A custom-built dome home with two guest cottages surrounded by 28.2 acres of wooded privacy has just hit the market in Weaverville, NC, for $3,495,000. Known as Azura Gardens, the stucco structure was "designed with energy efficiency and artistry in mind." "The sellers describe themselves as artists

With refinance activity constrained and purchase volume under pressure, lenders are being forced to rethink their sustainable growth plans. The answer is becoming clear: home equity. As millions of homeowners remain locked into low mortgage rates, they are turning to second liens and mortgages to ac

Crypto investor Zach Witkoff sold a villa at the Ritz-Carlton Residences, Miami Beach to retail investor Todd Nepola and his ex-wife, Alexia Nepola, of “The Real Housewives of Miami” fame, The Real Deal has learned.  The Nepolas paid $5.3 million for the 4,185-square-foot home on North Meridian Aven

The housing market is finally showing signs of the seasonal vitality we’ve been waiting for. After a stubborn climb through much of March, mortgage rates pivoted in April, dipping to 6.23% this week, which marks the lowest level in five weeks. Meanwhile the number of for-sale homes is climbing. This

Three developers are competing for rights to build a massive mixed-use project at the Riviera Beach-owned Marina Village, months after an FBI investigation delayed action on the proposals.  Related Urban, Forest Development and Sonnenblick Development submitted plans to build condos, hotels and reta

Canadian supermodel Jessica Stam has put her expansive Hawaii estate on the market for $4.99 million after she traded the hustle of New York for a beach paradise. Victoria's Secret star Stam, 40, moved from the Big Apple to Maui during the pandemic, alongside her husband, Brahman Turner, and their t

Homeowner associations are more common than ever, but when developers are unwilling or unable to hand over control to residents, troubling issues can arise. The share of homes for sale in the U.S. that were subject to HOA fees reached 43.6% in 2025, up from 34.3% in 2019, according to recent data fr

A polarizing proposal for a 2.2 million-square-foot industrial campus outside the Urban Development Boundary is still in limbo.  Heavy machinery supplier Kelly Tractor, which provides Caterpillar and other construction and mining equipment, wants to develop a headquarters on the northwest corner of

A sizable Boston property that sustained significant damage in a November 2024 fire has sold for its full asking price of $776,000—within days of the listing going live. Located in the bustling neighborhood of Dorchester, the eight-bedroom dwelling had previously been used as a two-family rental unt

Proprietary reverse mortgages have gained a lot of traction over the past year and now account for more industry volume than federally insured Home Equity Conversion Mortgages (HECMs). With the help of loan officers Nathan Guerrero and Jackson Matheson, Tennessee will soon join the list of states to

The fight over Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s sweeping housing reform agenda is intensifying as both sides harden their positions. Supporters and detractors by the thousands delivered their opening arguments Thursday at the first major hearing on Pritzker’s six-bill package. Pritzker’s BUILD plan see

With no stores, restaurants, gas stations, or even paved streets in sight, the "semi-ghost town" of Darwin, CA—home to fewer than 30 year-round residents—is not for everyone. But for retired civil engineer Michael Kantor, this scruffy old mining community holds one irresistible draw: the world-class

President Trump has said the government could buy Spirit.

President Trump has said the government could buy Spirit.

A controversial proposal for a residential development on a golf course finally scored approval more than five years after it first surfaced.  GL Homes wants to develop 524 single-family homes on the closed 168-acre Calusa golf course at 9400 Southwest 130th Avenue in unincorporated Miami-Dade Count

Confronting heavier incentives, price cuts, tepid demand and margin pressure, PulteGroup opened the year with a mix-shift pivot that leans more heavily on build-to-order and active adult sales. Pulte’s Q1 2026 earnings call, held on Thursday, indicates that the nation’s third-largest homebuilder by

While the median age of a first-time homebuyer has continued to climb as affordability has worsened, fewer people of all ages can afford to own a home, concludes a new report. With a national median home price of $415,450 in March, according to Realtor.com® data, it's no surprise that younger people

PMG is launching sales for its planned One Twenty Brickell Signature Residences, a mixed-use condo tower that includes deeded office suites with each unit.  The planned 40-story tower will have 467 furnished units, and follows the sellout of PMG’s first One Twenty Brickell Residences at 120 Southwes

The mid-spring earnings cycle has produced a common-language reality check for America’s public homebuilders: the operating backdrop worsened faster than many management teams expected. In such a context of nearly-universal challenge, doing less-worse may count as a win. Meritage Homes’ Q1 2026 numb

Developer Mosie Miller and his wife, Michelle, sold a renovated waterfront home in Palm Beach for $30.8 million. The Millers sold the home at 1246 North Lake Way after more than a year on the market, according to the Multiple Listing Service. The deed has yet to appear in public records, and the buy