Tech Trends: Smart Buyer’s Reps Know about Smart Homes

Smart-home technology is shifting into high gear. By all accounts, 2016 will be the tipping point for consumer interest and adoption, nearly five years ahead of experts’ original projections. For example, a recent Coldwell Banker Real Estate survey found almost half (45 percent) of all Americans either own smart-home technology or plan to invest in […]

Report: Americans Spending Nearly Five Hours a Day on Smartphones

Americans are now spending an average of 4.7 hours a day on their smart phones – more than their counterparts in at least 11 countries around the world – according to a new monthly report from Informate Mobile Intelligence, which tracks and measures consumer use of smartphones in 12 countries. Each edition of the monthly […]

Smart Home Technology: What You’re Missing

Not every home on the block has a thermostat that can be remotely controlled by a smart phone…Yet! Although still a growing trend, adding these relatively inexpensive technologies to enhance your home’s “smarts” has the potential to increase your monthly savings, help ensure safety and can boost your home’s re-sale value. A recent survey from […]

Your Facebook Friends May Affect Your Credit Score

From FICO to Facebook, some lending institutions are turning to social media to assess your credit score. If you have a tough time accessing credit or don’t have a credit score, you should take into account that a number of lending companies are using your online activity as an indicator of your creditworthiness. But the […]

Your Facebook Friends May Affect Your Credit Score

From FICO to Facebook, some lending institutions are turning to social media to assess your credit score. If you have a tough time accessing credit or don’t have a credit score, you should take into account that a number of lending companies are using your online activity as an indicator of your creditworthiness. But the […]

Your Facebook Friends May Affect Your Credit Score

From FICO to Facebook, some lending institutions are turning to social media to assess your credit score. If you have a tough time accessing credit or don’t have a credit score, you should take into account that a number of lending companies are using your online activity as an indicator of your creditworthiness. But the […]

Freddie Mac CreditSmart® Online Tutorial Helps Prepare Future Borrowers for Homeownership

Freddie Mac recently announced a free, online CreditSmart(R) tutorial  to provide working families and new or inexperienced borrowers with basic sound information about building savings, personal credit, and making wise financial choices. CreditSmart is a comprehensive, multilingual financial education curriculum that has reached more than three million consumers in 44 states through lenders, churches, schools […]

Freddie Mac CreditSmart® Online Tutorial Helps Prepare Future Borrowers for Homeownership

Freddie Mac recently announced a free, online CreditSmart(R) tutorial  to provide working families and new or inexperienced borrowers with basic sound information about building savings, personal credit, and making wise financial choices. CreditSmart is a comprehensive, multilingual financial education curriculum that has reached more than three million consumers in 44 states through lenders, churches, schools […]

Freddie Mac CreditSmart® Online Tutorial Helps Prepare Future Borrowers for Homeownership

Freddie Mac recently announced a free, online CreditSmart(R) tutorial  to provide working families and new or inexperienced borrowers with basic sound information about building savings, personal credit, and making wise financial choices. CreditSmart is a comprehensive, multilingual financial education curriculum that has reached more than three million consumers in 44 states through lenders, churches, schools […]