Can Co-Owners Get a Break On Taxes When Uses Differ?

Can Co-Owners Get a Break On Taxes When Uses Differ?
Jane Hodges offers advice to a reader on the tax implications of sharing a home used as a primary residence by one owner and a vacation home by the other.

To Entice Borrowers, Banks Sweeten Home-Equity Offers
Rising short-term interest rates have slowed the growth in home-equity lending a popular way for homeowners to turn rising property values into extra cash. In response, lenders are cutting rates and adding lock-in options.