Help Agents Sell Your Home As If They Owned It" alt="Help Agents Sell Your Home As If They Owned It" />

Real estate agents tend to make more money when selling their own home than when they sell a home for someone else. That was the claim Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner made in their best-selling book Freakonomics. In the book they referred to a study that says real estate agents wait longer to sell their own ... Continue Reading »

Should Muammar Qaddafi Move to New Jersey?" alt="Should Muammar Qaddafi Move to New Jersey?" />

Among his far-flung real estate holdings, murderous dictator Muammar Qaddafi of Libya counts a mansion (see photo below) in the wealthy New York City suburb of Englewood, N.J., as part of his housing portfolio. Wonder why he hasn't moved here already? After all shopping at the Paramus Mall has to beat taking the heat back ... Continue Reading »

Financial Expert on Why Buying a Home Is a Bad Idea" alt="Financial Expert on Why Buying a Home Is a Bad Idea" />

The idea that buying a home might be a totally bad investment is a hard statement to digest. Hedge fund manager and Huffington Post contributor James Altucher made big internet waves last week with his declarative and super-viral post stating: "Why I Am Never Going to Own a Home Again." The kind of guy to make a lofty ... Continue Reading »

Tiny Houses, Big Trend" alt="Tiny Houses, Big Trend" />

Tiny houses are all the rage these days. Thanks to the housing boom and bust, what Americans previously associated with living well--i.e., living large--is, for many of us, no longer. The recession taught us the hard way that bigger homes don't necessarily mean better investments. So, driven by economic need and a desire ... Continue Reading »

Medical Marijuana: How Card-Carrying Renters Cope" alt="Medical Marijuana: How Card-Carrying Renters Cope" />

Fourteen states plus our nation's capital now have legalized medical marijuana use. However, that doesn't mean state-issued, card-carrying Americans in those green states can just spark up on any American stoop. For renters, puffing pot is best kept behind closed and sealed doors, out of sight of uptight landlords. Medical ... Continue Reading »