2026

For Gary Mercer Sr., achieving high placement on the RealTrends Verified annual rankings is less about chasing a specific number and more about a lifetime commitment to consistency. The results, however, speak for themselves. As an individual agent, Mercer reported $167.35 million in transaction volume across 241 sides for 2025. That performance placed him at No. 19 nationally among individual agents...

As the space that offers visitors their first (hopefully positive!) impression of your home and acts as a way station for all sorts of gear — from small (keys, phone) to bulky (coats, bags, boots) — the entry is easily one of the most visible yet clutter-prone areas of the home....

Image CEO Jeff Donnelly points to lack of supply and uptick in traveling among both old and...

Data Center Vacancy Rates Sink to Record Lows in 2026 The global race to build artificial intelligence infrastructure is rapidly outstripping the world's ability to deliver new data center capacity, tightening markets from Northern Virginia to Singapore and driving vacancy rates toward historic lows despite an unprecedented construction boom. Global data center inventory expanded 25% over the past year to...

Image CEO Conor Flynn says the supply/demand picture is “extraordinarily healthy”...

As we gear up for the second half of 2026, what are the key things we should be watching for? With the first six months being a dramatic version of the show 24, we can hope for a calmer second half of 2026 now that the conflict with Iran is hopefully ending.  Housing has outperformed some people’s expectations this year, as rising mortgage rates haven’t had the negative impact they did in previous...

Kitchens measuring 165 to 225 square feet hit a Goldilocks sweet spot: large enough to accommodate generous storage, ample work surfaces and sought-after features, yet compact enough to feel efficient and easy to navigate. In these four before-and-after makeovers, design and remodeling...

This spring’s International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF) and High Point Market trade events showcased a wave of fresh thinking in outdoor design, with innovative materials, refined craftsmanship and modern forms bringing new options for patios, decks, balconies and beyond. Sustainability,...

Exactly 50 years ago this time of year, a 51-year-old man handwrote a four-page letter on a legal pad to his then 21-year-old son, one of seven children – six of them sons and one angel of a daughter – who was spending a semester studying in Dublin, Ireland. The letter’s narrative arc, now mostly a lost art, began by directly addressing the gift of the moment to both the writer and the...

For decades, the American dream of aging gracefully at home has collided with a harsh reality — housing stock simply wasn’t built for it. Cameron Carter, founder and CEO of Rosarium Health, is out to change that. His health tech startup is reimagining the home as a core site of health care delivery, connecting health plans, clinicians and contractors to deliver safety modifications that prevent...