Lifestyle

Are you a first-time home buyer wondering how to improve your credit score? If you need a mortgage, a good credit score, also called a FICO score, is essential—and it’s within your control. In a [...]

Can it really be? Summer is finally right around the corner. And after a year of being stuck indoors, you probably have plans to seriously enjoy the warm-weather months and live life as carefree [...]

The sun is shining, the birds are chirping, the trees are leafing out, and your yard is, well, kind of greening up. But it’s also mostly patchy brown. It’s no wonder, as winter—and its [...]

A private backyard will always be a desirable home amenity, but the coronavirus pandemic has shown that the front yard deserves just as much attention. With the pandemic limiting our ability to [...]

Preparing to list your house? If you want to get top dollar, start sprucing up your kitchen now. “The kitchen is often the centerpiece in a home and the place where most of the entertaining [...]

If you’re buying a home, the listing likely includes the square footage, a key selling point. But if you make an offer that’s accepted and you’ve moved onto the home [...]

When you design your own home from the ground up, the sky’s the limit when it comes to design. You get to choose the architectural style, the floor plan, and all the flourishes that make this [...]

It’s been a year. One whole year. On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the “novel coronavirus” a pandemic, setting off a cascade of stay-at-home orders by state and local [...]

After a long winter of quarantine—and the shift to daylight saving time mere days away—it’s safe to say we’re all done—done!—with being cooped up indoors. But as eager as you may be [...]

The numbers: Home prices rose at the fastest pace in seven years, according to the leading barometer released Tuesday. The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller 20-city price index posted a 10.1% [...]