Real Estate

Winter Design Inspiration: 3 Looks to Warm Up Your Home

What better time to turn your home into a warm and welcoming den than during the chilly winter months? With just a little investment and some ingenuity, you can bring a distinctive winter-friendly look into your home. Here are three concepts to inspire you - and some tips to get...

Many families are flocking to this one state here’s why

States like Texas and California seem to always be in the press as top destinations for moving Americans. Texas boasts no income tax, a booming business climate and a comparatively affordable cost of living, whereas California is home to the entertainment industry, beautiful weather and Silicon Valley. But these states are...

5 warning signs a real-estate deal is too good to be true

Higher home prices make homebuying these days no easy feat. So when you find a house or property listed with an affordable price tag, it's only natural to want to snatch it right up. But while good deals do exist in real estate, keep in mind that you often get what you pay...

6 ways home sellers will need to shift their mindsets in 2019

In recent years, sellers have called the shots in home-buying negotiations. They've had plenty of leverage, too, thanks to surges in buyer demand, tight inventory and soaring home prices. Lately, sellers have lost their edge in many markets as slower home-price growth and home sales tip the scales more toward...

Facebook and others pledge hundreds of millions of dollars toward affordable housing in Bay Area

Facebook and the nonprofit Chan Zuckerberg Initiative are among the participants in a new group that's promising to commit hundreds of millions of dollars to expanding the availability of affordable housing in the Bay Area. The group — the Partnership for the Bay's Future — said on Thursday that it's...

How to finance a duplex or multifamily home

Purchasing a multifamily home can be a savvy way to generate passive income and build wealth. Multifamily mortgages are available for buyers of duplexes, as well as of three- and four-unit dwellings. Multifamily homes with up to four units are considered residential for the purpose of financing. You can buy...

Fortress with 16-inch-thick walls in Nevada desert asking $950K

An enormous 8,000-square-foot fortress set on 40 acres of land in Nevada's sagebrush-dotted high desert, a 2.5-hour drive from Las Vegas, is selling for $950,000. The so-called Hard Luck Castle with four-bedrooms and three bathrooms is an extraordinary and admittedly quite odd architectural wonder with a fantastical design you'd expect to find on the...