Mary Umberger

Reports of the death of the McMansion appear to be greatly exaggerated. In the early days of the recession, it became the new mantra of the homebuilding industry that Americans...

Reports of the death of the McMansion appear to be greatly exaggerated. In the early days of the recession, it became the new mantra of the homebuilding industry that Americans...

It's become all too familiar, perhaps most recently after superstorm Sandy walloped the East Coast: A storm devastates a town or a region, and long after the weather has cleared,...

It's become all too familiar, perhaps most recently after superstorm Sandy walloped the East Coast: A storm devastates a town or a region, and long after the weather has cleared,...

Homebuyers, you're calling the shots. Actually, if you're thinking of buying a home, you've been in the driver's seat for some time here, according to recent data from Zillow.com, which...

Homebuyers, you're calling the shots. Actually, if you're thinking of buying a home, you've been in the driver's seat for some time here, according to recent data from Zillow.com, which...

Matthew Gordon Lasner is the official biographer of the condominium. (Well, as official as these things get, anyway.) Several years ago, the assistant professor of urban affairs and planning at...

There's a category of online real estate information that I refer to as "advice for morons" that offers such stunning insights as, perhaps you ought to tidy up the house...

There's a category of online real estate information that I refer to as "advice for morons" that offers such stunning insights as, perhaps you ought to tidy up the house...