At first glance, building a gingerbread house looks like a project reserved for master bakers. But it isn’t. With a reliable recipe (like the one we share below) and a bit of patience, anyone can ...

Your home equity is the difference between your mortgage debt and your property's market value. Each time you make a mortgage payment, you increase the amount of equity you have in your home. Building ...

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Building a home today requires a realistic understanding of costs before the first shovel ever hits the ground.

Having lived in several states, owning primary residences and investment properties, Josh Patoka uses his experience using mortgages and HELOCs to help first-time home buyers and home owners find the ...

Matt Richardson is the senior managing editor for the Managing Your Money section for CBSNews.com. He writes and edits content about personal finance ranging from savings to investing to insurance.