Home Mortgage

Choosing the right professional to work with is the first step in the process, and one of the most important. Choosing the wrong professional could have financial repercussions.

Working with the wrong relator can mean missing out on a dream home as inventory remains tight in many markets or not getting a home sold at top dollar if the agent’s skills aren’t up to par.

Home buyers can expect higher interest rates this year, but that doesn’t mean you have to run out and buy a home tomorrow.

A sharp rise this year in net equity is good news for the average American homeowner, millions of whom found themselves underwater on their mortgages after the '08 crisis. 

The housing market remained the backbone of the economic recovery this year, but tight lending and inventories kept it from reaching its full potential. 

Conventional wisdom used to be that you shouldn’t even try to sell your home during the busy holiday season. But that might not be the case any more.

Since the search for a home begins online for most buyers, how sellers photograph their home  can mean the difference of selling above or below list price. 

If you are looking to sell your current home and either upgrade or downsize, the tight lending environment demands you be prepared. H

When it comes to hiring and working with contractors for home remodeling jobs, making mistakes can be costly.

Is there something about your house that repulses would-be buyers?

The current environment of rising home prices and low inventory makes it tough to flip a home at a profit, but if you know where to look, it’s much easier.

If you can't save your marriage, how can you extract the equity in your home?

All it takes is finishing a few simple upgrades and improvements before listing a home that can make the difference of it getting sold in a couple days or it sitting for weeks.

It's a vote of confidence in the housing market: Most people expect home prices to rise.

No ferry tale: Homes near public transportation hold value better. Mind the gap in prices!

A home inspection that yields a laundry list of repairs can cause a potential buyer to walk away. So is it worth the money for a seller to conduct an inspection before listing a home?

Five years after the bottom fell out of the housing market, real estate is starting to show sings of strength, though it still has healing to do. 

When hiring a real estate agent to sell your house, why not consider part-timers?

Ugly, smelly, loud neighbors dent home values up to 10%. What can you do about them?

An expert says a real estate agent's beauty impacts a home's final sales price.