A home’s price can depend on many factors, including where it’s located, when it’s listed for sale and whether it has updated interiors. So, how do you figure out how…

While nothing beats some great home cooking, that might not necessarily be the case if you’re trying to sell your home…especially if the smell of your dinner lingers for days…

Looking for the best flooring to boost your home’s resale value? You'll want to carefully consider which type of flooring you choose, because flooring matters a lot. In fact, some…

From adding furniture to repainting, the act of making homes more appealing to potential buyers can result in swifter sales and increased profits. Not only does home staging help buyers…

Now that you’ve closed the deal on your new home and moved in, you can finally breathe a deep sigh of relief. Right? Not quite, because owning a home means…

Not only does staging your home on a budget effectively help you show off its best features, but it also can increase your final sales price. In fact, on average,…

Whether you’re dreaming of owning your first house or living in your third or fourth home, mortgages can seem complicated and a little daunting. That’s why thousands of people ask…

In real estate, an escrow account is a secure holding area where important items such as the earnest money check and contracts are kept safe by an escrow company until the…

The new Tax Cuts and Jobs Act—the most substantial overhaul to the U.S. tax code in more than 30 years—went into effect on Jan. 1, 2018. So, as you prepare to file…