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Fighting the Good Fight for Renters’ Rights
Let’s face it: Renting isn’t the American Dream. But for most of us out there—and even more so now that the demand for rentals has increased—the day-to-day reality of being a tenant, while figuring...
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I’ve Got 99 Problems, and Saving for a Home Is Just One
Dimitri Vervitsiotis/Getty Images So you want to buy a house! But first you need a car. And you want to get married in a big wedding, and then have some babies. Don’t forget their college education,...
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Resolve to Give Up These 8 Money Wasters for a Down Payment Before 2017
Aldo Murillo/iStock The presents are unwrapped, the holiday decorations are packed up (or not, we won’t tell), and the ball has dropped on the end of 2015. It’s time to make some New Year’s...
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7 Ways to Save Money Moving—Without Begging Your Friends for Help
Photomotive/iStock Moving may be right down there with root canals in the nether regions of life’s bucket list. While the thought of nesting in a new home is exciting, the act of getting there is...
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So You Wanna Buy a House? Step 2: The Down Payment
Alexandr Dubovitskiy/iStock Scratching together a down payment is probably the most daunting hurdle to buying a home—and there are boatloads of them! But that’s why we’ve launched our 2016 Home-Buying...
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How Hiding Cash in Your Mattress Can Hurt Your House-Hunting Prospects
"Breaking Bad," Lewis Jacobs/AMC It may be tempting in the middle of a market meltdown to stash your cash in your mattress instead of investing it in the stock market. But if you want to buy a home,...
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5 Things NOT to Buy at Lowe’s and Home Depot
Michael Nagle/Bloomberg Shoppers assume that large home improvement stores like Lowe’s and Home Depot have the best prices—and they’re often right—but not always. “In general, the big stores that...
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8 Crucial Money Mistakes That Renters Make
aluxum/iStock Did you have a New Year’s resolution to make this the year you’d finally get your budget-conscious self together and really start saving? So how’s that going for you? You can tell us—we...
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How to Get the Most Out of Mortgage Rewards
Chris Gash/The Wall Street Journal Borrowers who get a $2.5 million mortgage from CapitalOne can fly away, literally, with one million air-travel miles, enough to circle the earth 40 times. But is it...
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5 Home-Buying Mistakes That Can Sabotage Your Retirement
William Howell/iStock Buying a home is a major step toward building a solid, secure financial future—so whether you’ve made the plunge into ownership or are aiming to soon, you should pat yourself on...
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How Long Will It Take to Save Up for a Home in Your City?
Portra/iStock Renters across the country may fantasize about one day moving into their own home—giving them some equity and badly needed relief from ever-rising monthly costs (as well as the ability...
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The Crazy Things I Did to Save for a Down Payment (and How They Worked)
Pamela Moore/iStock About a year ago I decided I wanted to buy a house. I got seriously excited about it. I even picked out a custom refrigerator and looked into getting a Lowe’s credit card to cover...
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Here’s How Much You Need to Save Each Day to Buy a Home in 15 Top Metros
Gary Alvis/iStock; GoodGnom/iStock For home buyers—especially first-time ones—what looms larger and scarier than the prospect of pulling together enough cash for a down payment? A late-stage IRS...
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Is Fear of Commitment Delaying Millennial Homeownership?
Courtney Keating/iStock Much hand-wringing has occurred over the fact that millennials are putting off what used to be one of the main achievements of adult life: buying a home. This...
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5 Things to Never, Ever Buy at Ikea
jezdicek/iStock; Zoran Zeremski/iStockIt’s just a fact of life that anyone who sets foot inside the meandering maze of a furniture store known as Ikea must emerge having bought something, from a...
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Stop! 5 Things You Should Never Do With Your Down Payment
Zachary Scott/Getty ImagesSo you finally saved up a good chunk of change for your down payment, and now you think you’re in the clear. Savings goals (and #lifegoals) = reached. But hold it right there....
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How Using Your Latest Paycheck for a Down Payment Could Stall Your Mortgage
AndreyPopov/iStockAre you saving up a down payment to buy a home? Here’s something you need to know: Your paycheck can work against your down payment-savings plan if you aren’t careful. Buying a home...
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5 Things to Never, Ever Buy in Bulk at Costco
mrPliskin/iStocksThink back to that very first time you set foot in Costco or BJ’s Wholesale Club: Remember how your jaw dropped when you spotted that keg-size jar of peanut butter, or that lifetime...
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How Long You’ll Need to Work to Save Up a Down Payment in 15 Major U.S. Cities
Suwanmanee99/iStockSo, you’re ready to become a homeowner. You have a good job and strong credit and are confident you can make those monthly mortgage payments. The only thing holding you back is the...
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What Is Pop-Up Staging? Budget-Friendly Home Staging at Its Best
belov1409/iStockIn this HGTV-saturated era, most home sellers have heard of home staging, a practice of arranging furniture in your home to make it look as alluring as a photo spread in a design blog....
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