HGTVOn “Home Town,” Erin and Ben Napier don’t simply make houses look beautiful—they also focus on function, creating custom features that make sense for a client’s passions and personality. In the Season 7 episode “What’s Good for the Goose,” Erin and Ben meet Marissa, who’s just moved to Laurel, MS. The three-bedroom, two-bathroom house she purch...

Getty Images / Realtor.comLegendary Green Bay Packers running back Ahman Green is making a change in the Badger State. Green, who played 12 seasons in the NFL—much of it with the Packers—is selling his huge five-bedroom, 4.5-bath home in De Pere, WI. Just 10 minutes from legendary Lambeau Field, the house is on the market for $2.2 million. Yup, you...

Getty ImagesThe closing table is the place for buyers, sellers, real estate agents, and title company representatives to come together—in harmony—to complete a real estate transaction. Most of the time, closing day goes off without a hitch. Sometimes, though, things don’t quite go as planned. But just how messy can it get? We recently spotted a liv...

Photo-Illustration by Realtor.com; Photos: Getty Images (3)It’s that time of year again. Homebuyers begin poring over listings with Instagrammable kitchens and shoring up their finances. Sellers slap on fresh coats of paint and make all of the repairs they had been meaning to do since they moved into their properties. And a real estate agent somewh...

GlobalStock/iStock“I must break you,” Ivan Drago told Rocky Balboa in “Rocky IV.”  (Spoiler: He didn’t.) It’s the exact sentiment you may feel while staring at your dream home, thinking about its sellers, and pondering what to do when negotiation talks go cold. Now you might not be able to break hard-headed sellers, but you can probably warm them u...