• RE Q&A: Is a Reverse Mortgage a Bad Idea?,kerrys

    RE Q&A: Is a Reverse Mortgage a Bad Idea?

    An older couple has home equity and wants to use some of that money to augment their fixed income hit by inflation. A reverse mortgage sounds ideal – but is it?

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  • Rent This Darling Laurel Canyon Retreat From Actress-Singer Aly Michalka for $7.5K a Month,Brittany Natale

    Rent This Darling Laurel Canyon Retreat From Actress-Singer Aly Michalka for $7.5K a Month

    Amanda Edwards/Getty Images / Realtor.comAly Michalka, actress and half of pop duo Aly & AJ, is looking for a tenant to rent her adorable post-and-beam Laurel Canyon, CA, property.She’s asking $7,500 per month for the two-bedroom, one-bathroom spot situated in the Hollywood Hills.Built in 1956, the

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  • ‘Zombie Foreclosures’ Are On the Rise. Should the Housing Market Be Spooked?,Clare Trapasso

    ‘Zombie Foreclosures’ Are On the Rise. Should the Housing Market Be Spooked?

    Getty ImagesZombie foreclosures are steadily spreading. But instead of going after brains, they’re slowly infecting the housing market.The number of vacant, foreclosed properties, aka “zombie foreclosures,” reached nearly 1.3 million homes in the fourth quarter of this year, according to a recent re

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