A home purchase is often one of the largest financial decisions a household can make. As dogs, cats, and other creatures have become an integral part of Americans’ daily lives-especially

What a difference a year makes. One year ago this week, the 30-year fixed mortgage rate sank to its lowest level in history. This week, fixed mortgage rates followed long-term

Welcome to 2022. We made it. Anyone else happy to wave goodbye to 2021? Have you started on your New Year’s Resolutions, or are you like me and don’t have

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from the Fountain Mortgage family to yours! This weekly Sponsored Column is written by Fountain Mortgage. Located in Prairie Village, Fountain Mortgage is dedicated to

It’s that time of year again- the season of giving where many of us splurge, going overboard buying gifts for family and friends. But what about yourself? Be a little

By Charity Ohlund As behemoth companies continue to dominate how we buy everything from mobile phone service and cable tv to where we shop online for, well, just about anything,

If you’re a traditionalist, you probably will not agree with this post. I say that because I’ve touched on today’s topic before, and the comments I received were mostly in

When people sell and then buy a home, they tend to settle into auto-pilot regarding the net profits they made from the sale. What I mean by this is that

It’s a mathematical fact that parents know what’s best for their children 99.8 percent of the time. I’ve finally figured that out by being a parent to my wonderful monsters

Many of us are related to or friends with veterans and have probably expressed some sort of gratitude during the past few days in giving thanks to them.  I spent

This time of year is usually very busy. Holiday parties, shopping, visiting with family, traveling, etc. – it all can be quite a blur. A fun blur, of course. It

The rise of home values mostly benefited homeowners and sellers in 2020. In 2021-2022 buyers are catching a break as well with conforming loan limits being increased. Between 2019 –

Halloween is nearly here! That means television networks think it’s a good idea to play scary movie trailers during the late afternoon football games on Sundays. My kids are afraid

We’re excited to announce that Fountain Mortgage was awarded as an honoree of the Kansas City Business Journal’s Champions of Business this month. Our company is one of 17 local

A homeowner association (HOA) is typically a nonprofit corporation within a community of housing. Most HOAs exist in planned multi-unit community projects such as condominiums and town homes or in