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Homeowners should always look at their home as an investment.  While you’re paying off the mortgage principal, you’re building equity. ...

For first-time home buyers, mortgage decisions will impact nearly everything else in the home buying process. A 30-year fixed mortgage...

Whether you’re in the process of becoming a first-time homeowner or have been at it a while, your mortgage will...

Are you looking to lower your monthly mortgage payments? Are you in a position to pay down a large chunk...

Owning your first home is an exciting step in anyone’s life. It can also be one of the most daunting...

So you’re ready to buy a home. While that’s an exciting prospect, it can also be quite scary. It’s a...

Which is better: cats or dogs? Coffee or tea? Checkers or chess? These are questions that have seemingly been handed...

This year, The Home Loan Expert (THLE) launched the THLE Cares initiative, which gives employees a paid day off to...

Big news! Keep Climbing Foundation’s Climb for the Kids (CFTK) 2021 will take place on the historic Appalachian Trail. All...

Before going shopping on the market, home buyers will want to determine how much house they can afford based on...

Last weekend, The Home Loan Expert (THLE) team grabbed their fishing gear and met up with workers from the International...

Mortgage loans are typically issued in 15-year or 30-year terms. These loans also allow home buyers to choose between a...

Estimating your potential monthly mortgage payments involves calculating various financial factors. A loan-to-value (LTV) ratio represents one of the fundamental...

Mortgage terms — the period of time over which a loan gets paid off — are a crucial deciding factor...

One of the largest costs associated with a mortgage is the amount of interest paid on the loan over time....

How much could you save by refinancing your mortgage? Use this calculator to figure out how much you could reduce...