A manufactured home, also referred to as a mobile home or trailer home, is a factory built home that adheres to the building code laid out by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, or HUD. According to the Manufactured Housing Institute, manufactured homes are an important source of affordable housing for 22 million … Read more
Looking for your forever home — where you can age in place with minimal accommodations? It may take more than installing grab bars in a walk-in shower. With the aging population growing rapidly, Rodney Harrell, vice president of home, community, and family at AARP, recommends thinking of your future needs throughout a home. Universal design … Read more
“It’s a hot seller’s market,” they say. “You’ll sell in a heartbeat,” they insist. Then the weeks turn into months, and you still don’t have any offers on your home. The real estate market might indeed be sizzling, but for some reason, it’s fizzling for your home. This doesn’t mean your home is unsellable, but … Read more
You’ve found a house you absolutely love, but it doesn’t have a backyard. Should that cue the sad trombone noise for your home search? Will it spell doom for its potential resale value? Not necessarily. Here are three reasons a house without a yard might still be your dream home, according to real estate experts. … Read more
There’s no universe in which anyone would call the process of packing and moving “fun.” But there are definitely ways to make finding a place less stressful — and less financially painful. Here, three experts — Maurice Ortiz, director of operations at the rental service Apartment People, and Jan and Margi Hazlett, the mother-daughter broker … Read more
Shifrah Combiths Contributor With five children, Shifrah is learning a thing or two about how to keep a fairly organized and pretty clean house with a grateful heart in a way that leaves plenty of time for the people who matter most. Shifrah grew up in San Francisco, but has come to appreciate smaller town … Read more
If you’re buying a home as a single person, the process may look a little different than if you were purchasing property with a partner. On the plus side, you don’t need to consider anyone’s wish lists but your own. (Your priority for a spacious backyard isn’t competing against a spouse’s need for an easy … Read more
More time at home and ongoing remote work have played a large part in the real estate boom over the past few years. And both factors made single-family homes more appealing than condos for buyers in search of additional square footage and outdoor space — which led to condos in many big cities sitting on … Read more
After following my home inspector around for several hours as he considered every nook, cranny, and system in my soon-to-be home, I asked him to give it to me straight: What was his opinion of the house? Was I making a good choice by buying it? “If one of my kids were trying to buy … Read more
While my friends were selling their home last year, they decided to take a break from all the craziness of open houses. They slipped away to a brewpub and tuned into the home’s showing via their Ring app. From afar, they watched as potential buyers scuttled out of their house. Then, as two people were … Read more