If you've been thinking of buying a house, you probably know that you should start saving up toward a down payment. However, if you've ever asked yourself how much you should be saving, you're not ...

The Urban Institute of Real Estate will conduct a four-hour lecture on Real Estate Mathematics covering the principle and mathematical computations related to interest, interest formulas, cash flow ...

(Tetra Images/Getty Images) Most financial choices boil down to simple math. Add up the gains, subtract the costs, and you should get a number that helps you draw a conclusion. Those numbers are ...

Q: What do you think about owning single family home rental real estate vs. investing in the stock market? A: I have seen several families do well with rental real estate, but only by owning several ...

What's more terrifying than global warming, national economic collapse, or a zombie apocalypse? For many of us, it's math -- especially the type involved in securing a mortgage to buy a home. But ...

The term “net asset value,” or NAV, is so commonplace for anyone buying a mutual fund, investors hardly give it a second thought. It has a standard definition. The number is audited annually. There is ...

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