When you walk into an older house and see a glossy, fully finished basement, it can feel like you are getting bonus square footage for free. Inspectors tend to see something else entirely, because ...

Gail Gaston says it’s time to bury the basement. “I am happy as a lark,” said Gaston, in his newly purchased basement-free home in Woodbury. At 74, he no longer worries about falling down stairs to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Is a Basement Included in the Square Footage of a Home? This is the tale of two basements in otherwise comparable houses. One is a ...

Mary Weichert, a real estate agent in Chatham, New Jersey, for 20 years, has seen a shift in expectations for finished basements. They're no longer just a nice-to-have feature for your home – they're ...

“One of my favorite basement renovations is turning the area into a separate living space,” said Aja McClanahan, financial writer and real estate agent from Space Coast Move HQ. “This means you’d need ...

The most dangerous threat in a home might not crackle, leak, or smell. It might sit quietly in the basement right now, ...

Homeowners Melissa and Trent Overholt and Emily and Etan Cohen faced a similar problem. The Overholts, who own a half lot a block from the sand in Manhattan Beach, had a growing family that no longer ...

Home insurance only covers basement floods if they happen for certain reasons. Most policies cover damage from burst pipes, leaking appliances and overflowing toilets. But a lot of basement flooding ...

What’s not to love about a finished basement? It adds more room to your home and offers a space that you can use for anything from a playroom to a gym. ExploreYou can buy these Atlanta homes for under ...