When planning a major renovation, the last thing homeowners think about is how it may impact their home insurance coverage. That could be a big mistake. Jim Adair reports. ... >

Reforming the tax code is a big issue in Washington this year; and whatever is one person's preferred deduction is, in the eyes of another, it's a 'loophole.' Imagine, then, literally thousands of Realtors® on Capitol Hill, filling their legislator's offices, and wearing tags that said 'Homeownership is not a Loophole'. ... >

Texas is the second-largest state in the country and is home to a vast array of landscapes, cultures and businesses. Texas is large and diverse enough to be considered as its own region, but it is also part of the Southwest. Texas can provide almost any reason to want to live there. ... >

In the kitschy community of St. Michaels on the Maryland shore, businesses are gearing up for the official start of the season: Memorial Day weekend. Trucks carrying dozens of bicycles unload into waterside racks and shopkeepers move their brightly-colored wares out onto the sidewalks. For real estate rental agents, though, the heavy lifting is mostly done. The biggest houses are already booked."T...    ... ... >

A late-1800s home on Chicago's Gold Coast is wrapped in greenery and flanked by tour-worthy gardens. ... >

Why discerning parents can't get enough of tiny, collectible, midcentury pieces. ... >

Surging credit has kept China's real-estate sector humming in the teeth of a renewed attempt by the government to bring prices under control, risking a destabilizing correction in prices down the line. ... >

U.S. home-builder confidence in the market for single family homes rose in May amid rising home prices despite increasing building materials costs, an index showed on Wednesday.The National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market index edged up three points to 44, from a downwardly revised 41 in April. Economists in a Reuters survey were expecting a reading of 43. Any number ov...    ... ... >

This week in celebrity real estate, The Biggest Loser's Jillian Michaels listed her Los Angeles home, daughter of Ron Howard, Bryce Dallas Howard sold her house, and it was revealed that Reese Witherspoon bought the home next door to her spread in Brentwood.Jillian Michaels lists LA home in 2.45 millionFor sale: a home literally built on sweat and difficult workouts. Jillian Michaels, the raspy-vo...    ... ... >

For most people, analytics is one of those subjects that other people pay attention to. There are a number of reasons why this is the case: there’s not enough time, it doesn’t seem important, or maybe it seems way too ... ... >

Former tech executive turned blogger Bill McBride was one of the first to suggest that homes were precariously overvalued back in 2005. When he spots a trend, people have learned to listen. McBride — who gets up early every day ... ... >

The California Association of Realtors announced a new TV, Web, radio and print ad campaign today that highlights the positive impact its 155,000 members have on the state's economy.Two 30-second TV spots, featuring the "ripple" effect that the facilitation of home buying and selling has on the economy and families, will air on the ABC network in San Diego, Los Angeles and San Francisco from today through June 16. In addition, on April 17, a spot will air during the network's hit show "Modern Family" in the three markets. ... >