2025

Illinois stands out for affordability as sales stay competitive. HW Data’s Oct. 3 report shows a statewide median list price of $317,000 with 16,108 active listings. The Market Action Index continues to lower and about 36% of active listings recorded a price reduction during the week. New supply totaled 1,810 listings while 2,103 homes moved under contract. Statewide affordability versus national...

Florida-based Scenic Sotheby’s International Realty announced that Anne Winicki has joined the firm — following a standout career at Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices where she earned top accolades across Florida and the Gulf Coast region. Winicki built a reputation as one of the premier real estate professionals in northwest Florida. According to RealTrends Verified agent rankings, she ranked No. 85...

Perched high in the guard-gated community of MacDonald Highlands, a sleek desert contemporary home with knockout Strip views has just hit the market for $6.499 million. Designed by Pinnacle Architects and listed with Ivan Sher of IS Luxury, the 5,693-square-foot residence combines resort-level amenities with an unmistakably modern design sensibility — all while keeping the focus on what makes Las...

You know a house has serious design cred when it inspires a fragrance. The Wexler Residence — the personal home of architect Donald Wexler, FAIA — has hit the market for $3.8 million, and it’s the real-life muse behind Perfumehead founder Daniel Patrick Giles’ signature scent, 1272. Represented by Brian Linder and Rick Grahn of Compass, the Palm Springs home is a perfectly preserved slice of...

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With its abundance of rich colors and textures, fall is the ideal time to go big with container designs. Layer jewel-tone flowers and foliage, pile on pumpkins and gourds, and mix in grasses, berries and trailing vines for depth and interest. With the right combination, even a small potted display...

Global sales of super-prime homes--properties valued at $10 million and above--continued their upward momentum in the second quarter of 2025, according to international property consultancy Knight Frank. The firm recorded 590 transactions worldwide during the quarter, up 19% from 497 in the same period a year earlier. Total deal value grew even more sharply, rising 33% year-on-year to $11.8 billion from...

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Equifax announced changes to its pricing strategy following Fair Isaac Corp. (FICO)’s rollout of a new program that allows tri-merge resellers to calculate and distribute its scores directly to mortgage lenders.The credit bureau said it will offer VantageScore 4.0 – a direct competitor to FICO — at $4.50 per score through the end of 2027. It will also provide the score at no cost for the remainder of...

Fifth Third and Comerica announced on Monday that they have signed a definitive merger agreement in an all-stock transaction valued at $10.9 billion, creating the nation’s ninth-largest bank with approximately $288 billion in assets. Comerica’s website detailed that shareholders will receive 1.8663 Fifth Third shares for each Comerica share, valuing the deal at $82.88 per share based on Fifth...