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It will be important to keep these costs in mind when buying your first home.

Budgeting for new homeowners: Plan for additional expenses The stress and excitement of buying a house has come and gone — it’s time to hang a welcome sign and call it home. But a new journey in budgeting begins once you’ve paid the closing costs and tipped the movers. Now it’s time to learn to budget as a homeowner.

Most people can't see what's wrong in these pictures.

Can You Guess? See What's Wrong in These Home Inspection Pics They say a picture is worth a thousand words. And that's especially true of the all-important step of the home-buying process known as the home inspection.

Prices hit a median $245,100 in September, sliding nearly 3.2% from August.

Home Prices Are Continuing to Fall—by How Much? The long, hot summer for home buying is finally cooling down, and buyers should breathe a sigh of relief. After months of steadily rising prices, bidding wars, and offers over asking, existing-home prices are continuing to fall.

Sometimes, Realtors get some very odd questions.

5 Truly Strange Questions Home Sellers Have Asked Realtors—Revealed Real estate agents have heard all kinds of questions from home sellers, from

A great program that will allow you to expand your volunteer reach.

About Volunteering Works The Volunteering Works grant and mentoring program matches REALTORS® who would like to expand their community service outreach with mentors who are already successful volunteer leaders.

Want to hire an interior designer? Here's where to start:

Have No Sense of Style? Here’s How to Find and Hire an Interior Designer Finding a great interior designer involves as much alchemy as legwork.

These tips are a must for any first-time buyer.

25 Tips for First-Time Home Buyers Buying a home can be nervewracking, especially if you’re a first-time home buyer. Not only is it probably the biggest purchase of your life, but the process is complicated and fraught with unfamiliar lingo and surprise expenses.

Find your dream home a little faster with these tips.

How to Buy a House: 4 Ways to Purchase Faster and Smarter If you're about to embark on the home-buying process, you want to know how to buy a house the quick and smart way. The process typically takes two to three months, but in a seller's market with low inventory and strong buyer demand, it could take six months to a year—or longer. But what if you could...

It's important to figure out the right option for you, your home and your family.

Do you need to pay off your mortgage before you retire? Many near-retirees pay extra on the mortgage each month, avidly working toward having it paid off by retirement. Is this necessary to have a secure retirement? In some cases, yes. In others, not so much. When it comes to paying off the mortgage, a one-size-fits-all answer doesn't work.

Getting ready to sell? Picking the right color is key.

Study Says This Paint Color Increases a Home's Selling Price The color of our walls can have a more profound impact on us than we'd like to admit, covertly affecting our mood, concentration, and performance. It turns out, those colors can have a pretty big impact on our home's selling price, too.