Real Estate Math: How Much Home Can I Afford? By Tara Mastroeni, Former Contributor. ... I break down real estate concepts for first-time homebuyers.

The math here can get pretty complicated so I suggest using this calculator to do the legwork instead. Continuing with the example above, that $1,4000 monthly payment over a 30-year loan with an ...

Rental real estate can be a good investment-but that it requires patience, time and work.

Often when evaluating a commercial real estate investment, you will hear the term “cap rate” mentioned. The cap rate is shorthand for capitalization rate. Very simply put, it is the rate of ...

This spring, a budding crop of real estate professionals tackled the nation’s affordable housing crisis as they did battle in the inaugural Corcoran Case Competition. Out of an initial 120 entrants on ...