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Residential property news and information
Will Real Estate Finally Bloom Come Springtime?
Investors might discover in the weeks ahead that calling a bottom in the housing downturn is a mug's game. A large number of homes for sale are unoccupied -- making it more difficult to accurately forecast where the market is headed. More »
Shopping for a Home In a Buyer's Market
How to make the most of a 'window of opportunity' in 2007 to take advantage of lower mortgage interest rates and seller flexibility. Learn these five rules for house hunting amid declining prices. More »
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The Overnight Wine Collector: Buying Bottles 'By the Foot'
Voila! Facing empty shelves, homeowners are skipping the collecting in favor of paying consultants for a quickly stocked cellar. Plus, a look at some of the services available to oenophiles. More »
Warning Labels Ordered For All Portable Generators
Federal regulators are requiring manufacturers to affix an explicit 'danger' label to portable generators in an effort to stem an upsurge of deaths from carbon monoxide poisoning. More »
Manhattan's Housing Market Starts to Show Some Cracks
The average sales price of an apartment fell 5.7% between the third quarter and the fourth quarter of 2006. It isn't clear how much further prices may drop, one economist says. More »
Making Your House Pay in Retirement
A reverse mortgage can help ease your finances after you retire, or it could cost you and your heirs a lot of money. Long weighed down by high fees and complexities, these loans are now coming in for a cost-saving makeover. More »
Couple Sells Summer Cottage After 12 Months and a Price Cut
Two attorneys purchase a Cape Cod vacation home for $34,500 after law school, and after 27 years and $100,000 in upgrades and fixes, sell it for nearly $450,000. More »
Shady Switcheroos and Scams: Mortgage Trickery to Avoid
Consumers may never find that altruistic lender. But there are ways to shop for a loan without getting fooled by salespeople who are more concerned about commissions than clients. More »
Fixer-Upper Leads to Bond With Late President Ford
A former home of Gerald Ford was rescued from decay by two men and became the foundation of a friendship between them and the 38th president. More »
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Rent Now, Buy Later, Economists Say
With house prices likely to see more weakness experts say it's not a good time to make a home purchase, according to The Wall Street Journal's latest semiannual economic forecasting survey. More »