Whether you own a home or rent one, equip your residence with working carbon monoxide detectors and test them regularly. In this 2-minute video, you’ll learn how to get started.

After moving into a new home, you should immediately replace its deadbolt locks.

NBC’s The Today Show hosted Consumer Reports for its take on mattresses. Some of the results may surprise you.

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Since 2007, mortgage lenders have clamped down in many areas of underwriting, but none more so than in the area of credit scoring. Minimum FICO levels are up 120 points or more and conforming mortgage lenders now levy large fees on borrowers whose scores are below 740. Keeping your credit scores high is a worthwhile goal, but it’s [...]

Once again, the country’s foreclosures are concentrated in just a few states. As reported by foreclosure-tracking company RealtyTrac.com, more than 50 percent of the country’s foreclosure-related actions in August occurred in just four states: California : 25.76 percent Florida : 17.4 percent Michigan :  5.4 percent Nevada : 5.0 percent The rest of the “Top 10″ [...]

There is much speculation as to whether the best Orlando interest rates and Orlando home prices are going to be around 12-months from now. It is no secret that many of the recent steps taken by our government are highly inflationary. The question on everyones mind is – what does that mean for me and [...]

The Federal Open Market Committee voted to leave the Fed Funds Rate unchanged today within its target range of 0.000-0.250 percent. The Fed also reiterated its plan to support the mortgage market to the tune of $1.5 trillion. In its press release, the FOMC noted that the economy may still be contracting, but that it’s [...]