Turning Green Into Gold With Lawn Care

A beautiful lawn can add serious value to your home, increasing your home's price by 5%. Landscaping improvements often offer 100% or more ROI.

Homebuyer Optimism Increases in July

Housing sentiment inched up as Fannie Mae’s index rose to 71.8. Job loss fears fell, home price and mortgage rate outlooks improved, but buying conditions declined.

Mortgage Rates at Lowest Level in Months

Rates on 30-year mortgages fell to 6.63%, the lowest since April, from 6.72% last week, while 15-year rates dropped to 5.75% from 5.85%.

Hurricane Forecasts Hold Steady

Experts still expect a busier-than-usual hurricane season, though they're less certain about the outlook. Warm ocean waters could lead to more storms ahead.