Are you planning on selling your home in the near future? Have you been contemplating if there are any tax consequences that you need to know about? Selling a house today brings with it the increased chance of capital gains tax. Why? Real Estate markets all across the country have exploded!

These buyers often come armed with the kind of financial firepower ordinary Americans can't hope to match, housing experts say.

When you are buying or selling a home it is not unusual for real estate agents to take for granted some of the lingoes they use on a daily basis. At times agents just think that all consumers should know every real estate term. Once such term is the word "pending".

Stocks were modestly lower in early trading Thursday, pulling major indexes a bit further below the record highs they marked at the beginning of the week. Investors continue to be focused on where the economy is headed as the pandemic wanes and also on the latest company earnings reports.

Are you considering physically moving the house you own? If so, you are not alone. There are many folks who research the possibility of relocating their home either to a different spot on their property or another lot altogether.

According to a Harvard University study that came out this year, the fact that millionaires are saving their money creates debt for 90% of the population and lowers the interest rate. People complain of seeing celebrities spending their money on luxuries that the rest of the world could never afford. Many were outraged, for example, by David Geffen's post showing that he was going to spend his quarantine on a yacht.

Do you plan on purchasing your first house in the coming year? If so, you are probably looking forward to the day you will either be moving out of a rental property or the family home you grew up in. Whatever the case may be the thought of becoming a homeowner is probably tantalizing.

Are you planning on custom building your own home? Maybe you have found a particular neighborhood you would love to be in? Does the construction quality stand out? Is it a great place to raise kids? There is something special about being able to purchase new construction in a neighborhood that is just getting off the ground.

Did you know it's possible when buying a home to get a seller to pay some of your closing costs? While it is harder to do in overheated real estate markets that favor sellers, it's not out of the question at all in a more balanced market.

PayPal Holdings Inc will lift merchant costs for its branded payment products while cutting those for behind-the-scenes processing of some Visa and Mastercard transactions, a bold move in an increasingly competitive digital payments sector.

When you are going to be moving one option you have when changing your address is to opt for having your own PO box. One of the questions that often comes up is how much do PO boxes cost to rent.

There is an entire ecosystem dedicated to gaming the credit card rewards system — the Points Guy, who has made himself a household name, and a web of websites and influencers who teach all sorts of tricks and hacks. What people might not realize is that the system is already gamed, just not in the way they think: Credit card perks reward rich Americans to the detriment of the poor. The $200 in cash back you got using your fancy new rewards card often comes at the expense of someone who can’t afford it.

Are you wondering whether you should do a no-cost refinance of your current home mortgage? There are times when it is cut and dry that it makes sense to refinance your existing mortgage.

The economic benefits of illicit financial activity vastly outweigh the costs of litigation, according to new research, and trying to combat crime through punishments based on extrinsic utility such as fines is less effective than ethics-centered methods that focus on a combination of intrinsic and altruistic motivations.

One of the more frequently asked questions from both home buyers and sellers are how long will it take to close on a house. When the question is asked most people want to know the time frame from when an offer is made until the conclusion of the sale.

Bank of America Corp (BAC.N) agreed to pay $75 million to settle a lawsuit accusing the second-largest U.S. bank of extracting overdraft fees it didn't earn from customers with savings and checking accounts, court papers showed.

Are you trying to decide whether to buy a home in a neighborhood or an isolated country road setting? There are going to be pros and cons to each type of location. Trying to decide often boils down to what kind of lifestyle you prefer to lead.

Are you considering buying your first home? If so, it will be a giant step in your life - one that comes with tremendous responsibility. Of course, when you are doing anything for the first time there is a significant learning curve. Buying a house is no different.

For a year that’s been so bad, it’s hard not to wonder why the stock market has been so good.

A new study from Cambridge University shows that bank credit officers are more likely to approve loan applications earlier and later in the day, while ‘”decision fatigue” around midday is associated with defaulting to the safer option of saying no.