Real Estate

6 Tips for Renovating Your Home Without Getting Ripped Off

By Beth Braverman

Follow these steps to make sure that you’re not spending more than you need to on your home improvement projects.
The Risk That’s Growing Once Again in the Housing Market

By Diana Olick, CNBC

Homebuyers are increasingly opting to put less money down when purchasing their homes, increasing their risk should the housing market, and specifically home prices, falter yet again.
Would Trump Take Away Your Mortgage Interest Deduction?

By Rob Garver

In the complicated world of federal tax expenditures, there is perhaps no provision more loved by its beneficiaries and more hated by academic economists than the mortgage interest deduction. For...
The Most Expensive College Town in America

By Beth Braverman

Living off-campus has long been seen as a way to save money on college expenses, but it’s getting a lot harder to find a deal. Here’s the most expensive college town for off-campus rents.
Big Profits Are Back for Home Sellers

By Beth Braverman

As a lack of inventory pushes home prices to record highs, sellers who put their homes on the market are making more money than at any point since the real estate bubble burst ten years ago.

The Biggest Regret for Homebuyers

By Ester Bloom, CNBC

Maybe you should think twice about that tiny house. More than half of all buyers have regrets about their purchase of a home, Trulia reports , and the No. 1 mistake buyers feel like they made is...
Here’s the Biggest Problem Facing Homebuyers Today

By Beth Braverman

Even as more homebuyers attain financial security and strong enough credit to qualify for a loan, they’re being shut out because of a dearth of homes of sale in many markets.
In the Market for a New Home? What to Look for at an Open House

By Beth Braverman

You can learn a lot spending a Sunday afternoon touring homes, whether you’re ready to make an offer or just trying to get a feel for the market.
15 DIY Projects to Make Your First House Feel Like Home

By Beth Braverman

If you’re like most first-time homebuyers, you’ve stretched your funds as far as they’ll comfortably go in order to purchase your new pad. Even if you don’t have much in the way of a renovation...
6 Tips for Getting the Best Deal on a Mortgage

By Beth Braverman

With the spring housing market in full swing, prospective buyers are battling rising prices and tight inventory. Still, it’s not all bad news for today’s buyers.

Nasdaq wins bid to manage key data processor for stock trading

By Herbert Lash, Reuters

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Nasdaq OMX Group Inc on Wednesday won a contract to manage a stock market data processor that sparked a three-hour trading halt in 2013 and recently was at the center of a stand-...
Tesla third-quarter loss doubles to $75 million, shares jump

By Bernie Woodall and Paul Lienert, Reuters

DETROIT (Reuters) - Tesla Motors Inc shares rose more than 7 percent in after-hours trading on Wednesday after the electric-car maker beat analysts' expectations for third-quarter results. The...
RCS Capital expects reinstatement of deals, shares bounce

By Jed Horowitz, Reuters

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Shares of RCS Capital Corp on Wednesday retraced some losses from the previous day's 20 percent slide after the company reassured investors that client companies that have...
CF Industries' profit plunges 44 percent, shares drop

By Reuters

Shares of CF, the world's No. 2 nitrogen fertilizer maker after Norway's Yara International ASA , dropped more than 4 percent after normal trading hours in New York. They had closed at $253.63. Chief...
New Illinois governor faces full plate of fiscal problems

By Karen Pierog, Reuters

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Illinois' newly elected Republican governor will need to navigate fixes for the state's fiscal woes through a Democrat-controlled legislature or risk seeing the state's credit...

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