Homeowner Education

The latest news, tips, and tricks for homeowners

Underwriting

Underwriting is the process that banks and other financial institutions use to assess the creditworthiness or risk of a potential borrower.

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Tudor Style

Tudor homes are characterized by their steeply pitched gable roofs, playfully elaborate masonry chimneys (often with chimney pots), embellished doorways, groupings of windows, and decorative

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Transfer tax

Transfer tax refers to taxes paid when the title to a piece of real property changes hands from one owner to another.

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Trading up

In real estate, trading up is a term that describes when a homeowner sells her home in order to buy a house that is bigger,

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Townhome Style

A townhouse or townhome is a single family home that shares one or more walls with other independently-owned units. They are often rows of uniform

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Title search

A title search is the process of going through public records, regarding a piece of property to ensure that the current owner has the legal

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