Refinancing
News, insights and expert analysis on refinancing from the team at Kiplinger.
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Making Next Year's Taxes Less Painfultaxes With 2016 taxes in the rearview mirror, it's time to take stock of some missed opportunities for next year that could save you money and headaches.
By Meg Bartelt, MSFP, CFP®
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5 Action Strategies for Financial Independenceretirement Even those close to retirement can make a few simple moves to secure their futures. From HSAs to creative mortgage-payoff plans, every little bit helps.
By Brad Rosley, CFP
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10 Great Tiny Homes for Retireeshome For retirees looking to undergo extreme downsizing, a tiny home might be the answer.
By Andrea Browne Taylor
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7 Habits of People With Excellent Credit Scorescredit score Want to improve your credit score?
By Lisa Gerstner
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Mortgage Interest Tax Deductions May Get Extra Scrutiny This Yeartaxes A newly designed Form 1098 gives the IRS more information, so be prepared to defend your deduction.
By Charles Benway, CPA, CFP
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The Outlook for Mortgages, 2017real estate Mortgage credit remains tight with the best rates available only to those with stellar credit scores.
By Patricia Mertz Esswein
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When to Get Private Mortgage Insurance Droppedreal estate PMI must be cancelled automatically when the loan’s balance reaches 78% of the home’s original value, but you may be able to drop it sooner.
By Kimberly Lankford
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It Just Got a Bit Easier to Buy a Higher-Priced Homereal estate The limits on conforming home loans have risen for the first time in 10 years.
By Patricia Mertz Esswein
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How Home Buyers Can Tap an IRA Penalty FreeIRAs You can withdraw money from your retirement savings to pay for a house, but the rules are different for Roth and traditional IRAs.
By Kimberly Lankford
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