How to Finance a Second Home

Thinking about buying a vacation property? Here's what you need to know.

How to Create a $1 Million Business

Get inspired to turn your vision into reality.

Lower the Rate on All Your Loans

Cutting the interest rates on your credit card and auto loans could be as easy as asking.

What It Takes to Buy a Home

Homes are affordable and mortgage rates are low. Are your finances ready for the leap?

How to Get Started Buying a Home

Turning a One-Room Schoolhouse Into a Vacation Home

It took Roz Fitch nearly 20 years to turn her second home into a one-of-a-kind vacation getaway.

Make Your Dreams Come True

These stories will inspire you to turn your vision into reality.

Our Practical Investor Fights Inflation with These 6 Investments

Kathy Kristof invests her real money to help you be a better investor. Her latest buys protect her portfolio from rising prices.

How to Sell Your Home Fast

Following these three steps will help make your home irresistible to buyers.

3 New Programs Aimed at Improving the Housing Market

Can a trio of new policies ease foreclosures and get the market back on track?

Is Foreclosure Relief Fair to Everyone Else?

We're seeing state and federal foreclosure relief that looks unfair to taxpayers and arbitrary in its benefits.

3 Things Home Sellers Should Know About This Market

Three things homeowners looking to sell need to be aware of.

Roth IRA Withdrawal Rules

Here's what you need to know if you want to take money out of your account before retirement.

5 Steps to Picking the Right Agent to Sell Your Home

Tips on how to find a real estate agent that will sell your property with no hassle.

A Tale of Two Housing Recoveries

Want to know how quickly home prices in your state will rebound? See how foreclosures are handled.

New Program Helps Homeowners Avoid Foreclosure

Bank of America is testing an approach to let people stay in their homes by leasing them.

Great Advice From Around the Web

A weekly look at personal finance tips and insights others are offering.

Economy Warming with the Weather

Though the risk of a spike in energy prices looms, there's mounting evidence that this time, economic recovery is for real.

Tax Rules for Second Homes

Learn how mortgage interest, property taxes, rental property and tax-free profit affects your tax return.

Tax Breaks for Buying a Home

From mortgage interest deductions to closing cost write-offs, find out the tax relief benefits for homeowners.

The Foreclosure Settlement: Who It Will Help and How

A little bit of financial relief is coming for some mortgage borrowers caught in the downdraft of the housing bust and foreclosure-processing mess.

Borrowing from a 401(k) to Make a Down Payment

Make sure you understand the rules and risks before tapping your retirement savings to pay for a home.

Save Thousands in 15 Minutes or Less

You'll be surprised how much you can pocket in so little time.

Why a Long-Term, Fixed-Rate Home Loan Makes Sense

Despite the uptick in homeowners choosing shorter-term loans, longer-term mortgages at today's low rates provide more flexibility.

6 Ways to Retire Without a Mortgage

If your goal is to pay off the house before you retire, consider these smart strategies.

Don't Make a Deal You Don't Intend to Honor

An ethical businessman bids what he truly believes an asset is worth and what he's fully committed to paying.

What’s Ahead for Home Prices in 2012

The bleeding is just about over. But don’t expect a speedy recovery.

Pay Off the House or Keep the Mortgage?

Consider these factors when weighing the decision to pay off the house.

Refi Out of an Egregious Mortgage?

The Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP) targeting homeowners with underwater mortgages may be able to provide some relief.

Refinance at Today’s Lower Interest Rates to Save Money on Your Mortgage

For a lot of borrowers, it makes sense to refinance.

Finally, a Bottom for Home Prices

Plenty of people would like to set up their own household. More-affordable houses could bring them into the market.

Tax Rules for Home Sales

Here's what you need to know if you sell a house that a parent gave you while he or she was still living.

10 Tiny Houses You'll Love Big Time

You can find huge savings in these small living spaces.

The Fatal Flaw of Obama's Mortgage Plan

Until Americans see owning a home as a good investment again, housing will continue to be a drag on the economy.

Where Millionaires Live in America

Want to meet a bonafide millionaire? You'll find the best odds in these cities.

Map: Where Millionaires Live in America

We plotted the 50 cities with the highest number and concentration of millionaires. Some might surprise you.

Living Well in a Little House

Freelance journalist Kerri Fivecoat-Campbell and her husband, of Yellville, Arkansas, chose to downsize to a 480-square-foot lake house that they share with their five dogs.

Cash In on the Natural Gas Shale Boom

Lease payments and royalties have turned gas-rich regions into boomtowns. You could share in the windfall.

Underwater Mortgage Relief

The federal government is making it easier for homeowners who owe more on their house than it's worth to qualify for its refinancing program.

6 Good Reasons to Buy a Home Now

Houses are more affordable than they’ve been in a decade.