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Ah, a secluded, peaceful vacation home, far from the madding crowd. . . But not far enough to be away from the IRS. Tax rules applying to rental income from a vacation home that you use f...
Renting is suddenly cool: these days, renting is about lifestyle and flexibility, says Jane Hodges, author of the newly published Rent vs Own (Chronicle). And because renters just want t...
In the wake of the housing bust, the Federal Housing Authority (FHA), once a lender of "near-last resort" for moderate-income buyers, has become a lender of "first resort&q...
Talk isn't cheap, not when it comes to picking the right words to describe the house you are selling. Paul Anglin, an economics professor at the University of Guelph in Ontario, analyzed ...
You're proud of your work. But the ultimate validation comes from househunters and real estate agents. In today's unforgiving market, they won't put up with amateur work. And they sure do...
Realty agents have clung to their traditional 6% fee structure through boom and bust, insisting that 6% of the home seller's price is fair, since agents share the risk. They don't get pai...
If you're tackling a home improvement project this spring, you're not the only one reinvesting sweat equity in your house. This is the DIY comeback year, according to an American Express ...
As April 15 bears down, you might be able to save a little "scratch" if your 2011 home improvements fell within the narrow parameters outlined by the Internal Revenue Service. H...
