What is an easement? Sure, it has the word "ease" in it, but most home buyers don't find it easy to understand. (See what we did there?) The term often crops up after buyers have made an offer on a ...

James Chen, CMT is an expert trader, investment adviser, and global market strategist. Doretha Clemons, Ph.D., MBA, PMP, has been a corporate IT executive and professor for 34 years. She is an adjunct ...

Homeowners are often warned to brace for the unexpected. After all, you could purchase a home that passes its inspection with flying colors only to face a costly repair a few months down the road.

Not long ago, a neighbor asked if I knew where our sewer and storm drains are located. He wants to adjust the drainage on his property to drain into the public storm sewer drain, which I knew adjoins ...

You and your neighbors habitually cut across another neighbor’s yard as a shortcut between intersecting public streets. The yard owner, angered, erects a barrier to stop you. Do you have any legal ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Peter J Reilly is a Forbes contributor who covers taxes. “In September 2013 Coal Property Holdings, LLC (Coal Holdings), acquired ...

After finally paying long overdue real estate taxes, the James C. Justice Cos. donated a conservation easement for 4,500 acres it owns in Albemarle County. The conservation easement will eliminate ...