Do you have refinance envy? Come on, you can admit it. You've been at an event or to church or having lunch with co-workers and someone brags about the interest rate she just got when refinancing her mortgage.

Meet Army Major J.T. Edwards and his wife Melissa. The Edwards bought their first home near Fort Campbell, Kentucky, in 2006, just as the housing market in the region showed signs of deteriorating.

The real estate crisis has turned many military homeowners into reluctant long-distance landlords, but having a tenant cover your monthly mortgage payment can yield long-term dividends.

When you buy a house to call home, you expect to pay for it without any financial difficulties. You never imagine, as you sign on the dotted line of ownership, that you could one day lose that house or even your job because of financial difficulties related to credit use and abuse.

If you're like many homeowners, the tumultuous events of the past few years have left you wondering: What's my home worth today?

October is National Fire Safety Month, a good time to remember how smoke alarms can protect you.

Home ownership is dream many of us have, including those still in uniform and transitioning out of it. Whether you are looking to buy the right house for right now or you are contemplating your “forever” home, you’ll need to be worthy…credit worthy, that is.