If you’re considering whether you should renovate or move, there must be a reason that your current home is not meeting your current needs. Have there been changes to your family? Your job? Your interests?

Real estate agents and mortgage lenders will tell you not to buy a car in between the ratification of a purchase contract on a home and the day of settlement. Changing your credit situation during that period of time can have a huge impact on your home financing. So, when is the best time to go car shopping? Fellow consumer advocate, Mike Rabkin of From Car To Finish is the guest blogger here to answer that question.

Guest Blogger Kevin Dunn of First Portfolio Lending explains how buying a home in Washington, DC has never been more affordable thanks to a new program from the DC Housing Finance Agency (DCHFA) called “DC Open Doors”.

Have you ever responded to an email advertisement promising the investment opportunity of a lifetime, a way to lose fifty pounds in a month, or a free swim in the fountain of youth? So, why would you do so when it comes to your biggest asset?

You may have read a post I wrote in May of 2013 titled “Maryland Residents Excluded From Real Estate Investment Opportunities”. I was pretty upset that DC and Virginia residents were able to participate, but Maryland residents were not. I contacted FundRise and several of my state representatives to find out why I couldn’t invest.