Getty Images (3)Buying a house while simultaneously selling your current home is always a treacherous tight wire to traverse—but in today’s high-priced, high-interest-rate housing market, it’s both a blessing and a curse. The good news for home sellers is that over the past year, demand for homes has driven prices through the roof, pushing home equ...

TonTectonix/iStockMost people crave spacious homes. But, sadly, the reality is often quite different. The good news: If your bedroom or office feels cramped, that doesn’t necessarily mean you need to start knocking down walls or building additions to create a more open, airy ambiance. We have some answers! Making a small room look bigger A room’s s...

Brownie Harris/Getty ImagesA planned community is a housing development where the homes, roads, stores and other features are carefully designed and orchestrated to make living there as convenient and enjoyable as can be. For instance: Shopping centers may be deliberately situated within walking distance of planned community homes, which are typica...

Olivier Le Moal/iStockRefinancing should take anywhere from 30 to 45 days on average, although that can stretch to 60 days if you hit any snags along the way. In other words: Don’t expect a refinance to happen overnight! Although the refinancing process can take awhile, it’s definitely worth considering if you want to take advantage of a lower inte...

iStock/pidjoe A cigarette is a small cigar and a towelette is a small towel, so what about a kitchenette? The English language has a tendency to not stick to hard and fast grammar rules, but in this situation, the rule stands. A kitchenette is, essentially, a smaller version of a kitchen. But don’t be quick to count out kitchenettes based on their ...