Jeff Lazerson

5 ways to use home equity to finance long-term senior care

HUD allows up to 12 months of payment forbearance for any area under a presidential disaster declaration.

Jeff Lazerson: The capital gains tax exemption will double for a single filer to $500,000 from $250,000 and to $1 million from $500,000 for a married couple.

The current market makes the Great Recession sales days seem like a stampede. Few want to buy right now. Only the most motivated are pulling the trigger.