I took a bus to a nearby shopping mall with my sister for lunch. Nothing fancy—just a regular day out. But instead of heading ...

“The rule of thumb is to have 1-3% of that home value set aside for upcoming maintenance, repairs, and remodeling and increased expenses that may come up along the way,” Krieger said. On a $400,000 ...

In the current economic climate, Americans are opting to repair and replace over buying new, according to new data.

CNBC Select outlines how homeowners can increase their home equity by paying down their mortgage and making improvements on ...