Family feeling: Sue Alcock is glad to have got her daughter Emma and son-in-law Jason on the housing ladder Credit: Alessandra Spairani University lecturer Sue Alcock, 50, released equity in a property to help her daughter purchase a house Getting on to the housing ladder can be tricky – particularly when lots of your money is going on rent in the meantime. That is why Sue Alcock, 50, from […]
An excellent credit score is anything above 800, according Fair Isaac Corp.’s FICO model. A recent LendingTree analysis revealed what the finances of people with credit scores of at least 801 look like. People with excellent credit have an average of nine open accounts, a credit limit around $71,000, a credit utilization rate under […]
Beazer Homes USA is working to encourage competition among its approved lenders in order to help control upward pressure on home prices and lending rates that could slow sales. “We realize that affordability is a major concern,” President and CEO Allan Merrill said during the company’s earnings call for its […]
Is homeownership romantic? Or a business decision? Should you buy a home with someone you’re not married to? That question means different things to different people. Perhaps you’ve already set the date for your wedding. Or you might never want to marry. Or maybe you have no romantic attachment at […]
