Buying

Buying a home with another person - spouse, partner, friend or investor - also means landing a home loan for two. But what if one partner has stellar

Candidates running for office in 2012 had better put their housing game on the table. From tiny towns to the national electorate, voters have been clear about who

A house of horrors is the real lead character in the new FX suspense drama "American Horror Story," which, in early episodes, finds its owners trying to illegally

Q: Robert, I am in the middle of a short sale and was told that there is a government program that offers you $30,000 for short sale assistance.

Q: Hi Robert, I am looking to rent a home in the Willow Glen neighborhood of San Jose, CA. On Zillow and Trulia, where I search for homes,

A down payment for a home purchase is much more than a dollar amount or percentage of your dream home's price. In today's tight mortgage money market, the down

CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS - The California Association of Realtors (C.A.R.) recently launched a new consumer advertising campaign that employs testimonials from consumers in order to promote the

Losing your home can be devastating to your credit, not to mention your psyche, but you can buy again within as few as three years after a foreclosure

If you are shopping for a home in a high-cost area or plan to refinance a large home loan, hurry up and close the deal soon. In October, large

In another effort to unload government-owned homes, Freddie Mac is offering to pay $1,500 worth of homeowner association dues for qualified condo buyers who buy Freddie Mac homes. The

A new report says the cost of home ownership is a better deal than renting in three out of four U.S. cities. It assumes buying a home is easier

A residential solar panel system can literally pay for itself, not from reduced utility bills, but from its selling price. Home buyers bent on reducing their carbon footprint

The short sale system in California isn't just broken, it's getting worse. Unfortunately, that means home owners who were looking for the short sale alternative to foreclosure could be

Distressed homes come with deeply discounted prices, but their prices continue to tumble. Homes sold the traditional way cost more, but prices are more stable. CoreLogic's latest "U.S. Housing

Homeowners facing foreclosure could enjoy greater access to short sales and less confusion about the foreclosure alternative, thanks to new federal regulatory relief for real estate brokers and

Landing a mortgage in today's tight credit market can be as tough as trying to find a job in today's economy. That's no joke. One in five home buyers

This time they aren't putting the moves on each other. Eighty-six percent of married couples who rent plan to purchase their first home within the next five years and

A short sale can be a bargain buy, but first you'll have to navigate a minefield of UEDs (unimprovised explosive devices) that can kill the deal. A National Association

If you are looking for somewhere to park investment money, savings or discretionary income, consider residential real estate. Home prices are back where they were in 2002. And if you