Consumer Research
Buying or Selling a Car
- Autocheck
- Used Car History
- AutoTrader
- Research & Compare Automobiles
- CarFax
- Used car history & VIN search
- Edmund's Automobile Price Guide
- Fuel Economy Guide to New & Used Vehicles
- Kelley Blue Book Automobile Price Guide
- NADA Used Car Guide
Buying a House
- Find a Realtor
- HUD Homes
- Breaks down the home-buying process into nine steps. Each step offers links to worksheets and resources. Dedicated home buying guides for each state are available.
- Texas State Affordable Housing Corporation
- Must meet certain eligibility requirements.
- 995Hope's Worksheets and Guides
- 995Hope and its parent company, GreenPath, are national nonprofits focused on sustainable home ownership for buyers. The worksheets on budgeting and aligning priorities may be helpful.
- Federal Housing Finance Agency - Homeowners & Homebuyers
- An independent regulatory agency (FHFA) that oversees the secondary mortgage market and offers mortgage assistance and mortgage education.
Credit Report
- Annual Credit Report (Free)
Insurance
- Texas Department of Insurance
- Offers a wealth of consumer information, in both English and Spanish, including price comparisons of insurance companies, complaint records and forms, and many other resources.
Buying Other Products
- Consumer Search
- This for-profit site "reviews the reviewers", allowing you to see who has done the best job giving consumer information about a product.
- Consumer Reports or Consumer Reports Buying Guide via MasterFILE Complete in the TexShare Databases. An Allen Public Library card is needed for access.