How to calculate capital gains taxes when selling your home
Westend61 | Westend61 | Getty Images As home values climb, more Americans owe capital gains taxes when selling property. But knowing how to calculate your home’s profit could reduce your bill, experts say. Most Americans do not owe taxes for selling a primary residence because of a special tax break — known as the Section […]
How to get your house ready for resale
Rossen Reports: How to get your house ready for resale Updated: 2:07 PM EDT May 9, 2024 Planning a DIY project while you get your house ready for resale? Be sure to follow these important tips to save cash and stay safe.Call 811The 811 hotline is the national phone number to call before you start […]
How to reduce capital gains taxes on your home sale
The Good Brigade | Digitalvision | Getty Images More Americans are paying capital gains taxes on home sale profits amid soaring property values — but there are ways to reduce your bill, experts say. In 2023, nearly 8% of U.S. home sales yielded profits exceeding $500,000, compared with about 3% in 2019, according to an […]
How to Invest in Art? The Secret Is to Stop Worrying: Pursuits Weekly
Hi, I’m James Tarmy, and I cover art and culture and real estate for Pursuits. Last year’s art market was—and I’m being nice here—very boring. Everything seemed stuck in neutral, with art fairs such as Art Basel Miami Beach doing … fine, and auctions weeks like the November evenings sales in New York also doing […]
Here’s how to negotiate a lower commission fee from your real estate agent
Real estate agents’ fees — a pesky part of the home buying and selling process — aren’t necessarily set in stone. Rather they are often negotiable, a fact that could help parties on both sides of a transaction save money. And it can be as easy as politely asking for a lower fee: Nearly two-thirds […]
How to negotiate real estate agent commissions
Fuse | Corbis | Getty Images When you buy or sell a home, your real estate agent’s commissions can trim thousands of dollars off the sale price — but many consumers don’t realize you can negotiate those terms. Nearly a third, 31%, of homebuyers and sellers negotiated commissions with their agents, according to a new […]
How To Change A 359-Year-Old Culture
Saint-Gobain’s Benoit Bazin is transforming his company’s culture to make sustainability the foundation for how it innovates and goes to market By Diane Brady, Forbes Staff C ulture is a powerful force when it stretches back centuries. In the case of Saint-Gobain, that culture begins in a small French village that created an innovative new […]
How to pick an architect and how to manage the build
Experts suggest thinking about how you’ll use your home in future when considering a building project. 10’000 Hours | Digitalvision | Getty Images Extending your home or remodeling your kitchen and bathroom may be an exciting prospect but it’s worth carefully planning the design and build to manage the risks involved, according to specialists who […]
How to Create a Soulful but Up-to-Date Kitchen
DON’T LET the exposed brick fool you. Until recently, this vibrant kitchen in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, was dingy, dull and stripped of original details—the victim of a hit-and-run renovation that removed every bit of character from the circa-1900 row house, says architect-designer Sarah Jacoby. The upshot? In 2022, when the new owners, an education administrator and […]