Buying a home starts out as exciting, but often ends up being stressful. It’s not just the dizzying array of legal and financial details to be sorted out—it’s the fact that much of the home-buying process takes place under the pressure of a deadline.

Once you and the seller sign a purchase agreement, the clock starts ticking on getting everything lined up in time to close the deal. Here are steps that walk you through how to buy a house.

'Tis the season for vacations, and what better way to spend time together and bond as a family than by taking a road trip? If you’re planning on getting behind the wheel this vacation season, here are eight tips to remember during those long drives, so you reach your destination safe and sound.