When negotiating to buy the house of your dreams, it is your real estate agent’s job to introduce you to the many tools available to keep your investment secure and protected throughout the home-buying process.

One such tool to protect your interests in a residential real estate transaction, whether you are the buyer or the seller, is an escrow account.

As a homeowner, your work is never done. Whether you’re planning to buy a home or you already own a home, there are plenty of apps that make buying or owning a home easier than ever. Here are five apps for homeowners that will make life easier for you.

Buying or selling a home can be scary – but it doesn’t need to be. In the spirit of Halloween, we’re breaking down some of the scary real estate stories that can haunt buyers and sellers – and how you can avoid them. 

There are few things in life more exciting and terrifying in equal measure than buying your first home (although I have friends who would argue that marriage and having children would top the list).

When you’re considering buying your first home, there are so many things you need to consider: mortgage rates, property taxes, hidden assessment fees and that’s before you even do a home inspection or deal with the hassle of moving.