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How to Transition To a More Energy Efficient Home
Is Your Home Suitable for Solar Panels? Solar panels are built to work in all climates, but some roofs aren’t suitable for the technology due to age or tree cover. The size, shape, and slope of your r...
The Newrez Guide to Solar Panels for Your Home
How Do Solar Panels Work? Solar panels capture photons from sunlight and convert them into energy by generating “direct current.” Although solar panels can vary in efficiency, it’s the solar reflectio...
How to Prep Your Home for Winter (and Save Money)
Eliminate Drafts Heating your home in the wintertime can be difficult enough. When your efforts are being sabotaged by drafts, you’ll find that you’re wasting even more money along the way. Older home...
The 7 Best Budgeting Apps for You in 2022
Best Overall: Mint Price: Free Mint is one of the most widely used budgeting apps out there. And for good reason. It offers a variety of features to help you track and manage your money. Plus, it has ...
The Right Kind of Investing for Millennials in 2021
What Millennials Face Millennial households are earning more than ever before, even after accounting for inflation. They are more likely to have a degree than past generations, and they have more tech...
What first time homebuyers are looking for in a home
Generalizing preferences about a generation that the Pew Research Center estimates at more than 73 million Americans is no easy task (nor do we recommend it), but we can use cultural values, character...
How the Pandemic Affects Buying a Home
In this time of crisis, people are returning to the roots of their humanity and looking to the nostalgic pastimes of generations ago like baking sourdough bread and gardening. The home has once again ...
5 Home Renovations that Give You the Biggest Bang for Your Buck
5 Renovations to Prioritize According to national data from the 2020 Cost Vs. Value report, these 5 renovations give sellers the most bang for their buck. Homeowners, focus on these 5 renovations th...
Why Refinancing Still Makes Sense Amid Rising Rates
Mortgage Interest Rates Are Still Considered Low Even as mortgage rates have been rising over the past year, the rates remain near historic lows; therefore, many people are locking in today’s rates to...