July 2025

As artificial intelligence reshapes industries around the world, new insights from the 2025 U.S. Houzz State of AI in Construction and Design report reveal that the technology is being adopted by many construction and design professionals. The inaugural report...

Putting the right plants in the right spots is the foundation for any low-maintenance landscape. We spoke with 12 landscape professionals from eight design firms in different regions around the country to learn the plants they recommend to homeowners looking to create an easy-care (or easier-care)...

Measurabl, the world's most widely adopted sustainability data platform for real estate, today announced initial results from the launch of its new free software solution. While advanced features remain available through Measurabl's suite of premium products, the free solution provides access to powerful tools that enable real estate stakeholders to measure, manage, and report on property and portfolio...

For generations, homeownership in the U.S. was seen as a cornerstone of financial security -- a hedge against rising rents and a way to lock in a fixed monthly payment. That promise is eroding. Across the country, a growing number of homeowners are falling behind on their mortgages -- not due to subprime lending or unsustainable purchases, but because of ballooning property taxes and insurance premiums....

Mortgage industry professionals had more questions than answers following last week’s bombshell announcement that the government-sponsored enterprises Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have approved the use of VantageScore 4.0, a new credit scoring model. A week after the initial announcement, Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Director Bill Pulte answered several key questions. In an FAQ letter...

On this week’s episode of the RealTrending podcast, host Tracey Velt sits down with Jay Papasan — an executive at Keller Williams and co-author of “The Millionaire Real Estate Agent” — to discuss what it takes for new agents to succeed in today’s competitive market. Papasan shares insights from his upcoming book, “The Rookie Real Estate Agent,” and emphasizes that success starts with...

Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler sat down with Bill Packer, chief operating officer at Longbridge Financial, to talk about the ways his company is using AI to serve reverse mortgage borrowers. Packer has worked in the consumer lending space for four decades, with deep expertise in technology and operations. This interview has been edited for length and clarity. Sarah Wheeler: Technology used to be...

Keller Williams has added another top producing team to its roster. On Tuesday, the brokerage announced that The Parlay Group in New Jersey is joining Keller Williams Village Square Realty. The Ridgewood, New Jersey-based team, which includes 12 agents and two staff members, was co-founded by Anthony Zito and Hipolito Touron “We are thrilled to welcome Anthony and Hip and their exceptional agents...

Housing inventory growth has been a blessing for the existing home sales market, cooling price growth and giving homebuyers a bit more advantage in 2025. However, as we all know, the inventory growth has been detrimental to the homebuilders this year. On Monday, Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody’s Analytics, posted on X about the “red flares” he sees in the housing market, echoing the concern...

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