How to Shop for a Mortgage: A Home Buyer’s Guide to the Right Type of Loan

Mortgage rates, fees, and terms vary by lender, even for the same loan on the same house. Comparing offers from more than one lender, often called rate shopping, is one of the most effective ways a buyer can lower the total cost of a mortgage. Rate shopping means requesting a mortgage offer from mor

Miami Man Gets Prison for Posing as Elderly Woman’s Son To Steal Her Home

A Miami man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after scheming to exploit a 94-year-old woman out of her home. On Aug. 26, Alejandro Diaz Torriente, 67, was found guilty of the financial exploitation of a 94-year-old woman and sentenced to 20 years in prison followed by 10 years of probation, a

Data Center Developer Leans On Kentucky Law Meant To Promote Housing Development

A data center operator in Kentucky hopes to block a legal challenge from area homeowners using a new law designed to fast-track housing developments, highlighting the unintended consequences of housing policy shifts.  The conflict stems from a 200-acre data center campus that developer TenKey LandCo

Dennis Quaid Reveals Why He Ditched Hollywood for Tennessee—Months After Listing $5.2 Million L.A. Home

"The Parent Trap" actor Dennis Quaid has lifted the lid on his life in Tennessee after trading Hollywood for Nashville six years ago—months after listing his $5.2 million California home. Quaid, 72, who hails from Texas, relocated from Los Angeles to Music City with his wife, Laura Savoie, 33, in 20