Several amenities that are often viewed as home owner favorites may actually make the home more difficult to sell and really limit your buyer pool.

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Complaints are growing from home owners and those in the real estate industry in California about a government-sponsored program that helps to fund energy-saving home improvements that critics argue is making homes more difficult to sell.

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Good news for buyers: It’s getting easier to afford to buy a home.

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Quicken Loans has partnered with Freddie Mac to help expand a program that would allow qualified borrowers to finance homes with down payments of as little as 3 percent, the companies announced this week.

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A landlord in Bothell, Wash., wants to know what you eat before you rent. He’s offering a discount on his townhome to those who pledge to be a vegetarian or vegan.

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Tech and real estate leaders share how the industry is about to be shaken up due to a changing mindset on how consumers want to live, work, and even drive.
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