Becoming a Homeowner
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Home Buyers, What $300,000 Buys in 21 Big Cities Across the U.S.real estate The national median sales price for existing single-family homes hit $269,000 in the second quarter of this year, according to the National Association of Realtors.
By Andrea Browne Taylor
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Capitalbusiness In a rapidly gentrifying London neighborhood, owning property “was like being in the casino in which you were guaranteed to be a winner.” Still, the house-rich homeowners are unsettled.
By Sandra Block
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Holiday Disasters: What Does Homeowners Insurance Cover?insurance If you've ever watched "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation," you probably laughed as one disaster after another wreaked havoc on the Griswold family's holiday.
By the editors of Kiplinger's Personal Finance
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Home Buying for Dummiesreal estate This book was a big help to me as a first-time home buyer in my early 30s a few years ago.
By Andrea Browne Taylor
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What You Need to Know About Homeowners Insurance in Hurricane-Prone Statesreal estate Policies can be prohibitively expensive in areas susceptible to hurricanes, but home buyers can take steps to make sure they’re not overwhelmed by the premiums.
By Kimberly Lankford
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Deducting Mortgage Interest on a Vacation Homehome You may be able to write off all mortgage interest on a second home if you’re not renting it out for extended periods.
By Kimberly Lankford
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Ways to Protect Borrowers From Predatory Home Lendingreal estate Land contracts drain low-income communities of resources.
By Knight Kiplinger
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3 Cities You Probably Can't Afford to Live InFeature High cost of living puts these places out of reach for most would-be homebuyers and renters.
By Dan Burrows
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10 Great Tiny Homes for Retireeshome For retirees looking to undergo extreme downsizing, a tiny home might be the answer.
By Andrea Browne Taylor
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