FeedRE

Rental restrictions can limit ability to cover ownership costs

read more

Full article: Real estate buys in carless communities ...

Developers of high-end vacation homes are building smaller, less expensive houses in resort communities as home sales slump in major markets across the country and inventories of unsold homes rise.

Full article: The Shrinking Second Home ...

A winning formula for investment properties

read more

Full article: Calculate cash flow for second home ...

Purists insist the best way to take care of the Earth is to grow only the native plants that nature has provided in your region. Our columnist is unconvinced.

Full article: Politically Incorrect Gardening ...

Homes near some fine-dining spots in California, Texas and New York.

Full article: Gourmets Down the Road ...

Second homes must be designated an ‘investment’ to reap tax benefits

read more

Full article: Some homes don’t qualify for 1031 exchange ...

Homes sporting game rooms with pool tables and other amusements in New Mexico, Nevada, Florida.

Full article: Fun and Games ...

After 10 seasons spent “futzing” with his garden, columnist Bart Ziegler feels a growing insecurity.

Full article: My Not-So-Exotic Garden ...

Crime writer Lee Child creates a home that his fictional hero Jack Reacher, a possession-free maverick, might approve of.

Full article: Reacher’s Minimalist Roost ...

How I stopped worrying and overcame my plant-trimming phobia.

Full article: Fear of Pruning ...

This week’s column looks at homes in Las Vegas, Scottsdale, Ariz., and Boca Raton, Fla., that overlook golf courses.

Full article: Club Life ...

Underwater on the mortgage to their second home, a California couple debates a short sale, possibly to the home’s current renter. June Fletcher offers tips.

Full article: Sell to Renter or Short Sale? ...

Prices for high-end houses are the lowest they’ve been in some time, making it tempting to get swept away in a less-than-ideal transaction. Here are some pitfalls to avoid.

Full article: 10 Summer Home Mistakes ...

All-cash buyers play bigger role in investment-home market

read more

Full article: NAR: Vacation-home sales rise ...

In a new column, Bart Ziegler offers some advice to novice gardeners with limited time. First off, those zucchini jokes are true.

Full article: 10 Gardening Lessons, Learned the Hard Way ...