October 2025

A landscape designer shares how to conceal utilities for an outdoor space that's both functional and...

These Bellevue, Washington, homeowners wanted a kitchen as fun and relaxed as they are — full of color, pattern and personality. For 18 years, they lived with a small, dark, U-shaped kitchen with aging honey oak cabinets and no island, hardly a source of joy in their 1979...

Image Hosted by Nareit and Institutional Real Estate, Inc. (IREI), the quarterly webinar featured John Worth, executive vice president of research & investor outreach at Nareit, and Keith Bokota, portfolio manager – head of the Americas at Principal Asset Management. Mike Consol, senior editor of IREI’s Real Asset Adviser magazine, moderated the...

Image Ruben also discussed the importance of continuous improvement in governance practices to adapt to changing risks and...

Home Prices Dip as Buyer Activity Upticks on Lower Mortgage Rates Orlando's housing market displayed mixed signals in September 2025, reflecting both a modest cooling in prices and a slight uptick in buyer activity. According to the Orlando Regional Realtor Association, the median home price fell for the third consecutive month, reaching $378,000 -- a 1.3% decline from August's $382,950. Despite the...

Compass announced Wednesday that the Andrade Group has joined the company — bolstering its luxury real estate footprint in South Florida. Led by broker-owner Jorge Andrade and Realtor Henny Barreto, the Andrade Group will operate from Compass’s Coconut Grove and Winter Park offices. The team has served the region for more than two decades, specializing in residential investments, preconstruction...

New American Funding (NAF) on Wednesday named Nathan Ballentine as its new regional vice president for South Carolina. In this role, Ballentine will lead growth and development across the state, spearheading market expansion and sales initiatives. With more than 25 years of experience in the mortgage industry, Ballentine will focus on recruiting and onboarding top-performing loan officers, along with...

Swiftbuild.ai, a technology firm developing artificial intelligence (AI) tools to streamline government permitting, is drawing interest as federal officials call for faster homebuilding nationwide. The company’s main platform, SwiftGov, is designed to help local governments reform zoning and permitting systems while keeping sensitive municipal data on U.S. servers. Swiftbuild.ai’s offering comes...

Nearly one in five members of Gen Z say housing affordability is their top life concern, according to a new survey from Realtor.com. The survey of 1,000 adults ages 18 to 27 found that 82% of Gen Z respondents who either own a home or hope to own one believe buying a home is harder for their generation than for previous ones. Despite these challenges, 67% said homeownership is an important lifetime...

Figure on Wednesday launched an AI-powered platform for debt-service-coverage ratio (DSCR) loans, expanding its blockchain-based capital marketplace into one of the fastest-growing segments of housing finance. A release from the company confirmed that West Capital Lending and Axen Mortgage are among Figure’s first partners to embed its DSCR product. The platform allows investors to qualify based...