Real Estate

6 Tips for Renovating Your Home Without Getting Ripped Off

By Beth Braverman

Follow these steps to make sure that you’re not spending more than you need to on your home improvement projects.
The Risk That’s Growing Once Again in the Housing Market

By Diana Olick, CNBC

Homebuyers are increasingly opting to put less money down when purchasing their homes, increasing their risk should the housing market, and specifically home prices, falter yet again.
Would Trump Take Away Your Mortgage Interest Deduction?

By Rob Garver

In the complicated world of federal tax expenditures, there is perhaps no provision more loved by its beneficiaries and more hated by academic economists than the mortgage interest deduction. For...
The Most Expensive College Town in America

By Beth Braverman

Living off-campus has long been seen as a way to save money on college expenses, but it’s getting a lot harder to find a deal. Here’s the most expensive college town for off-campus rents.
Big Profits Are Back for Home Sellers

By Beth Braverman

As a lack of inventory pushes home prices to record highs, sellers who put their homes on the market are making more money than at any point since the real estate bubble burst ten years ago.

The Biggest Regret for Homebuyers

By Ester Bloom, CNBC

Maybe you should think twice about that tiny house. More than half of all buyers have regrets about their purchase of a home, Trulia reports , and the No. 1 mistake buyers feel like they made is...
Here’s the Biggest Problem Facing Homebuyers Today

By Beth Braverman

Even as more homebuyers attain financial security and strong enough credit to qualify for a loan, they’re being shut out because of a dearth of homes of sale in many markets.
In the Market for a New Home? What to Look for at an Open House

By Beth Braverman

You can learn a lot spending a Sunday afternoon touring homes, whether you’re ready to make an offer or just trying to get a feel for the market.
15 DIY Projects to Make Your First House Feel Like Home

By Beth Braverman

If you’re like most first-time homebuyers, you’ve stretched your funds as far as they’ll comfortably go in order to purchase your new pad. Even if you don’t have much in the way of a renovation...
6 Tips for Getting the Best Deal on a Mortgage

By Beth Braverman

With the spring housing market in full swing, prospective buyers are battling rising prices and tight inventory. Still, it’s not all bad news for today’s buyers.

Nobel Prize U.S. winner warns of 'bubbly' global home prices

By Alister Bull and Johan Ahlander, Reuters

WASHINGTON/STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - One of three American economists who won the 2013 economics Nobel prize on Monday for research into market prices and asset bubbles expressed alarm at the rapid rise...
Insight: How Credit Suisse underwent painful bond surgery -and survived

By David Henry and Katharina Bart, Reuters

NEW YORK/ZURICH (Reuters) - In spring 2009, senior Credit Suisse executive Gaël de Boissard told colleagues at a strategy meeting that as the bank reshaped its bond trading business, they needed to...
Federal funding in limbo, U.S. states weigh paying for programs

By Lisa Lambert, Reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As the battle in Congress over the U.S. budget grinds on, states say they may soon have to choose between putting their own dollars into federal programs for residents or...
JPMorgan posts first loss since 2004, a blow to Dimon

By David Henry, Reuters

(Reuters) - Jamie Dimon, JPMorgan Chase & Co Inc's hard-charging chief executive, looked a bit more vulnerable on Friday after the bank took a $7.2 billion hit from litigation expenses and posted...
U.S. cable companies home in on security

By Liana B. Baker, Reuters

(Reuters) - Consumers are increasingly turning to an unlikely source for home security - the cable company. A decline in prices for critical components such as cameras and wireless technology has...

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