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Jean Chatzky: Buy a home now?

Whether you’re talking interest rates, PMI or new down payment requirements, 2015 may be the last best year to buy. Here’s how to do it right. Continue reading →

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Remember to budget for PMI

The majority of homebuyers end up with higher-than-expected monthly mortgage payments because of private mortgage insurance premiums. Continue reading →

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Homeowners still optimists

“The five-year swoon in home prices has done little to shake the confidence of the American public in the investment value of homeownership.”
That’s the key finding of a new nationwide Pew Research Center survey that queried about 2,140 adults in late… Continue reading →

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