Mary Anne Bryan is just about ready to sell the three-bedroom brick Colonial where she raised her daughter in the Beverly neighborhood of Chicago. Bryan spent a decade working as a real estate agent, ...

Despite the recent housing market slump, many Americans are still paying a walloping 6 percent commission to real estate brokers. Six percent may not sound like much, but consider: According to the ...

You or a loved one need surgery. You decide to save money by being your own surgeon and perform the operation yourself. Sounds crazy, doesn’t it? You get sued over a business deal that went bad. You ...

When Jill Langen decided to list her Clarkston, Michigan, home of 25 years for sale last month, she did it without the help of a real estate agent. Seven days later, she had an agreement signed with a ...