Creating a Thriving Balcony Garden

Transform a condo or apartment balcony into a garden oasis with creative solutions like hanging pots, water features, fruit trees and DIY moss projects.

3 Reasons to Check Your Credit Report Today

Lenders use credit reports to assess risk. Monitoring your credit helps you spot errors and build a strong history, which can lead to better mortgage rates.

Mortgage Rates Recover After Starting Slightly Higher

Mortgage rates hit their highest levels in just over 2 weeks yesterday and they were on track to remain unchanged today. In fact, the average lender offered the exact same 30yr fixed rate when this morning's initial barrage of rate sheets came out. Lenders typically publish their first rates of the

Average U.S. Mortgage Rate Up Slightly

Rates on 30-year mortgages rose to 6.65% from 6.63% last week, Freddie Mac said. Borrowing costs on 15-year mortgages rose to 5.8% from 5.79%.