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Contractors installing solar panels on a residential home.

Does Your Home Improvement Project Qualify for Tax Credits? Does Your Home Improvement Project Qualify for Tax Credits?

By Sandi Schwartz

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Contracting the Contractors Contracting the Contractors

How Does a Home Equity Loan Work

Solved! How Does a Home Equity Loan Work? Solved! How Does a Home Equity Loan Work?

By Meghan Wentland, Evelyn Auer, Catherine Hiles

A couple is seen embracing in front of a beige house.

Ready to Build the House of Your Dreams? Here’s How to Finance the Project in 12 Steps Ready to Build the House of Your Dreams? Here’s How to Finance the Project in 12 Steps

By Tara Seboldt

Workers are installing a new roof on a clear day.

10 Smart Financing Options That Can Help You Pay for a New Roof 10 Smart Financing Options That Can Help You Pay for a New Roof

By Katie Ziraldo

A-woman-looks-at-a-tablet-while-a-man-holds-a-baby-in-the-background-of-a-house-during-repairs.

Where to Find Grants and Forgivable Home Improvement Loans and Who Qualifies Where to Find Grants and Forgivable Home Improvement Loans and Who Qualifies

By Savannah Sher

A grandfather, father, and son moving into a new home.

5 Home Ownership Expenses That Are Tax Deductible—and 5 That Aren’t 5 Home Ownership Expenses That Are Tax Deductible—and 5 That Aren’t

By Tony Carrick

A person using a thermal imaging camera to check for heat loss around the window of a residential home.

The Best Way to Maximize Your Tax Refund? By Investing in These Home Improvement Projects The Best Way to Maximize Your Tax Refund? By Investing in These Home Improvement Projects

By Tony Carrick

How to Pay for Home Renovations

Money Matters: 6 Ways You Can Pay for Your Home Renovation Without Breaking the Bank Money Matters: 6 Ways You Can Pay for Your Home Renovation Without Breaking the Bank

By Meghan Wentland

The Worst Money Mistakes Homeowners Ever Make

The Worst Money Mistakes Homeowners Ever Make The Worst Money Mistakes Homeowners Ever Make

By Michelle Ullman

10 Home Depot Shopping Secrets Only the Savviest DIYers Know About

10 Home Depot Shopping Secrets Only the Savviest DIYers Know About 10 Home Depot Shopping Secrets Only the Savviest DIYers Know About

By Rachel Brougham

16 Things Thrifty People Never Buy

16 Things Thrifty People Never Buy 16 Things Thrifty People Never Buy

By Debbie Wolfe

Be Your Own General Contractor

Being Your Own General Contractor Being Your Own General Contractor

Where Utility Bills Are Highest (and Lowest) in the United States

Where Utility Bills Are Highest (and Lowest) in the United States Where Utility Bills Are Highest (and Lowest) in the United States

By Steph Coelho

30 Things to Remember When on the Hunt for a New Home

30 Things to Remember When on the Hunt for a New Home 30 Things to Remember When on the Hunt for a New Home

By Manasa Reddigari

8 Things New Homeowners Waste Money On

8 Things New Homeowners Waste Money On 8 Things New Homeowners Waste Money On

By Donna Boyle Schwartz