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How your home’s equity can help you create the space of your dreams
Managing Your Money

How your home’s equity can help you create the space of your dreams

 Whether your home is brand new or you’ve lived there for as long as you can remember, chances are you have some thoughts on ways it can be improved. If that’s the case, that would put you in line with the average homeowner. While 58% of homeowners remodeled their places in ...

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When to borrow, when to hold off
Managing Your Money

When to borrow, when to hold off

Before borrowing money, it’s always a wise to stop and analyze whether or not it’s really to your benefit. Any loan or charge should help, not hurt your life. There are times when it might be better to use your own resources rather than turn to a lender, but making ...

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Home equity is up across the board. Here’s what that means for you.
Owning a Home

Home equity is up across the board. Here’s what that means for you.

One benefit of owning a home is getting to build equity in it. Equity refers to the portion of your home you own outright. You can calculate yours by taking the market value of your home and subtracting the balance you owe on your mortgage. If your home could sell ...

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Ways to save on remodeling
Owning a Home

Ways to save on remodeling

 Even small home remodeling projects can come with large price tags. With some strategic thinking about design, materials, and timing, you can often cut your home renovation costs without cutting corners. If you are investing in a home improvement project, consider the following tips to save on your home renovation ...

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Unlock equity in your home
Owning a Home

Unlock equity in your home

Life is full of big-ticket items and using your home as a financial tool opens many possibilities to pay for great expenses such as college, weddings, and home remodeling.  One of the many benefits of owning a home is the ability to borrow against your equity, which is the difference between ...

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