A good selling point this year and in the years that follow is that the cost of private mortgage insurance (PMI) is once again deductible on home buyer’s federal tax returns.For the first-time since ...

Discover effective ways to avoid costly PMI and make your home more affordable. Learn to leverage home appreciation, use piggyback loans, and explore mortgage options.

Even once you’ve reached the 20% equity threshold, you may still be charged for PMI.

Homebuyers can avoid paying PMI if their down payment is large enough Barclay Palmer is a creative executive with 10+ years of creating or managing premium programming and brands/businesses across ...

The time had finally arrived—my husband and I had saved enough for a home down payment and we were off to the bank to get approved for our first mortgage. Talking to the loan officer we discussed term ...

Let’s start off the new year with a money saving tip, especially for low-down payment, first-time owners who bought a home more than two years ago. If you bought your home using conventional financing ...

PMI supported nearly $300B in mortgages last year and bucks other homeownership add-on cost trends with 25% premium decline since 2017 Roughly 525,000 first-time homebuyers were able to obtain ...

HICKORY, N.C. — The Carsons said they found a house in Hickory to buy “through the grace of God through a friend of ours.” They bought it a few years ago with the help of a Federal Housing ...