Real Estate

6 Tips for Renovating Your Home Without Getting Ripped Off

By Beth Braverman

Follow these steps to make sure that you’re not spending more than you need to on your home improvement projects.
The Risk That’s Growing Once Again in the Housing Market

By Diana Olick, CNBC

Homebuyers are increasingly opting to put less money down when purchasing their homes, increasing their risk should the housing market, and specifically home prices, falter yet again.
Would Trump Take Away Your Mortgage Interest Deduction?

By Rob Garver

In the complicated world of federal tax expenditures, there is perhaps no provision more loved by its beneficiaries and more hated by academic economists than the mortgage interest deduction. For...
The Most Expensive College Town in America

By Beth Braverman

Living off-campus has long been seen as a way to save money on college expenses, but it’s getting a lot harder to find a deal. Here’s the most expensive college town for off-campus rents.
Big Profits Are Back for Home Sellers

By Beth Braverman

As a lack of inventory pushes home prices to record highs, sellers who put their homes on the market are making more money than at any point since the real estate bubble burst ten years ago.

The Biggest Regret for Homebuyers

By Ester Bloom, CNBC

Maybe you should think twice about that tiny house. More than half of all buyers have regrets about their purchase of a home, Trulia reports , and the No. 1 mistake buyers feel like they made is...
Here’s the Biggest Problem Facing Homebuyers Today

By Beth Braverman

Even as more homebuyers attain financial security and strong enough credit to qualify for a loan, they’re being shut out because of a dearth of homes of sale in many markets.
In the Market for a New Home? What to Look for at an Open House

By Beth Braverman

You can learn a lot spending a Sunday afternoon touring homes, whether you’re ready to make an offer or just trying to get a feel for the market.
15 DIY Projects to Make Your First House Feel Like Home

By Beth Braverman

If you’re like most first-time homebuyers, you’ve stretched your funds as far as they’ll comfortably go in order to purchase your new pad. Even if you don’t have much in the way of a renovation...
6 Tips for Getting the Best Deal on a Mortgage

By Beth Braverman

With the spring housing market in full swing, prospective buyers are battling rising prices and tight inventory. Still, it’s not all bad news for today’s buyers.

How to Get the Best Deal When Buying a Home in the Winter

By Janna Herron

If you can ignore the freezing temperatures, snow-covered walkways and gray skies, you might find that winter is a great time to buy a home—and score a deal. That’s because many would-be buyers put...
How a Government Data Blunder Made the Economy Look Worse

By Janna Herron

Big revisions to construction spending estimates from the government may mean that the economy was chugging along better than originally thought in 2014 and 2015. It could even merit an upward...
Mortgage Rates Edge Higher, Signaling What’s to Come in 2016

By Janna Herron

The rate on the most common mortgage ended the year higher than in 2014, only the third time the rate has increased year-over-year in the past decade. The trend of higher rates is expected to...
Is It Time to Eliminate the Retirement Age?

By Michael Hodin, The Fiscal Times

AARP recently released the newest installment of its livability index , a statistical take on which U.S. cities promote the good life for the silver-haired. The index does a good job of providing...
The Fed Just Raised Rates. Here’s What It Means for Your Money

By Janna Herron

Seven years after dropping it to zero, the Federal Reserve finally increased a key benchmark rate that affects interest rates on consumer and business loans. The central bank voted to raise the...

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