Where do you side in the great real estate buy-sell divide of 2012? If you're a homeowner considering selling sometime in the new year, are you apprehensive that you won't get the price you need or...  more...

Jan Ziegler can spot the veterans by their measuring tapes. "The first year, people pick a tree that's too tall," said Ziegler, who owns Ziegler Christmas Tree Farm in Elgin. "They look smaller in the...  more...

Not everyone loves hitting the links. And, as relaxing as surf sounds can be, even they become commonplace after awhile.  more...

Mice, mold and leaking bathtubs are among the last discoveries homebuyers want to make after moving into a new home. But that's exactly what a client of Oakland, Calif.-based financial planner Cathy...  more...

Traditionally, spring is when prospective homebuyers come out of hibernation and begin the hunt for their next residence. But with the economy still in flux, budget battles raging in Washington and...  more...

 Valentine's Day for children usually means exchanging those paper Valentines and lots of sugary candy.  But kids can get creative this year, and make some...  more...