Home & Design

This year's report shows that maintenance-related projects and moderately priced upgrades are providing stable paybacks.

Take the vacancy out of vacant homes by hiring a house sitter to keep watch of your listing.

This invention of the early 1900s is every bit as practical today, as home owners look for ways to make the most of their space. 

Go on a tour inside the Chicago Museum of Science & Industry’s eco-friendly, high-tech smart home.

The heating bills are starting to rise. Find out how you can trim those bills.

These home owners turned a dismal kitchen into a showplace. Get five ways you can do the same.

Can you tell a Cape Cod from a California bungalow? Use this fully illustrated guide of residential styles to learn more about the homes in your market.

This architectural style is one of the first to debut in the United States. They are known for their steeply pitched, gabled roofs and unornamented fronts. 

Cost vs. Value

Which home upgrades will score big with buyers? REALTORS® in 65 markets judge the effects of 29 projects on sales prices for the 20th annual Cost vs. Value Report, done in cooperation with Remodeling magazine.

Tip of the Month

Feng shui stagers remove physical clutter and perform spiritual “space clearing” using bells, chimes, incense, chanting, and sometimes rice to purify a space and change the chi from negative to a positive vibration. Read more>