property value

You drive home from your job and there it is: a sign saying the house next door has been foreclosed on. According to new research out of Harvard and MIT, your own home's value just dropped about 8.7%. Yep, just like that. The research found that the value of your house drops every time another...

The Real Estate Adviser on Bankrate.com has answered an important question from a reader: Does a registered sex offender living in your neighborhood affect your home's value? The unfortunate answer is "yes."One study found that a sex offender within one-tenth of a mile of your home makes your house...