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 ...