Tips and traps when buying a home

Is this the right time to buy?

What's your reason for buying?

What you can and cannot afford

Picking the right agent

Picking the right home

What about foreclosures?

Negotiating to win

What should you offer?

The all important purchase agreement

Closing the deal

Buy a lot and build

Buy a fixer-upper

Buy a FSBO

Buy a new home

Buy a condo or a cop-op

Reading seller's disclosures and home inspections

How to turn your credit around

A financing primer

Understanding real estate talk

What you should know about mortgages.