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Ask Brian: When You Marry Someone Do You Marry Their Debt?

Ask Brian is a weekly column by Real Estate Expert Brian Kline. If you have questions on real estate investing,…

8 months ago

Home builder Lennar offers to help pay off some student's debts with new mortgage deal

Home building firm Lennar Corp. is trying to make it easier for new graduates saddled with student debt to buy…

5 years ago

Housing affordability, debt, holding back prospective buyers

Affordability pressures, student debt and general confusion about down payment requirements prevented many aspiring homeowners from reaching the market in…

6 years ago

How Total Debt Affects the Housing Market

By far, home mortgages remain the biggest share of American consumer debt at $8.854 trillion. However, total consumer debt is…

7 years ago

Renters more Burdened by Household Costs than Homeowners

Housing cost burdens are mostly dropping among home owners, but they continue to strain renters, according to a recent analysis…

8 years ago

Is Debt The Biggest Barrier To Home Ownership?

Debt — like student loans and car payments — can create the biggest barrier to home ownership, more so than…

8 years ago

Tips and Tools for Simplifying Your Finances

One of the most difficult organizational tasks for many people is getting hold of and managing their personal financial data.…

10 years ago

Fiscal Cliff "Deal" Highly Unlikely, Grab Your Parachute, Get Ready To Jump

The idea that President Obama and House Speaker John Boehner are going to come to some sort of legitimate "compromise"…

10 years ago