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What is an escrow account? Learn how it works, and why it helps protect buyers, sellers, and lenders. Discover the types, rules, and their real estate benefits.

Protect your new home with safety measures designed to combat the risk of fire, carbon monoxide poisoning, flooding, and burglary.

Your utility bills can eat up a large chunk of your monthly budget, but there are a number of ways you can cut costs. Check out our tips for saving....

Use this new home checklist to learn essential tips on safety, inspections, and address updates so you can settle in comfortably and enjoy your new home.

Down payments and closing costs can make homeownership a struggle for many first-time buyers. Luckily, Texans have a number of assistance programs that can help.

Confused about no cash out refinance vs. limited cash out refinance? Discover the benefits, differences, and which option is best for your mortgage strategy.

With a cash out refinance, you take out a new mortgage for more money than you owe on your current loan. The difference is paid to you in cash.

Working with the right real estate agent can give you an enormous advantage as a homebuyer. See the best strategies for how to find a realtor, including key questions to...

The spring market comes with low inventory and intense competition, but buyers can win by being prepared to move fast.

Here are the counties that have seen the biggest growth in housing over the last decade.

A newly married couple buys a home to put down roots near family and connect with their community.

A veteran and her wife find a lender and put an offer on their dream home 7 hours after seeing it—the rest is history.

Newlyweds take the plunge on their first home with Better’s Cash Offer program.

Try this refinance calculator to understand how much you could save if you refinance your mortgage.

Wondering “How much does it cost to refinance?” Here’s your guide to the short- and long-term costs of refinancing your mortgage.

Better analyzed U.S. Census Bureau data to determine how homeownership rates have changed over the past 25 years.

Here are the counties where mortgage payments have jumped the most in the past 2 years.

A doctor and single parent, forced to downsize after divorce, navigates debt and damaged credit to provide a safe home for her family.

Why wait, save, and pay rent to your landlord when you could be paying off your own home. See why smaller down payments can unlock the door to homeownership.

Want to buy a home for the first time? More affordable homes are hitting the market now, giving first-time buyers more choices and a better shot at ownership.