Buying your first home can be intimidating, so we asked real people to share their new homeowner tips. Find out their strategies to ace the homebuying process.

In this episode of Money Smarts, a podcast of Summit Credit Union, we're talking with an experienced mortgage lending officer about how to simplify the home buying process and other common home buying questions.

Thinking about swapping your current house for a different one? Then it’s important to know just how much money you can actually borrow — especially if your hunt is happening in a hot market. Follow these four steps if you're considering a new mortgage.

Some say avocado toast is holding young people back from becoming homeowners, but, of course, it’s not that simple. There are many factors that go into the decision to buy a home. Finances, timing, the real estate market and the economy, to name a few. 

Like to save money?

We thought so! And here’s a way to save big that you might not know about: pay a little extra on your mortgage each year.