5. Find a cosigner If your credit is preventing you from securing an apartment on your own, a cosigner can also go a long way ...

Fire regulations may also limit your options. In most apartment blocks the front doors are fire-rated, designed to keep fire ...

Christina and Jeff Starmer turned their garage into a cozy studio apartment so their son could have his own space and save ...

It may be an expensive up-front payment, but buying your own router will save you money. It can even improve your connection.

Armed with that meager down payment, patience, and a blithe willingness to see past any number of imperfections and economic uncertainty, we set out on our search. It was terrifying. We had tens of ...

The practice has been accepted by public universities across the state. The law has fed a growing industry of families buying condos in cash, holding onto them for a couple years and then selling to ...

As the country gets set for summer and the mercury rises, many of us are dreaming of the icy tang of AC. But is it a waste of ...

Selma Asbjørnsen, 19, said that while she's proud of her independence, she owes a lot to her "wonderful parents." ...

Doing your own repairs cuts costs considerably but it also means being on call 24/7 for emergencies. An option is to hire a property management firm that would handle everything from broken ...

“When they told me I had got the apartment I broke down in tears, but all I can say is, if you hang tough, good things do happen,” Ms Cook said. “Living in a tent was absolutely horrendous.

At night, I dream of the rising screech of sirens across Jerusalem, of running to a bomb shelter, of thinking wildly about my ...

It might feel risky to make big, bold changes to a brand-new apartment. But NPR's "Life Kit" has tips for making your space your own, without losing your security deposit. This segment airs on July 1, ...