January 2026

19 Five-figure-looking home upgrades that actually cost under $500

Some upgrades don’t just improve a house, they change the entire vibe. The room suddenly feels more expensive, more intentional, more “someone designed this,” even when the actual spend was fairly modest. That’s because high-end homes don’t necessarily look expensive because everything costs a fortune. They look expensive because the details are resolved. Proportions are right. Lighting is...

U.S. Housing Market Hits Largest Buyer-Seller Imbalance on Record

The National Housing Market Tilts Sharply Toward Buyers in Late 2025 The U.S. housing market swung decisively into buyer-friendly territory at the end of last year, as a widening mismatch between supply and demand reached levels unseen in more than a decade. In December 2025, there were an estimated 47.1% more home sellers than buyers nationwide--roughly 631,500 additional sellers--marking the largest...

Why homebuilding’s R&D blind spot matters more now

Signature Homes founder and Chairman Dwight Sandlin’s line — “nimbleness without sacrificing time and resources” — may sound like a homebuilder’s pipedream. That’s, unless you take the time to sit with what’s underneath it. In this market, “nimble” isn’t an organizational personality trait. It’s not hype; nor is it an abstraction. It’s an operational must-have. Would-be...

Senior home sellers take a hit on profits

Older Americans are leaving money on the table when they sell their homes, with losses widening sharply after age 70, according to new research from the Center for Retirement Research at Boston College. Using a newly built national dataset, researchers found that sellers in their 70s and beyond consistently earn lower returns than younger homeowners. The gap grows with age — translating into tens...

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