Deborah Kearns

Press release copy (particularly executive quotes) writing/editing work for FAM.

The changing landscape caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, coupled with a new freedom to work from home, has led to some speculation that people will migrate en masse from cities to less expensive and less dense towns.
But are people really leaving big cities for smaller towns? A new study from LendingTree compared migration data from 2019 and 2020 to find out.
Specifically, LendingTree looked at the share of homeowners who lived in one of the nation’s 50 largest cities and moved to a new home i...

For many home sellers, the most anxiety-inducing part of the home-selling process is trying to simultaneously sell their current place while buying their next dream home.
That’s according to findings from a new survey commissioned by LendingTree, which also found that sellers are planning to spend an average of more than $10,000 on repairs and upgrades to sell their home.
Key findings
The No. 1 stressor for nearly one-third (29%) of home sellers is buying and selling a home at the same time.
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Signing a rental lease agreement for the first time can be exciting. However, interpreting these legally binding contracts can be slightly confusing, and what you don’t know can come back to bite you later.
What is a rental lease agreement?
A rental lease agreement is a contract between a landlord and a tenant...

When you buy a home, one of the biggest up-front expenses is the down payment. Not to be confused with closing costs, the down payment is the portion of the purchase price that you pay upfront at closing. Generally, if you put less money down on a home at closing, you’ll pay more in fees and interest over the loan’s lifetime (and vice versa).

Buying your first home can be an exciting and nerve-wracking experience. You not only have to find the right place, but you also have to find the right mortgage. With low inventory in many local markets and rising home prices nationwide, finding an affordable home can be a challenge.

As home prices rise and inventory of smaller, more affordable homes dwindles, baby boomers are facing a growing crisis: age in place or downsize (if they can afford it).

It's a sobering statistic: 64% of women have no back-up plan if they're forced to retire early, according to a Transamerica study1. An unexpected early retirement can create major challenges for women if they're not prepared. To avoid this dilemma, here are four strategies to help.

Real estate moves fast, and how quickly you respond to prospective clients can make or break your chances of getting their business. Mortgage lenders, on the other hand, have a captive audience and don’t always feel the same urgency. At Quicken Loans, though, that’s not the case.

MyCar EV is a fully electric golf cart
As a young entrepreneur, Alex Maz believes in the power of failure. The faster you fail, the faster you get to a winning idea that breeds lasting success, he believes. The 31-year-old Toronto native has applied that strategy to his own career. That’s led him to merge his marketing know-how and passion for green technology to design a fully electric golf cart called MyCar EV. As CEO and co-founder of MyCar EV, Maz is eager to show consumers what this tiny...

In the daily hustle and bustle that is life, being prepared for our demise isn't usually a top priority. But what if you fall gravely ill or die unexpectedly? Here are experts tips on what documents you need to gather before it's too late, and what happens without them.

Before we get into the changes Fannie Mae recently made to its debt-to-income ratio limit, let’s review what a debt-to-income ratio is.