Web Tour: Real Estate Basics

Your home is possibly your most valuable financial asset. Getting a grip on the real estate market and resources is essential when it comes to selling or borrowing on a mortgage. Our ThirdAge tour aims to help you select services, price your property and decipher often-confusing real estate terminology.

Just click a link below for a brief story about a site. To visit, click on the highlighted word in the story. Then return to this page to continue on to the next site. If you don't have time to complete the tour, just bookmark this page and return later.

--Shop for the Best Mortgage Deal

--Use Caution With Reverse Mortgages

--Weigh the Costs of Refinancing

--Find Out What Your Home Is Worth

--Set a Realistic Price for Your House

--Decode Real Estate Lingo

--Talk About Real Estate