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Welcome to Ask Clark, a column designed to answer your financial questions, bymoney expert Clark Howard. Is There Any Benefit…

When you're shopping for a new mortgage or mortgage refinance, it's important that you make an apples-to-apples comparison of interest…

If you've been shopping for a new home or if you're looking to refinance the mortgage on your existing home,…

Have you decided that the market conditions may be right to refinance your mortgage? If this is your first time…

The idea of getting a mortgage that has no closing costs may seem too good to be true, but they're…

Do favorable interest rates have you contemplating refinancing your mortgage? Before you take the leap and pay for things like…

If you've been sitting on the sidelines and watching others refinance their mortgages in recent months, now may be the…

Wondering whether you should refinance your mortgage, how to do it and when? We’ve put together answers to some of…

Have you been laid off or had your hours cut at work? Maybe you’re worried about how you’ll pay your…

Are you stuck with a high mortgage payment? Maybe you've heard that rates are at historic lows and wondered if…

If you've ever wondered what kind of credit score you need to buy a house, the answer is that it…

Mortgage refinancing rates in recent weeks have been dropping at a pace we haven't seen in quite a long time.…

When it's time to get a mortgage, there are any number of places you can shop: Credit unions, online lenders…

If you're reading this article, there's a good chance you already buy almost everything for your house at Costco —…

It's been well known in real estate circles for years that location is supremely important when it comes to buying…

Wondering where you should set the cap on your housing expenses? Money expert Clark Howard has new advice that's been…

If you choose to buy a home with little or no money down, there's an additional expense you'll have to…

Long-time followers of money expert Clark Howard know that he is not a fan of reverse mortgages. What is a…

If you're a homeowner who's fed up with paying private mortgage insurance, also known as PMI, there's an unusual opportunity…

Shopping for your first home? Here are some key pointers to keep in mind as you undertake the process of…

After nearly bottoming out about a decade ago, home prices are again on the upswing around the United States. Attesting…

Could we be seeing warning signs of a new housing crisis in the making? A disturbing new report from mortgage-data…

If you're a homeowner, you probably received an amortization schedule during the closing process, but have you looked at it…

Kim Anderson approached her husband one day with an idea that caught him by surprise: "Why don't we just pay…

The average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage rose above 4% for the first time since May 2017, according to the latest Freddie…

In the wake of the damage and disruptions caused in Texas, Florida and other parts of the Deep South by…

When purchasing a home, shopping for the lowest mortgage rates is an essential strategy that can save you thousands of…

You can get insurance on almost anything — computers, phones, trips, your identity, your credit, your pets — and even…

You've got a solid relationship and you're ready to take it to the next step—applying for a joint mortgage. In…

If you have a variable-rate mortgage, money expert Clark Howard says now may be the time to refinance into a…