Real Estate

Land, including all the natural resources and permanent buildings on it.

Sub-headings:

House & Home

Consumer information and protection for home-buyers and home-owners.

Moving Resources

Leaving one residence or business to settle in a different residence or business.

Renting & Leasing

Rooms designed as a residence for one or more individuals, located within a building occupied by more than one household.

Home Construction

Resources in this category:

AOL Real Estate
http://realestate.aol.com/

"Resource of information for first time home buyers, sellers, staging information, investing advice, how to guides to home improvement, and real estate and mortgage tools."

Guide to Researching the History of a House
http://www.ipl.org/div/pf/entry/76687

The purpose of this IPL pathfinder is to introduce sources for researching the history of a house. Included here are resources for discovering architectural facts as well as historical facts. Print and Internet resources are listed.

Home Buyer's Information Center
http://www.ourfamilyplace.com/homebuyer/

"Buying a house is an important decision. That's probably why you are spending the time you are preparing to buy your home... Here you will find helpful hints, checklists and "To-Do" lists for buying a home, as well as links to other sources of information. If you are considering buying your first house, begin by making sure buying a house is to your advantage--check out our buy or rent a house comparison. Don't go into your housing purchase unprepared--spend some time here and get the tools that you need."

Home Energy Saver
http://hes.lbl.gov/

"The Home Energy Saver was the first Internet-based tool for calculating energy use in residential buildings...By changing one or more features of the modeled home, users can estimate how much energy and money can be saved and how much pollution prevented by implementing energy-efficiency improvements." Includes a glossary and links to other sources of information about products, construction standards, and home building.

Homefair.Com
http://www.homefair.com/

Real estate site with articles on buying and financing a home, along with interactive calculators - a salary calculator for comparing the cost of living in different locales, calculators for moving costs and qualifying for a mortgage and a quizzer to help you understand some of the issues in buying your home and auto insurance among other resources.

Homes and Communities
http://www.hud.gov/

"For Citizens, we offer tips on home buying, mortgage shopping, and finding affordable rental housing. We list HUD homes for sale and opportunities for you to volunteer to help your community. And you can chat "Over the Back Fence" with your neighbors all over the Nation. For Community and Business Partners, we have information about funding, technical assistance, best practices, contracting opportunities, major HUD initiatives, and more." Searchable.

Housing - U.S. Government Consumer Information Center
http://www.pueblo.gsa.gov/results.tpl?id1=17&startat=1&--woS...

The Housing section of the U.S. Government Consumer Information Center has online pamphlets covering various aspects of home ownership such as buying a home, getting a mortgage, home improvements and safety.

Marketplace
http://marketplace.publicradio.org/

Daily radio show on National Public Radio (NPR) that discusses all matters financial, such as business news, retirement, home purchasing, asking for a raise, paying off credit card debt, and paying for college.

Microsoft HomeAdvisor
http://realestate.msn.com/

Offers advice on buying a home, such as determining your price range and making an offer. Find information on national loan rates and specific neighborhoods. You can even look at and compare houses for sale.

Money: Best Places to Live
http://money.cnn.com/best/bplive/

Rates America's towns and cities using various livability criteria. The Best Places search engine allows one to find the best places to live, work or play. Search by city name or by a combination of nine factors, including weather, economy, housing, health, education, crime, transportation, leisure, arts and culture.

NuWire Investor
http://www.nuwireinvestor.com/

Provides news and current events related to "alternative investments". Real estate news is included. Features "how to" articles from experts on topics from foreclosure auctions to creating portfolios.

Rentometer
http://www.rentometer.com/

Compare properties with current rental market values. Provides price scale based on rental properties near given address, and a map with local rental listings and prices in your neighborhood.