<p>Michele Lerner, author of"New Home 101" and “HOMEBUYING: Tough Times, First Time, Any Time”, has been writing about personal finance and real estate for more than two decades for a variety of publications and websites including The Washington Post, Forbes Brand Voices, Realtor.com, Bankrate, Insurance.com, HSH.com, National Real Estate Investor magazine, the Washington Post magazine, NAREIT’s REIT magazine and numerous Realtor associations.<span> </span></p>