Fear of missing out—or FOMO, as millennials have coined it—has become a powerful motivator for young buyers to pursue homeownership, according to a new Bank of America survey. In particular, social media platforms such as Facebook and Instagram, where users often post...

If you sell your house and make a profit, you must pay capital gains tax—so does the same rule apply when you inherit a house from a deceased relative? The truth is that inheriting property can be taxing—both emotionally and financially. The amount you must pay when yo...

How many times have you heard that renters are "just throwing their money away"? Well that's not true, for a few reasons.

First, owning a home is expensive. There's a mortgage — which, in the early years, is more taxes and interest than actual equity (i.e. the first few...

Want to host a giant Thanksgiving dinner, but think it's hopeless because you live in a tiny apartment or other wee space? Never fear—you don't need the powers of Houdini to squeeze your guests around your breakfast nook, or that turkey and stuffing and pie into your o...

Turnover is when one tenant of a rental property moves out and the next one moves in, sometimes with time in between. Whether you own one rental or a thousand, A-class or D-class properties, one thing that all rental real estate has in common is turnover. Most, if not...

Your clients may be able to shave up to 30 percent off their energy bills this fall by conducting appropriate preparation measures on their home. For example, stripping and caulking the home to prevent drafts could be a major money saver, according to WIN Home Inspecti...

Maybe your home has reached peak chaos because you're too busy to put it in order, or maybe you've just been lazy. Either way, once you finally get started organizing your home, it would seem that you're on the right path—even if that path is heaped with clutter.

And ye...