Apartment therapy: what's a person like me doing in a real estate market like this? The United States of homeownership Talk is cheap, housing is expensive What kind of investment is a home? The S-word: sustainable housing Who is the real real estate consumer? Confronting your credit history Deposits and down payments Monthly payments: rent check versus mortgage payment How mortgages work What does an agent do? Researching properties Cutting a deal Distressed properties: damaged goods or good deals? Controlling your space Nest in peace Preserving property value in a dynamic market Exiting gracefully Life change: the rent/own lifecycle The future: where do we go from here?