New Home Sales Rise Unexpectedly   According to a new government report released recently, sales of new homes across the United States rose an unexpected 3.3 percent in April from the prior month, to a seasonally adjusted annual pace of 526,000 homes.   Although activity rose over the month, sales of new homes in the […]

Green Up Your Kitchen   In this short video tip, our Money Talks editor Stacy Johnson takes a look at saving some money and the environment by greening up our kitchens. This video runs 1:19.     If you have any other ideas for "going green"… sound off here and let everyone else know. Just […]

Green Up Your Laundry   With the escalating cost of oil these days, and everyone feeling the direct pinch at the gas pump, more and more folks are looking for ways to save energy at home as well. Our Money Talks editor Stacy Johnson takes a look at one way we can all save hundreds […]

Short Sales: What Are They?   We’ve had people asking us lately, "What is all this talk about Short Sales?… what are they exactly?"   Very briefly, a short sale home is a home where the seller is having to sell because of a looming foreclosure. They have a higher loan on the home than […]