Developed with the home enthusiast in mind, This Old House magazine offers a comprehensive resource for improving your home. With feature articles from kitchen to bath to yard and garden, step-by-step photos and illustrations in how-to articles, you'll find reliable answers to most of your questions.

A Roof Over Their Heads
What you need to know about housing options for elderly parents.

Bridging the Gap
Short-term financing can help you avoid the need for short-term housing when you're trying to time selling one home and buying another.

Common Ground
What you know about easements that give others
use of your property.

Filing for Dollars
Where to find the tax breaks in your home.

Fix-Up Funds
For big projects, construction and renovation loans can be a better bet than credit cards or home equity loans.

Holding Patterns
Examine your mortgage escrow account closely to be sure you're not over-or underpaying.

Home Away From Home
Calculating the costs of owning a second home.

Looking for Trouble
The time to find flaws in a house is before you purchase it, by getting an inspection you can trust.

Making Sense of Zoning
Local codes can be complicated, and running afoul of them costly. Here are some ways homeowners can protect themselves form zoning hassles.

Preparing for the Worst
What you need to know about insuring your home against floods and quakes.

Remodeling Returns
Renovations that pay you back.

Room for Rent
Turning extra space into income and tax brakes may be easier than you think.

Spend Now, Save Later
The smart way to invest in home renovation.

What to Know Before You Go
Thinking of relocating? Make sure to assess the true cost of living in a new town.

Winning the Property Tax Game
How to assess your assessment and appeal your tax bill.