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10 Types of Mortgage Lenders in 2026: How to Choose in a Market Where Nonbanks Now Dominate

10 Types of Mortgage Lenders in 2026: How to Choose in a Market Where Nonbanks Now Dominate

The mortgage lender landscape is not the one your parents bought a home in Twenty years ago, the bank branch...

Jul 17, 2026|8 min read
20 Types of Houses to Know in 2026: What Each One Means for Your Mortgage

20 Types of Houses to Know in 2026: What Each One Means for Your Mortgage

Why Property Type Matters Before You Sign Anything There are a lot of ways to live in a house. Single-family...

Jul 21, 2026|9 min read
Title Insurance Explained: What It Covers, How Much It Costs, and Why Lenders Require It in 2026

Title Insurance Explained: What It Covers, How Much It Costs, and Why Lenders Require It in 2026

What Title Insurance Actually Protects Against When they sit down at the closing table, look at a line item for...

Jul 17, 2026|9 min read
Title Insurance Costs in 2026: 12 Things Buyers Need to Know Before You Close

Title Insurance Costs in 2026: 12 Things Buyers Need to Know Before You Close

Understanding Title Insurance: What Home Buyers Actually Get for Their Money From a business point of view, title insurance is...

Jul 23, 2026|5 min read
8 Things to Know Before Buying a House With Foundation Issues

8 Things to Know Before Buying a House With Foundation Issues

Every borrower situation is different, and "foundation issues" can mean a lot of things. Some of those things are routine...

Jul 21, 2026|7 min read
7 Things to Know Before Buying a House From Your Parents or Family

7 Things to Know Before Buying a House From Your Parents or Family

Why Buying From Family Is More Common, and More Involved, Than People Expect Buying a house from your parents or...

Jul 23, 2026|7 min read
7 Things to Know About Mortgage Preapproval and Your Credit Score in 2026

7 Things to Know About Mortgage Preapproval and Your Credit Score in 2026

Look, I've been doing this since I was 18. Someone recruited me to the mortgage industry while I was serving...

Jul 23, 2026|3 min read
7 Things to Know About Family Opportunity Mortgages in 2026

7 Things to Know About Family Opportunity Mortgages in 2026

Understanding Family Opportunity Mortgages: What Makes Them Different I was talking to a borrower last week whose mother needed to...

Jul 21, 2026|5 min read
The Ultimate Home Inspection Checklist for 2026: What Every Buyer Needs to Know

The Ultimate Home Inspection Checklist for 2026: What Every Buyer Needs to Know

You've found the house. Love the neighborhood. Price seems right. After working with thousands of home buyers, I've learned that...

Jul 21, 2026|8 min read