If you have been shopping for a newly built home lately, you may have seen advertisements that look almost too good to be true: Mortgage rates in the 4% range. At a time when typical market mortgage r...

By Kevin Corbett | Gulfside Mortgage Services, powered by The Mortgage Firm A listing is getting attention but no offers. A preapproved buyer likes the home but hesitates to move forward. The seller i...

Would you rather have the lowest interest rate or the lowest monthly payment? Most homebuyers would probably answer, “Both.” And that would certainly make this easier. But the lowest interest rate doe...

A lower mortgage rate sounds like a win. But if getting that rate means paying thousands of dollars upfront, there is another question worth asking: How long will it take to earn that money back? That...

Florida has always attracted people who eventually want to make it home. Maybe you're living and working in New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Michigan, or somewhere else up north today. You know Fl...

Buying a home in Florida comes with a few considerations you may not encounter in other parts of the country. Homeowners insurance and flood insurance are certainly high on that list—and during hurric...

“I think we’re going to wait.” I hear some version of that sentence all the time. And there’s absolutely nothing wrong with waiting to buy a home. Sometimes waiting is the smartest financial decision...

For years, buying a condominium with conventional financing was often a relatively straightforward process. If the buyer qualified and the condominium met certain criteria, many loans were eligible fo...

Thinking about waiting for the housing market to improve before selling your home? If you're buying another home in the Venice, Florida area, waiting may not give you the advantage you expect. Learn w...

A recent survey highlighted by MBS Highway found that 64% of people earning between $50,000 and $100,000 per year are living paycheck to paycheck. Even among households earning between $100,000 and $2...