What is a conforming loan?
Ask the Expert What is a conforming loan? A conforming loan is one that conforms to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac guidelines. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are…
Month: November 2017
Negotiation: Tips for buyers and sellers
At the most basic level, home sellers and buyers want the same thing: A good price and a smooth deal. But between price and smooth, there is a lot of…
How to find a worthy charity
When it comes to helping people in need across the world, everyone would agree that charities play a prominent role in ensuring that money makes it to the…
The toast: How to find the right words and say them with style
Whether you’re the best man toasting the bride and groom or taking your turn to toast the new year, the stage is yours. Make the most of it. First, here’s…
Bringing water to rural Africa
A British startup is attempting to do what billions of dollars and dozens of donors have not: Bring a reliable source of water to rural sub-saharan…
Smart Textiles: Even your shirt will be online
Clothing usually revolves around either extreme utility or fashion and the recent introduction of smart textiles hopes to help improve both of those…
Drones might be the next medical transporter
From breathtaking videos to Amazon deliveries, people have been finding more and more uses for drones. Because they are small, unmanned, and able to cover…
The return of the Polaroid
Camera phones have incredible quality but you don’t get the photos instantly on paper. To get that, you have to go retro. Polaroid and its 1977 OneStep,…
Born November 2, 1734 Remembering Daniel Boone, explorer
The late-1700s was a time of conflict and the clash of civilizations. In the east, the American Revolution occupied colonists and, at the same time, some…
Turn left at the hen house; Imagine living without an address
We take for granted the orderly grid of streets and signs and numbers that locate us in the world. But what if there were no addresses? You could get…