Financial markets are now predicting that the Federal Reserve will not make any rate cuts in 2026, as policymakers grapple with potential economic fallout from the U.S.-Israel war with Iran. On Monday, Fed Chair Jerome Powell addressed economic students at Harvard University, where he said that the

Policy uncertainty is pushing older Americans to delay retirement, shift to conservative investments and boost their emergency savings, according to a new survey. The findings published last week by the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College show 21% of respondents who’ve yet to retire are

A homeowner's journey is an expensive one. Full stop. From scraping together the down payment and closing costs when buying a home to keeping up with maintenance and taxes while enjoying your home to moving costs and renovations when you’re ready to sell, every stage requires money. Thankfully, time

Airfare has climbed for routes around the world, driven by higher fuel prices since the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran.

Rory Golod has been named president of growth at Compass International Holdings (CIH), the parent company of Compass, Christie’s International Real Estate, @properties and the Anywhere brands. In this newly created role, Golod will be focused on driving agent success across the company’s unified tec

Austin city lawmakers bent on ensuring the Texas capital sustains momentum in a housing supply expansion that cuts into a home shortage and slows price growth took another step last week. Thursday, the Austin City Council approved a new package of land-use changes that would accelerate construction

Professional golfer Gary Woodland broke down in tears Sunday as he achieved his first major PGA Tour victory since undergoing brain surgery to remove a benign tumor—a procedure that left him suffering from PTSD. Woodland, 41, was crowed the winner of the Houston Open on March 29, his first prominent

There seem to be very few things that Democrats and Republicans on Capitol Hill can agree on these days, but one of them is that housing has become increasingly unaffordable for the average American. And with good reason: housing affordability is the worst it’s been in over 40 years – since the 1980

Blackstone and its subsidiary Link Logistics are scooping up warehouses again after selling portions of its South Florida industrial portfolio for $1 billion-plus over the past two years. New York-based Blackstone, led by Stephen Schwarzman, and subsidiary Link Logistics, led by Luke Petherbridge, b

Americans who picked up and moved to Italy hoping for la dolce vita by claiming dual American-Italian citizenship have had their hopes dashed and lives upended when the country suddenly changed its rules. A series of Americans stuck in legal limbo in the bel paese told CNN about giving up everything

The Gargiulo family. Photo by Nick Shirghio Sungazing. Cold plunging. Composting. Wellness chores. Red-light therapy. Drinking raw milk. These are everyday activities for Jeff, Kristi, Dewey, and Violet Gargiulo. By returning to the ways of their ancestors, this family of four aspires to live their

The U.S. homebuilding industry remains more fragmented than outsiders believe, even after years of consolidation. Lennar continues to be one of the biggest builders in the country, but size alone isn’t the main factor anymore; the next advantage comes from blending operational efficiency with custom

Another soccer legend is putting roots down in South Florida.  Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima, known as Ronaldo, paid $7.8 million for a penthouse at Onda, a waterfront condo development at 1135 103rd Street. Property records show the developer sold the five-bedroom, five-and-a-half-bathroom condo to

Many residents of Nashville, TN, feel owning a home there is out of reach, according to a recent poll. In a Vanderbilt University study, 82% of Nashville residents report that they cannot afford to buy a house in Davidson County, and only 36% said they plan to buy a house in the county.  The current

Baby boomers’ decades long control of U.S. housing wealth is not just locking out younger buyers, it’s forcing significant changes to a real estate agent’s job description. Top-producing agents told HousingWire the industry continues to pivot toward multi-generational advisory work. Academic researc

A developer turned an 1,100 percent gain on a nearly 2-acre Wynwood assemblage after entitling it for one of the tallest Live Local Act projects in the neighborhood.  Ultimate Equity, led by David Sedaghati, sold the assemblage for $54 million to an affiliate of South Florida investor Gary Krat, acc

The American Land Title Association (ALTA) has renewed TrustLink as an ALTA Elite Provider for 2026, extending the company’s status in a program that highlights vendors serving title and settlement firms’ operational and compliance needs, according to an ALTA announcement. ALTA’s Elite Provider prog

Citywide Home Mortgage, an affiliate of top-10 U.S. mortgage lender Rate, has promoted Robert Coomer to chief growth officer, tasking the veteran executive with accelerating the lender’s national expansion and branch partnership model. Coomer joined Citywide in April 2024 as executive vice president

The 2026 Mazda CX-50 Hybrid. Photo by Howard Walker One of the coolest car advertising tag lines ever has to be Mazda’s Zoom-Zoom. Back in 2000, Micah Kanters, a 10-year-old kid from Chicago, turned to the camera and whispered those two immortal words. He actually pronounces it “zum-zum” on account

After seven decades serving as a historical society headquarters, the iconic Hooper-Lee-Nichols House—a 17th century Georgian masterpiece renowned as the second-oldest home in Cambridge, MA—is transitioning into a private residence and seeking its next legacy owner.     Built circa 1684, predating t