The first step in negotiating a home price might seem obvious: both buyers and sellers need to know what a fair price for the home actually is. The best way to determine a home’s fair market value is ...

Learn how to negotiate a job offer the right way and boost your lifetime career earning potential. Here's what you need to know.

Not every entrepreneur or business owner is comfortable negotiating. Many dread the adversarial nature of negotiation. Even so, it’s difficult (and perhaps impossible) to operate a small business or ...

It’s all over the news today – that women are challenged in negotiating and advocating powerfully for themselves. In recent research released this week by Citi and LinkedIn, the data reveals that ...

We’ve all heard about the value of negotiating salary before accepting a job offer. “Know your worth,” “Ask for what you deserve,” “Be willing to walk away if you don’t get what you want,” and so on.

Leasing a car is a great way to get into a brand-new model every few years. If you fall in love with your lease, you might decide to buy the car at the end of the lease period. But if you're preparing ...

Car salespeople will tell you that most people who end up leasing a new vehicle don’t walk through the door thinking of themselves as lease customers. Rather, like proposals on New Year’s Eve, leasing ...

At some point in your career, you may find yourself in a position to ask for something that really matters to you — a raise, more flexibility or better benefits, for example. These requests aren't ...

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