Brenda's Blog

Do your homework. Housing advocates say the reason many homeowners end up in unaffordable loans is that they either did not understand the terms of their loans. Call your lender while your head is still above water. If your credit has already tanked, you will lose negotiating power.  Open all mai...

This is the first home Jenkins owns, and it comes from Cape Fear Habitat for Humanity, the New Hanover County affiliate of the Christian housing ministry. The international nonprofit provides volunteers, building materials and affordable mortgages for those making 30 to 60 percent of the area's m...