Unless you own your own home, chances are that you’re paying rent somewhere. According to Statista, the average monthly rent for a two-bedroom apartment in the United States is $1,320, an increase of ...

Interest rates remain high, and costs associated with buying a home have risen significantly. Prices for residential moves, as well as commercial relocations, are also increasing. However, there are ...

Closing costs can add thousands of dollars to your total homebuying costs. In 2025, closing costs as a percentage of home sale prices averaged 1.06%, which equates to $4,661 on average with recording ...

The cost of hiring a moving company — like many other services lately — has been on the rise. But you don’t have to spend your life savings in order to move — you just have to find a high-value, ...

You can find an apartment that looks affordable on paper and still blow your budget before you ever sleep there. A lot of the damage comes from one-time moving fees buried in the fine print or ...

For many of us, the idea of negotiating a bill is a completely foreign concept. At best, it sounds naive to imagine your service providers will give you a break just because you ask—and at worst, it ...

[EDITORS: This is the second column in a two-part series.] Homebuyers looking to pay their agents directly have found little success, according to a new consumer group study. Instead, buyers are being ...

This transcript was prepared by a transcription service. This version may not be in its final form and may be updated. J.R. Whalen: Here's Your Money Briefing for Thursday, August 29th. I'm J.R.