fall decorating

Fall Home Maintenance Checklist: 20 Things to Do Every Year Feel that nip in the air? Fall has arrived! Here's how to get your home and yard ready for winter before it's too late. Click Here!