Here's a lesson for anyone tempted to get greedy with the listing price of their home. Building in a big premium, far from guaranteeing a nice gain at the end of the day, instead may be a ticket to multiple price reductions. And when you do sell, you could...

According to CoreLogic the number of homes sold as reported by the National Association of Realtors could be off by 20% over the past 5 years.

I strongly believe there won’t be another in my lifetime.

Think back, or read a history book, about how families in the ’40s and ’50s used to buy homes

All these foreclosed properties offer you a great investment opportunity. You can scout and buy homes in foreclosure, then keep them as rental properties and collect monthly checks from tenants. Or you can purchase foreclosed properties and flip them, renovating...