2025

In the fall issue of 'Magnolia Journal,' the designer shared how she blended historic charm with a modern space for expanded family...

Including artificial dried hydrangeas, berries, pumpkins, and...

Nine years after design-build firm Copper Sky added a second story to this 1920s Craftsman in Atlanta, the homeowners returned with another challenge: transform the worn, inefficient kitchen with durable, period-appropriate finishes, more storage and improved flow. Below, see how Jessica Flake,...

It’s hard to imagine looking at it now, but the ground floor of this London house used to feel a bit gloomy. Darker flooring and blocked sightlines were contributing to the dingy look, and the owners were eager to open up the space and bring in more natural...

Image Deloitte’s Mark Wojteczko says younger leadership cohort favors alternative property...

U.S. apartment demand roared back in the second quarter, driving the sharpest drop in vacancies in years as a cooling construction pipeline tightened the market. Net absorption -- the change in occupied units -- surged to 188,200 in Q2, the highest second-quarter tally on record, CBRE data show. It was the fifth straight quarter in which leasing demand topped new deliveries, pushing the national vacancy...

Mortgage rates reached a new 2025 low today, despite core inflation running at 3.1% year over year, according to the CPI report this week. The softening labor data and improved mortgage spreads currently overshadow any concerns about inflation. If the jobs data were exceeding estimates, the situation would be different. According to Mortgage News Daily, mortgage rates have dropped to a low of 6.53%,...

On this week’s RealTrending, Tracey Velt interviews Sean Miku — founder and CEO of simpliHŌM — a tech-focused brokerage launched in 2018. Miku outlines the firm’s 85/15 commission split, free transaction management and its goal to go public by 2028, while sharing perspectives on today’s real estate challenges and opportunities. He also explains how simpliHŌM’s growth is fueled by...

New Western and PadSplit have entered a partnership aimed at increasing affordable co-living housing, effective last week. New Western cofounder and President Kurt Carlton told HousingWire the collaboration will allow investors to access PadSplit’s model for converting single-family homes into shared living spaces — while leveraging New Western’s large property inventory. “(PadSplit) will...

OneTrust Home Loans filed a lawsuit this week challenging the long-promoted neutrality of mortgage coaching programs, alleging the services were used by a rival to gain a competitive edge. The California-based lender is suing former loan officer Broch Lassig, mortgage coach Richard Ruby, and Ruby’s company, The Core Training, accusing them of misusing confidential business information to harm its...