The Latest: Oct 2017

If you’ve ever wanted to live like the Obamas, here’s a chance: the modern Martha’s Vineyard property where the former First Family vacationed is on the market—for $17.75 million. 8 Snail Road—also known as the Chilmark House—served as the 2013 “summer White House,” and features six bedrooms, five full and two partial baths across 7,000 square feet.

Most of us have complicated relationships with the places where we live. Unless you have unlimited amounts of money, there’s probably something about your home that you don’t like. Maybe you don’t like the place where you live much at all, and are stuck there because of circumstances or budget.

You may have heard about guarantors during your apartment hunt, but if you’re not familiar with what they actually do—or how you can still find one if you don’t know anyone personally who can be a guarantor (or even land an apartment you love without one!)—we’ve got you covered. Here’s everything you need to know about getting a guarantor. A guarantor is someone who signs your lease with you to guarantee payment in case you can’t pay for some reason.

Looks like RiRi is on the move once again—this time in New York. The penthouse duplex that the pop star turned fashion and beauty mogul has been renting in Soho/Nolita is now on the market. Rihanna moved into the 11th and 12th floor apartment at 129 Lafayette Street back in 2013, and was paying a cool $39,000 a month for it. Even stars balk at rent increases, because the most recent monthly fee is reported at $50,000 (could you imagine getting a $2,750 per month rent hike every year?).

Honestly, the closest we want to come to living in a real-life scary house is having a haunted mansion-inspired bathroom. For that reason, we’ll gladly leave this supposedly spooked out Staten Island manse listing to a less skittish bidder. Just in time for Halloween, this nightmare-inducing abode known as the Kreischer Mansion is up for sale for $2 million, plus $1,233 in monthly taxes (additional costs include: nerves of steel and an affinity for ghosts who may or may not be friendly).

If you hope to own a home some day, you may be under the impression that you need to save up for a 20 percent down payment—but the truth is, that’s just a myth. According to data from Better, an online mortgage platform, only 17 percent of homebuyers actually put between 15 and 25 percent down — and more than a quarter (27 percent) of them put down between 5 and 10 percent.