Elle Decor With the arrival of the holidays, entertaining is in full gear. The philosophy,  mi casa es tu casa, still holds true — nothing makes guests feel more special than being wined and dined in a fabulous home setting. According to Colin Cowie , entertaining maven to stars like Oprah Winfrey, the home dinner party requires vision.

Do women and men secure comparable mortgage rates? According to a 2006 study by  Ping Chen, Professor of Florida Atlantic University, Department of Industry Studies , women on average pay more for mortgages than men because they have a tendency to rely on the recommendations of friends, while men utilize empirical data.

Halloween is behind us. Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Christmas, and Kwanzaa are before us. If you’re a  homeowner tempted to take your house off the market during the holidays, hold off, and here’s why.  Linda Kemp and her husband were transferred every couple of years before Thanksgiving season

The recent Census revealed that Americans are less mobile now than they were 10 or even 50 years ago . Household mobility — moving from one place to another — has hit a lull since World War II times. Urban centers with high-tech colleges gained the biggest numbers, pointing to the fact that growing cities attract post-college grads who need work. Places like Raleigh, N.C.; Houston, Texas; and Baltimore, MD, among others, drew a lot of young talent in 2008-2010.

The U.S. government’s home-refinancing program is being overhauled , announced officials of the independent Federal Housing Finance Agency. Changes include an easing of the rules for qualifying and reduction of some fees