Resources

Touring homes is an exciting part of the home purchase journey. Here’s a guide to help you tick all the (not-so-obvious) boxes to find your dream home.

Check the FHFA Conforming Loan limit increase for 2025 and how it could impact homebuyers, lenders, and the housing market. Stay updated on new mortgage limits.

Discover how a VA IRRRL can cut your rate and payment with fewer documents, no appraisal, and rolled in costs. Start your streamlined veteran refinance today.

Explore common vesting options for title in real estate. Understand how sole ownership, joint tenancy, trusts, and more affect property rights and planning.

What is an FHA streamline refinance? A fast way to refinance an FHA loan with fewer documents, no appraisal, and a quick closing. See who qualifies now.

Looking to buy your first home? Discover how buying your first home with Better Mortgage can simplify the process with low rates and expert, tailored support.

Discover how we modernized our cottage using home equity by leveraging built-up value to fund upgrades that boosted comfort, style, and resale potential.

There is a range of tax deductions homebuyers or homeowners can use to lower their tax bill. Learn which tax breaks apply to your and what tax forms to use.

Explore pre approval, verified approval, and conditional approval stages, what lenders verify at each, and how faster approvals strengthen home bids today.

Looking for a HELOC loan? Get the best rates and terms for your home equity line of credit. Explore our blog for more information.

Use our house inspections checklist to prepare for your home inspection, spot red flags, estimate costs, and negotiate repairs before you close on a home.

Learn how title and settlement services help you close on a home, from title searches to insurance, escrow, and signing, plus what to expect at every step.

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.

Feeling out of place after a move? Learn how to make a new town feel like home by meeting neighbors, exploring shops, and giving new adventures a try.

Looking for a real estate attorney? Learn when to hire one, how to choose the right fit, and key things to consider for a smooth and successful home purchase.

Whole life provides coverage across your lifespan. It features higher premiums than term life insurance, but the cash value of the policy can increase.

First year cost cheat sheet for homebuyers + sensory staging advice for sellers

Student loan forgiveness boosts buyer budgets, plus listing agreement timelines