Mary Umberger

When we last checked in with Consumer Reports to see which things matter to the magazine's practical-minded readers, we learned that their kitchen remodeling decisions tended to boil down to...

It's becoming increasingly difficult to be a renter and a smoker. Although numerous landlords long have maintained nonsmoking policies, the bans are gaining momentum, according to Rick Haughey, vice president...

It's becoming increasingly difficult to be a renter and a smoker. Although numerous landlords long have maintained nonsmoking policies, the bans are gaining momentum, according to Rick Haughey, vice president...

In the years that we now know as the prelude to the housing bubble, I had a number of chilling conversations, at least in hindsight. Two kinds of interviews, I...

ATLANTA — Real estate experts and journalists from around the country gathered here recently to discuss such weighty matters as the perceived rosiness of the housing market and trends in...

ATLANTA — Real estate experts and journalists from around the country gathered here recently to discuss such weighty matters as the perceived rosiness of the housing market and trends in...

When is a house for sale, but not for sale? When it's being privately offered "off the books" — not listed in the local multiple listing service's database. Or it...

When is a house for sale, but not for sale? When it's being privately offered "off the books" — not listed in the local multiple listing service's database. Or it...

Back in the days, not so long ago, when the housing market was deader than Generalissimo Franco, convincing an employee to accept a job transfer to another city could be...