2025

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According to the National Association of the Remodeling Industry's 2025 Remodeling Impact Report, homeowner satisfaction and cost recovery from remodeling projects continue to vary widely, reflecting the diverse motivations behind home improvements. The report explores why homeowners pursue remodeling projects, the results of those efforts, and how these renovations impact overall satisfaction and...

Kevin DeLory Kevin DeLory, Equity Prime Mortgage’s (EPM) chief lending officer TPO and a partner in the business, died on Tuesday following a bout with cancer. He was 53 years old. DeLory spent more than 20 years in the TPO space. A Rhode Island native, he graduated from Rhode Island College in 1994, where he originally planned to become a teacher before finding the mortgage industry.  DeLory...

On an online database tracking a series of issues the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Office of the Inspector General (OIG) related to the Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) program, there are four open recommendations according to a review by HousingWire‘s Reverse Mortgage Daily (RMD). Three of them, however, are largely centered on the same issue. The sole outlier,...

Catastrophic flooding continues to inundate the central U.S. as rivers remain swollen from unprecedented rainfall brought on by a series of deadly storms. Spanning from Kentucky, Illinois and Ohio to Louisiana and Mississippi, floodwaters are still surging downstream, overwhelming neighborhoods, infrastructure, and emergency response teams. As of Wednesday, more than 120 locations across the region...

While normal variations can be found across the country, by and large the sentiment around aging in place in one’s own home appears to be a far-and-away preference for many Americans in or near retirement. This is impacting the moving and homebuying activity in certain areas, according to housing professionals who spoke recently with Realtor.com. Citing a December study by senior advocacy...

As homeowners continue to invest in upgrading their living spaces, a new report from the National Association of Realtors (NAR) and the National Association of the Remodeling Industry (NARI) highlights home remodeling projects that offer the greatest personal satisfaction, and those most likely to recoup costs. The 2025 Remodeling Impact Report, released Tuesday, found that adding a primary bedroom...

When you’re planning a remodel, there is plenty to think about. But one thing that might not be on your radar is your level of interaction with the process and, by extension, with the pros involved. How this plays out can impact...