Housing Insights Central

Mortgage rates have been falling, but the prices of homes have stayed high. This means if you’re hoping to buy a house, you should start saving money and working on your credit score now.  Look...

Tax time is here again in the United States! Between January 27 and April 15, the IRS expects to receive over 140 million tax returns. It’s a good time for homeowners to look at ways to get ...

New York State has a special program to help people save money on property taxes, especially for school costs. This program is called the School Tax Relief (STAR) program. It was created to make living in New York more a...

President Donald J. Trump's administration has suggested a new idea to make homes more affordable: allowing mortgages that last 50 years instead of the usual 30 years. This proposal aims to help people manage today’s ...

The Good Neighbor Next Door program gives qualified individuals an opportunity to purchase homes with a significant 50 percent discount. It's intended to encourage community helpers to move into the same communities that they provide a serv...

As cold weather descends on Maine, many families are worried about how they will pay for heat this winter. Fortunately, assistance is available through the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, or LIHEAP. This vital prog...

As housing costs continue to soar, many Americans are giving up on their dreams to break out of the rent cycle and own their own homes. While it's unlikely to find affordable options in high-demand areas...

Coronavirus, or "COVID-19" has rapidly spread from China to countries around the world, including the United States. While the US death toll remains quite low, it's causing some major shifts in the country's econ...

With many economists projecting that we will see worse levels of unemployment than the Great Depression, it's no secret that millions of Americans are worried about how they'll be able to make that next rent ...