No matter if the market is hot or cold, they still pop up: For Sale by Owner listings, otherwise known to Realtors as "FSBOs." These are houses put up for sale by the people who own them - without the ...

On your house hunting journey, you may run across a home that is listed “FSBO.” In real estate, this stands for “for sale by owner,” which means the homeowner is selling the home on their own — ...

Home sellers who choose to work without an agent are twice as likely as agent-assisted sellers to be unhappy with the results of their sale, according to a new study from Clever Real Estate. Those who ...

Ali Wenzke and her husband figured there was no need to go through a real estate agent when they decided to put their Lincoln Park townhouse on the market in 2009, just after the peak of the U.S.

With the recent appreciation in home prices, this spring might be a good time to sell your home. But which is the smarter way to do it, hire a real estate agent or list it yourself? With sites such as ...

Dear Timm and Rick: I am getting ready to put my home on the market and have read about all the buyer demand and multiple offers. To maximize my profits and avoid commission payments, I am thinking I ...

Three economists decided to investigate whether using a for sale by owner (FSBO) web site could actually make homeowners more money compared to selling a house with a traditional real estate agent.

Kristen and Chuck Dvorscak of Midland Park, N.J., need to sell their 1929 three-bedroom Colonial now. The couple just had a second child, so the Dvorscaks, 33, want to upgrade to a bigger home nearby.

Over the last 20 years Barbara Marquardt has sold five homes without paying a dime in commission to a real estate agent. Her latest "for sale by owner" triumph was in October, when her five-bedroom, 3 ...