Diane Ly was living in Maine when a family emergency pulled her to Southern California. But without kids or a mortgage, what could have been an exhausting move was a relatively seamless pivot. “Had I owned my house or had a mortgage to pay, it would have made things a lot more complicated,” she tell

Former HGTV star Nicole Curtis has blamed her use of a racial slur that got her show "Rehab Addict" canceled on being a boy mom. Curtis' show "Rehab Addict" was abruptly canceled after she was accused of making "an offensive racial comment" during filming of the series. A shocking clip of Curtis, 49

Mortgage rates continued their recent upward trend this week, as the average rate on 30-year fixed home loans rose to 6.11% for the week ending March 13, according to Freddie Mac. This increase follows last week's 6% and the 5.98% milestone from the week prior, which had been the lowest level since

Dacra, Fort Partners and their development partners are teaming up with a French hospitality firm on their planned luxury hotel and condo project in the Miami Design District.  Fouquet’s, a brand of over 100-year-old French entertainment firm Barrière, will be the flag for the hotel at Miami Design

To see our latest updates on the Nancy Guthrie case, please click here. The Arizona sheriff leading the kidnapping case of Nancy Guthrie has admitted that he believes the 84-year-old was "targeted," warning that the suspect will "absolutely" attack again. Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos opened up ab

Home shoppers will like the steady pace of inventory as we move toward the spring selling season. Homes prices continue to fall and inventory is rising, according to the Realtor.com® Weekly Housing Trends report for the week ending March 12. Several economic indicators play a role in this week's dat

🏆 Residential: Boca Raton had the top home sale to hit records in the tri-county region, with the sale of a waterfront mansion at 207 West Coconut Palm Road in the Royal Palm Yacht & Country Club for $18 million. The seller was a trust tied to developer Matthew Epstein, and the buyer was also a tru

For Houston mother-of-two Raysall Wiggins, President Donald Trump's crackdown on institutional homebuyers is a deeply personal victory after she was outbid 20 times by investors during a grueling two-year search for her first home. "I had to go through hell and high water, and I don't feel like for

From 2020 to 2024, U.S. home values surged, creating a major windfall for homeowners. Yet the metros that generated the biggest gains were not just the ones where prices climbed the highest—they were also the places where households could still afford to get in, according to a new report from Realto

For years, the housing industry anticipated that the aging demographic would steadily release inventory into the resale market. Instead, many older homeowners are remaining in place longer than expected — and the reasons go far beyond sentiment. As someone who began my career building a mortgage len

The "E-shaped economy" has arrived, top economists say. More than ever, people are being smarter about their spending, looking closely at every dollar, from the weekly grocery bill to a huge purchase like a house. The “E-shape” comes from the emergence of three tiers of consumers. The top tier is co

A celebrity event planner who has worked with everyone from Meghan Markle to Serena Williams is now trying to lure an elite crowd of house hunters seeking a picture-perfect perch on Manhattan's Upper East Side—where she has just listed her own prewar apartment for $3.99 million. Jennifer Zabinski of

Prospective homebuyers have been dealt a complicated hand in recent years.  Though mortgage rates fell below 6% in late February 2026, with the war in Iran, rates bounced back to where they were at the end of 2025. As of March 12, the rate stands at 6.11%. Affordability is the name of the game, so h

Gymnast Simone Biles is preparing to celebrate a significant milestone inside her custom-built Texas mansion by marking the first birthday she will spend at the opulent property since it was finally completed at the end of 2025. Biles, who will turn 29 on March 14, has spent the last few weeks soaki

New Jersey homeowners could see smaller property tax relief benefits under a budget proposal unveiled Tuesday by Gov. Mikie Sherrill, as the state confronts fiscal pressures and persistently high costs of living. In her first budget address since taking office, Sherrill proposed tightening eligibili

Japan-based real estate and construction giants have spent the past decade quietly building footholds across the U.S. housing market. By early 2026, those footholds are transforming into a noticeable wave of expansion. The latest development comes from Tokyo-based Hajime Construction Co., Ltd., whic

The State Department said this week that 36,000 Americans had returned to the U.S. after the start of the war with Iran.

The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) urged the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to revise elements of its proposed partial claim and loss-mitigation policies for VA-backed mortgages, arguing that the draft rules could leave veteran borrowers at a disadvantage compared to others. In a comme

When the Senate overwhelmingly passed the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act on Thursday, longtime real estate analyst Steve Murray zeroed in on a number at the center of the legislation: 350. That figure, under the bill, defines a “large institutional investor” — a category that triggers strict limit

A six-story hotel with 48 rooms is set to replace one built in the 1930s after the Miami Beach Design Review Board gave the project the green light. Miami-based FPM Investment’s project was unanimously approved Thursday, after the developer tweaked the planned low-rise’s exterior. The board deferred