How's your summer going? Great, you say? Terrific! These weeks of poolside lounging, noodle floating and Marco Polo–ing have been a blast, huh? Awesome! But now that August is here, perhaps you've ...

My husband and I closed on our first last year. The real estate market was incredibly competitive, but we managed to find a place with all of our must-haves—a quiet neighborhood, big backyard, ...