Selling this mansion in suburban Chicago ought to be a slam dunk for retired basketball star Scottie Pippen, who’s asking $3.1 million. The 10,000-square-foot spread gives new meaning to the term “home court advantage” with a basketball court painted with a larger-than-life version of Pippen’s No. 33 jersey from the Chicago Bulls. “The pool and […]

You’re excited about closing on your new home and can’t wait to dig into the blank canvas of a newly sodded lawn. Well, here’s the bad news: That emerald green grass is also hiding terrible soil, unmarked wires and pipes, weed seeds, and years of hard work. The good news is that it’s easy to […]

Modern, raw, and super stylish, the industrial look is totally in. Whether your home is traditional and tailored or sleek and minimalist, you can integrate elements of industrial style into any design to create a look that is all you. Here are some of the ways you can work this stripped-down style into your space. Functional furnishings […]

Financial market turmoil can be good for mortgage rates. Don’t forget this concept as you continue to read headlines about how a “Brexit” is wreaking havoc on markets. Brexit is slang for Britain’s vote Thursday, June 23 to exit the European Union (EU), which is a political and economic union allowing free trade and movement of […]

Kelley Libby lives in an apartment with a view of the Richmond, VA skyline from her balcony. She rides her bike downtown regularly for dinner and a show, or sometimes to take a cool dip in the river. A top-of-the-millennial-pile 34 years old, she is among the 15 percent of millennials who live alone in […]

While a large number of millennials are finding themselves back at home with Mom and Dad, many young people prefer to set out and make it on their own. Not everyone wants a roommate, and securing a place that is all yours signifies true adulthood for many people. Here are 1-bedroom rentals in the cities with the largest number […]

On their own, tiny homes pack a hefty punch. They’re environmentally friendly, efficient, affordable and pretty darn cozy. But, when paired with long summer days and the great outdoors awaiting your enjoyment, living small is a no-brainer. Perfect for spending hot days in the water and balmy nights snuggled by the campfire, the 10 following micro homes are perched on oceans, lakes, […]

The agent/seller relationship is like none other. No other professional spends the majority of their client time in the client’s actual home. We get very close to our sellers, not just physically but mentally and emotionally. Because we see them in this somewhat vulnerable setting, and for an extended period, sometimes special bonds form. The […]

The home where Samantha Baker faced her sixteenth birthday with adolescent aplomb is on the market — a 3,250-square-foot colonial home in suburban Chicago. For $1.499 million, you can have 6 bedrooms, 6 baths and all the “Sixteen Candles” nostalgia you can handle, including the front window where Molly Ringwald sat beside a lit-up birthday cake and […]

Home shoppers eager to qualify for a mortgage could get turned down because of a number they’ve never heard of: their debt-to-income ratio (DTI). If you’re a bit hazy on DTI, you’re in good company. According to Fannie Mae’s Economic & Strategic Research (ESR) Group, more than half of consumers surveyed weren’t sure what it […]

The Baby Boomer generation is proving once again that they’re anything but predictable. In fact, Boomers are one of the fastest growing groups of renters in the country, and their numbers are expected to grow upwards of 12 million by 2030. While many Boomers are moving into rentals to downsize, others want the flexibility to move to stay […]

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Growing up in a tight one-bedroom apartment in the heart of Manhattan, the suburbs seemed downright exotic to me. Everything about them felt foreign, from the sizable houses to the reliance on cars. By the time I was in middle school I’d already mastered the art of independent NYC public transportation. The parks were my […]

Whether you’re rehabbing an investment property, getting your house ready to sell, or just want to improve your home, renovating a house is expensive. For our business, Tarek and I have to make a lot of hard decisions to stay within really strict budgets, but we can’t ever leave one of our flipped houses looking shabby or […]

After spending a lot of time in Italy, Ray and Terry Travaglione knew they wanted a Tuscan-style villa back home. So in 2002, they bought an idyllic piece of land on South Carolina’s Hilton Head Island and built one. It’s not heavy the way some people think of Tuscan architecture, Ray said. “It’s not Gothic, […]