HomeLend Mortgage Blog

We don’t expect you to know everything there is to know about buying a home. We provide you with expert service for a reason! Feel free to explore our blog to find some quick answers to all your home loan-related questions.

Understanding the Rate Lock and Protecting Your Interest Rate

Single-Family Home Building Trends: Market Shares and Regional Impacts on Homebuyers

Importance of a Pre-Approval letter

5 Types of Closing Costs for a Home Purchase

Make Your Offer Stronger By Doing These 4 Things

Military Appreciation Month & VA Loans  

Understanding Today’s Housing Market: Supply & Demand 

Shopping for a Mortgage: Best Practices

Market Impact of Russia’s Conflict in Ukraine

Hack Your Home Search With a Pre-Approval

Credit Education Basics

Merging Your Finances with Your Significant Other

How Much Home Can I Afford?

Black Americans and the Housing Market

The Fed, Inflation, and Increasing Interest Rates

5 Data Privacy Tips

Rate Increase Coming Soon to Second Home and High Balance Loans

A Guide to Year End Tax Prep

Conforming Loan Limits are Increasing

Tax Exemption Amounts Increase for 2022

High Balance Loans

Discrete Fall Décor Ideas

Fannie Mae Changes Helping More Renters Turn into Homeowners

How to Buy a House in 2021

Staging a Home Increased Offered Prices, Cut Marketing Time

Top 10 Important Items Regarding Your Loan Process

5 Kitchen Design Ideas to Increase Resale Value

5 Tax Perks for Homeowners

Move or Remodel?

Post-Holiday Credit Score Rehab

Holiday Spending Tips

Mortgage Rate Lock Basics

Mistakes to Avoid Before Applying for a Mortgage

Cost Effective, Trendy Fall Decor

Building a Home

Self-Employed Borrowers

4 Simple Workflow-Enhancing Tips

Before Forbearance, Try This

Forbearance Period Ending - What's Next?

Understanding the Closing Disclosure

What’s the Benefit of a Cash Out Refinance?

Can I Still Move During COVID19?

Closing on a Mortgage During COVID-19

Will I Be Getting a Stimulus Check?

Choose to Reuse: 5 Sustainable Tips for Earth Day

Spring Cleaning Hit List for a Healthy Home

The Fed's Mortgage Backed Securities Purchases

How the Fed Rate Cuts Affect Mortgage Rates

Pros and Cons of Using a Realtor

How to Budget for a Move

The First Big Move

Simple Ways to Cut Heating Costs at Home

Non-Traditional Loans

Conventional Loans

Debt-To-Income

3 Reasons Your Home Insurance May Need An Update

Your Final Walk-Through To-Do List

7 Things to Ask Your Agent

What Happens During a Home Inspection?

Pros & Cons of Paying Off a Mortgage Early

Tips for Creating a Pet-Friendly Home

4 Ideas to Teach Your Children About Finances

A House is Possible, Even if You Have Student Debt

3 Ways to Build Equity in Your Home

Creative Ways to Source a Down Payment

FHA Loans

Your Home Loan Options Made Simple

Credit Utilization Rate

Private Mortgage Insurance (PMI)

What are Points?

Annual Percentage Rate (APR)

Jumbo Loans

Adjustable Rate Mortgages

Fixed-Rate Mortgage

Budgeting for a Future Home Purchase

Which Improvement Projects Pay Off?