Guest post to help guide you in choosing the best mortgage.

This joke is becoming old: we have reduced our energy usage, but our bills remain the same, because energy costs keep going up, he said with a laugh. How do we save money?

A guest post from a mortgage expert on deciding how much home you can afford. Good advice in our current climate.

We have priorities with our home budget. Cosmetic expenses and then energy efficiency take precedence over normal maintenance.

If you listen to economists discussing the economy, we seem to come back to the housing market. Financial news programs highlight figures of housing starts, foreclosures, and sales, so why is this important.

Closing on your new home can be difficult, and you may be paying more than you need to spend.

News article on Chinese drywall causing a loss of homeowners insurance

Do new mortgage rules change the things for the home buyers?

Programs meant to help consumers into homes will only last so long, you need to think fast to take advantage of them.

Taking a look back at a series of posts from last year, and how things have changed for home buyers

Thoughts on the Houston real estate market.

A post about the green tax credits that you can get for your home.

Some simple steps for improving your homeowner’s insurance, while finding a way to save money.

Bringing everything together in dealing with your paperwork; a last little bit of advice from your home inspector.

A Houston home inspector takes you through the steps to evaluating your homeowner’s insurance.

You will never find an inspector at a closing, but this post recalls my experience and the paperwork I dealt with.

A look at the mortgage paperwork. Details of what to look over closely from a Houston home inspector.

A home inspector looks at the paperwork used in a home purchase.

A home inspector in Houston begins his journey to look at the paperwork involved in buying a home.

Ways to obtain the best homeowner’s insurance in Houston (and elsewhere) form a home inspector.

Your credit score according to FICO. Tips from an inspector on how to improve your financial circumstances.