Buying & Selling a Home

These moves helped me sell my house before actually putting up a "For Sale" sign.

Understand the advantages and disadvantages of ordering your new home from a factory.

Prefabricated homes have come a long way since the days when modular meant mobile to home buyers. Today, buyers can find a wide selection -- from studio ...

A weekly look at personal finance tips and insights others are offering.

Mortgages won't be harder to get, but they could cost more.

Single and fabulous? It'll cost you. We know you can rock your bachelor(ette) lifestyle anywhere and on any income. But let's be real: Playing the field ...

A weekly look at personal finance tips and insights others are offering.

This Arizona businessman moved to North Dakota to capitalize on the oil-shale bonanza and resurrect his finances.

You can't keep marginal rates low if you allow deductions for such items as mortgage interest.

Companies of all stripes woo investors by becoming real estate investment trusts.

Invest in stocks, your career and even your love life. Our ideas are designed to pay dividends.

Shaky economies have led to steep price drops on vacation homes. Note to potential buyers: It's complicated.

You can cut your payment, but it won't be easy.

The picture should brighten as the "clouds of fiscal uncertainty" begin to part later in 2013.

According to Washington, D.C.'s Julianne Waesche, life as a "live-aboard" has its challenges, but it works for those who crave something different. And it can be cheap.

Despite improvement in the housing market, mortgage lenders are still wary.

At last, most indicators point to a genuine recovery in the housing market.

We help you target the best and avoid the worst.

If you have at least 20% equity in your house and good credit, you're a prime candidate.

A weekly look at personal finance tips and insights others are offering.

Like the economy as a whole, the commercial real estate market will strengthen over the coming year.

Follow these tips to help your parents avoid becoming victims.

If you share housing costs, can you split the tax breaks?

Before signing on the dotted line, find out exactly what you might be getting yourself into.

Thinking about selling your condo? Follow these tips to help make your property more appealing to potential buyers.

Prices in many markets are going up, but getting a mortgage is no sure thing.

Follow these tips to get the highest possible valuation for your home.

Even though the storm is just a few days away, you can still take some steps to prepare in advance.

Considering living with your significant other? Make sure you’re both on the same page financially before signing on the dotted line.

Here's what sellers and buyers can do if a home is valued lower than the price they agreed on in a contract.

It can be worth while if your current rate is 5% or higher.

You might be better off withdrawing money from an IRA instead.

Condo owners were hit hard when the housing bubble burst in 2006 (property values decreased an average of 41%). Now the housing market is starting to rebound, ...

Buyers are back, building is up -- and housing is poised to add to the economy instead of pulling it down.

Keep your eyes on the prize. A new house or family may compete for your retirement savings.

A rash of local bankruptcies is raising questions about the safety of tax-free bonds.

Baby boomers have more choices in today's reverse mortgage market, but younger borrowers need to carefully do their homework before taking a loan.

Our solutions to 16 financial problems that tie you in knots.

To find a place, you need big bucks, clean credit and quick reflexes.

No man is an island, wrote poet John Donne. But what man -- or woman -- hasn’t dreamed of owning one? The allure of owning an island recently captured ...

As part of our annual Best Cities feature, here's a look at the top five metropolitan areas for mid-career professionals.

As part of our annual Best Cities feature, here's a look at the top five metropolitan areas for your second act.

As part of our annual Best Cities feature, here's a look at the top five metropolitan areas for retirees.

As part of our annual Best Cities feature, here's a look at the top five metropolitan areas for families.

As part of our annual Best Cities feature, here's a look at the top five metropolitan areas for young adults.

Find out whether you'll have to pay this new surtax and learn strategies for minimizing it.

For those who've hit retirement age, but aren't quite ready to call it quits, living in a city with quality jobs is important. In addition to employment, ...

For growing families in search of a place to call home, finding an area that has a top-notch education system, safe neighborhoods and a low cost of living ...

Dozens of bases, each interwoven into local economies, are on the cutting block

Some cities are better suited to mid-career workers than to retirees, and some appeal to recent grads more than to families. That's why we picked five ...