Laura is a professional nitpicker and good-humored troubleshooter with over 14 years of experience in print and digital publishing. She currently oversees CNET Money's housing market coverage. Before ...

In recent months, I have been looking for a new home. I wanted a house near trails, undeveloped land, and a certain aesthetic potential. I also considered the lot number and address of all the ...

Seven years ago, in the summer of 2016, my sisters and I moved from Florida to California. Moving to a new state, we felt out of place and we didn't know what our future life would be like. Our ...