VacationHome

    By Diane Wedner

    | 2:00PM 11/24/2009
    For sale: Three-bedroom homes with heart-stopping ocean views. Big properties. Resort nearby. Price: $139,000 Location: Not the Hamptons (or Malibu or Palm Beach) What, you thought it was 1950? No matter. If you're willing to fly to Managua, Nicaragua, and make the two-hour trek to lovely San...

    By Jennie L. Phipps

    | 8:01AM 11/11/2008
    Renting out a vacation home is a growing and largely unregulated industry. Pop the place up on Craiglist and a homeowner is in business. The National Association of Realtors reported that the number of second-home owners renting out their properties has increased from 18% in 2006 to 25% last year....