Your Biggest Perk as a Renter Might Be Costing You a Down Payment

Renting rather than owning a home has benefits and drawbacks, but one upside that is universally affirmed is that renting affords you flexibility. A 30-year-mortgage sounds scary, while a one-year lease means you can pack up and go elsewhere—including to a place with lower monthly costs, if you need

Basketball Belongs to the Cities. But Can City Kids Still Afford To Stay?

When Pete Axthelm wrote in 1970 that “basketball belongs to the cities,” he was writing about the Knicks, New York, and the asphalt playgrounds that had helped make the sport inseparable from urban life. More than 50 years later, as the New York Knicks face off against the San Antonio Spurs on Wedne

The MLS as Data Steward: How Data Decisions Shape Your Market

Decisions about data vendors are, at their core, decisions about operational efficiency and marketplace integrity. MLSs serve as the governing institutions of their local real estate markets. They establish rules of cooperation, ensure accurate and timely information and provide the shared system th

Paris Hilton Shows Off Lavish ‘Doggy Mansion’ at $63 Million Mansion—as Her Kids Declare They’re ‘Moving in’ to Custom Puppy Palace

Hotel heiress Paris Hilton's children have found themselves a new home in the form of a luxurious custom "doggy mansion" that the family has set up for their pets on the grounds of their $63 million Beverly Hills home. Hilton, 45, who shares son Phoenix Barron, 3, and daughter London Marilyn, 2, wit