Home Buying and Selling

Whether you are a first-time buyer or trying to sell your vacation bungalow, look here for information on buying and selling your home.

• Beginning Your Home Search
  How to survey the housing market, locate promising homes for sale, and decide what you really want in a house.
  
  
• Buying a Home
  There's no place like home. Here's how to get there.
  
  
• Making an Offer on a House
  How to make the offer that wins, including setting the price, adding contingencies and developing your strategy for competitive housing markets.
  
  
• Selling Your House FAQs
  Tips for selling your house: setting the right price, timing the sale and hiring an agent.
  
  
• Qualifying for a Mortgage
  Tips on how to evaluate how much house you can afford, plus an overview of mortgage types.