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Generally, a certificate of deposit (CD) comes with a built-in deadline. It’s the day your funds become available again, known as the CD maturity date. What happens on and after that date depends on the decisions you make, and sometimes how quickly you make them.

If you have a CD approaching its maturity date, now is a good time to get familiar with the process. Unders...


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Accessibility updates, like widening a doorway, adding a curbless shower, or installing a stair lift, can add up in cost fast. For some homeowners, the equity they have built in their home may be able to help support the costs of those projects.

If that is where you are right now, it helps to understand what home equity is, how it can be used to pay for these kinds of ...


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If your construction loan has closed and your funds are set to release in stages, you’ve probably already run into the term construction loan inspection somewhere in your paperwork or a conversation with your builder.

It tends to show up alongside words like “draw” and “disbursement,” and it’s easy to assume it works the same way as the home inspection you’d get on a r...


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Four years of dormitory fees or off-campus rent adds up, and plenty of parents run that math long before move-in day. If your family is in a position to consider a different route, buying a house for your college student might be on the table.

But before you start touring properties near campus, it helps to understand how the property’s intended use, the financing rule...


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Selling a home while a home equity line of credit (HELOC) is still open raises a practical question: where does that balance go, and can the sale even close with a lien like that on the title? Technically, yes, you can sell a house with a HELOC. The process is more straightforward than it might seem once you understand how the payoff fits into closing.

Here is what hap...


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