Child-Free and a Homeowner? Here’s How To Protect Your Estate

Over the course of our lives, we are all forming our estates—through our savings, investments, and the homes we live in. For homeowners, their property often represents the largest asset they’ll ever own, making it essential to plan carefully for what happens to it. Those who are child-free or child

The Mobile Home Comeback: New California Program Offers Cash To Repair or Replace Aging Homes

Mobile and manufactured homes are having their moment. As a vital source of naturally occurring affordable housing, they’re one of the few options left for low- and moderate-income households priced out of traditional homeownership. But this form of housing isn’t without complication. Many of the mo

Final Offer launches in Texas with Keller Williams brokerages

Final Offer — a digital platform for home listings and offer negotiations — has expanded into the Dallas-Fort Worth metro area through partnerships with several Keller Williams brokerages, the company announced Tuesday. Participating offices include GO Network — Keller Williams’ largest franchise ne

Taxing health care benefits could reduce the Social Security gap by 25%

A new report suggests that counting the value of employer-sponsored health insurance (ESI) toward taxable wages could generate about $400 more in annual payroll taxes per worker, shrinking Social Security’s long-term funding gap by roughly 25% in 75 years. The report published Tuesday by the Center