In a competitive real estate market, buyers often look for creative ways to stand out. One long-used tactic is writing a ...

Some home sellers may be turned off by personal letters from buyers. Experts say there are better ways to make your offer ...

What is a right of first refusal clause in a real estate transaction? A right of first refusal, “ROFR,” may be considered a ...

But Buffett’s caution about how real estate transactions still holds true — even at the individual level. In the U.S., it typically takes 30 to 60 days to close on a home after an offer is ...

William K. Reilly was administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency from 1989 to 1993. The Trump Environmental ...

I n early January, some of the region’s premier real-estate agents descended on a house in Chevy Chase. The group—they call ...

Ironically, hard-right Laura Loomer has become one of the few to come out fighting against the deal, calling it a “stain” on ...

Another creative program uses the highest credit score of all borrowers as the basis for loan pricing. Normally, lenders use ...

I explored several options for deferring capital gains tax on the sale of artwork. Here is an update for 2025.

How to invest: One common approach is to stash money in a money market fund such as the Vanguard Federal Money Market ( VMFXX, yield 4.2%), which draws on a rock-bottom expense ratio of 0.11% to ...