Each year, like clockwork, Uncle Sam calls all of the country's mortgage lenders on the carpet to prove they are making mortgage money available to everybody, everywhere -- not skipping over an ethnic... more

Would-be homebuyers and sellers may want to think twice about working with a real estate office where papers are strewn about and computers are left on for anyone to use at will.... more

Millennials are graduating from college with the greatest amount of student debt of any generation. As a result, those who wish to buy a home now, rather than wait until they can truly afford it, are ... more

San Francisco may be a nice place to visit, but who among us can live there?... more

Most people spend more than 50 percent of their time indoors -- children, some 90 percent -- so it is important to pay attention to the quality of the air in your home. And that means more than instal... more

You should never be afraid to make a low-ball offer on a house. But when you know there will be competing bids, that tactic is off the table.... more

Closing on a mortgage became easier in October. For borrowers, at least.... more

Is the good old-fashioned open house still a powerful marketing tool, or is it now pointless in this age of electronic media?... more

Consumers looking for coastal real estate quickly learn the difference between an "ocean peek" unit and an "ocean view." A "peek" apartment is on the lower floors and offers only an obstructed view of... more

Heads up for homeowners who are trying to obtain a loan modification: You better be careful out there.... more

Foreclosures are never pretty. Just ask one of the millions of people who were put out of their homes during the housing crises of recent years.... more

People currently in the market for a house caught a break, at least for a few more weeks, when the Federal Reserve recently decided to keep short-term interest rates at their rock-bottom levels.... more

Tax time is still months away. But if you sold your house during this summer's selling season -- or plan to sell in the next few months -- it's a good time to familiarize yourself with the tax consequ... more

Wildfires like those that engulfed many areas in the Western states this summer can't be prevented, for the most part. But there's plenty homeowners can do to protect their properties.... more

More than a year and a half ago, Uncle Sam decreed that the pertinent mortgage information disclosed to borrowers at closing be simplified. So far, though, the process has been anything but simple.... more

Looking for work? Look no further than the residential construction business.... more

If you've been turned down by your lender for a government-backed program that would allow you to refinance your mortgage at a lower rate and keep the foreclosure wolves from your door, you might want... more

When the late-night television comedians joke about Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac -- the two government-sponsored housing finance agencies that almost went belly-up during the housing crisis -- you know ... more

The fact that television and radio pitchmen hawking real estate-related "get rich quick" schemes still fill the airways is not surprising. Not, at least, if you subscribe to the famous admonition abou... more

One of the most difficult things for sellers to do is come up with the right asking price for their castles -- one that will net them the most money, without the house laboring on the market for far t... more

The wider the net you cast when searching for financing, the better. It only makes sense to look beyond your local bank or mortgage company, and one place you may not have thought about is your friend... more

There's no question that Miami has become a true international city, maybe even more so than San Francisco and New York. After all, it offers it all -- culture, sports, fine dining, plenty of sunshine... more

Homebuyers may be missing out on a wide range of programs that can help them afford their purchases -- programs their agents either don't know about or don't want to bother with.... more

The average cost of a wedding last year was $31,213, according to popular wedding-planning site The Knot -- a whopping amount that could have been used for a down payment, and then some, on a first ho... more

If you're serious about purchasing an energy-efficient house -- and surveys indicate that more and more people are -- you'll want to download a copy of the Checklist for Home Energy Efficient Attribut... more

New companies and new technologies are continuously breaking ground in the housing sector. Even "old" real estate science is getting better and better.... more

If that real estate agent you're considering listing your house with brags about having dozens of listings from other clients, you may want to consider someone else.... more

Financing has never been easy for mom-and-pop landlords who want to invest in rental houses. But the market is starting to open up.... more