Getting pre-approved for a mortgage is a no-brainer when you're searching for a new home. It helps you understand how much house you can afford and what costs you can expect. As a result, you won't ...

Dana George has a BA in Management and Organization Development from Spring Arbor University. For more than 25 years, she has written and reported on business and finance, and she's still passionate ...

Shopping for homes is exciting until one needs to secure financing to purchase. Even with savings, most Americans can only buy a house through a mortgage loan. In the fourth quarter of 2022, the US ...

Reina Marszalek is a senior mortgage editor at Fox Money who has spent more than 10 years writing and editing content. Fox Money is a personal finance hub featuring content generated by Credible ...

If you're in the midst of the homebuying process, you're probably familiar with pre-approval: the process of completing a mortgage application with a mortgage lender to see if you're approved for a ...

Sometime between now and 2.5 years from now, my wife and I would like to buy a house. We love where we live now, and would like to stay here. The problem is that it's expensive. There *are* houses ...

In 2002, Steve, a nice young man with a good job, serious savings, and excellent credit made an attractive offer on a two family house in a Boston suburb. It had to be an attractive bid as there were ...

Auto loan pre-approval is often touted as a way to get the best possible interest rate. However, it can also help you score a better overall deal on a car by solidifying your budget, showing you’re a ...