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What could be worse? A. You've loaded up the truck with your family's belongings, you pull up to your new apartment and knock on the door, only to discover

ASHLEY HALLIGAN - The short-term rental market - largely seconds homes and vacation rentals - is alive and well, thanks largely to online portals thrusting this unique form

• Silicon Valley's Julie Larsen Wyss, a broker associate with Intero Real Estate Services, recently met a couple who wanted to buy one of her listings, but had

Short-term rentals have become increasingly popular in the past few years, thanks to the growth in online rental portals like HomeAway.com and Airbnb.com. Short-term rentals, often second-home and vacation-home

The latest study extolling the intrinsic value found in green homes puts energy efficiency at the top of the list of features buyers most desire. The Yahoo! Home Horizon

PAUL WINDUST ESQ - Community associations increasingly face issues with medical marijuana. It is a confusing area because federal and state laws conflict and social mores are in

A California homeowner assistance program funded with $2 billion in federal stimulus money is upping the ante to help more struggling homeowners facing foreclosure and unemployment. The four-pronged

Capitalizing on the growing number of home buyers from abroad, Realtor.com is delivering its millions of domestic listings to buyers around the world, while showcasing listings from foreign

More proof the rental market is firing on all cylinders: multifamily housing construction is up and renters are paying an ever larger share of their income for housing,

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

The residential rental market is perhaps one of the few, if not the only, economic sectors firing on all cylinders in a full-recovery mode. If you are planning to

Vacation rental investments paid off so well this summer more than one in three vacation rental owners plan to raise the rent for the holiday travel season. Travelers? Book

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

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

The cost of education comes with the cost of student housing, but savvy investors can make a real killing on investment properties in the right college towns these

If you live in a condo, townhome or other community governed by homeowners association (HOA), take a lesson from Judy Rosen who lives in a 70-unit HOA in

The rent-vs-buy decision is more than a calculated comparison of financial costs. It's also about timing. Right now, home prices continue to fall, but rents are on the rise and

It's time to dust off and crank up that rent-vs-buy calculator. The housing market is mixed with some areas offering homes to buy that are cheaper than renting. Other