Real Estate & Rental Property

What are home sellers obligated to do when buyers submit a full-price, contingency-free offer?

Professionals who can (and in some cases, are legally required to) help with your home purchase.

Situations where a buyer who cancels the deal must forfeit the money put down to buy the home—or not.

Full and honest disclosures can head off angry buyers and protect the seller from future litigation.

Before putting your house on the market, consider whether buyers will ask about improvements done without appropriate building permits.

You may exclude up to $250,000 per co-owner of your capital gain from tax -- or up to $500,000 for married couples filing jointly.

If your HOA is falling down on the job of maintaining the property, here's what you can do.

Learn about easements: the legal right to use someone else’s land for a particular purpose.

Even minor home improvement projects frequently require a permit; a step you skip at your peril.

Relative pluses and minuses of single-family homes versus condos.

Consider investing in commercial real estate? Understand the pros and cons of associated with this investment.

How does a timeshare work, exactly, and should I seriously consider buying one?

Answers to your questions about noisy neighbors and what you can do to regain peace and quiet in your home.

Who is responsible, when your tree, or a branch from your tree, falls on your neighbor’s garage or fence or shed and causes serious damage?

Neighbors can engage in all sorts of activities that can annoy, bother or even scare you. But is calling the police the answer?

Weigh the cost and convenience of mobile homes with factors like depreciation in value and difficulty selling.

Mobile homes are unique investments; is one right for you?

Pros and cons of a permanent foundation versus a trailer with wheels when constructing a tiny house.

Find out what you need to do before dividing and selling off individual pieces of your land parcel in California.

If you don’t pay your New York property taxes, you might lose your home to a tax foreclosure.

What to research before adding a tiny home to your Florida property.