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.

Here’s Another Sign of How Hot the Housing Market Is

By Janna Herron

The number of people trying to flip homes is at the highest level in nine years, and they are increasingly using mortgages—rather than cash—to finance their investment. A total of 39,775 investors—...
How to Finance the Construction of a Tiny Home

By Deborah Kearns, NerdWallet

Like many recent college graduates, Ryan Mitchell was quickly overwhelmed by crushing student loan debt and the fact that half of his income was going straight to rent and utilities. Owning his own...
Why You Should Think Twice Before Buying a Fixer-Upper Home

By Beth Braverman

Some cash-strapped home buyers think they can save money on a house by getting a discount on a fixer-upper and using the savings for renovations. However, the savings on a fixer-upper may not cover...
An Obscure, Outrageous Reason Your Property Taxes Are So High

By Marc Joffe

In many parts of the country, they supply our water, fight our fires and help us get to work, but "special districts" are a form of government that receives very little attention. The lack of media...
How to Prevent the Next Housing Crisis

By Staff KnowledgeWharton

Even as the world contends with the most recent political-economic upheavals, from the aftermath of Brexit to mass migration, unfinished work remains from the 2008 global financial crisis. If left...

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