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...

Starchitect-designed condo delivers peak West Chelsea cool (with a retractable glass wall)

Some New York apartments are expensive because they’re big. Others because they’re in the right neighborhood. And then there are the rare ones that cost what they cost because they’re basically a piece of architecture-history-you-can-live-in. That’s the case with a newly listed residence in West Chelsea, where a full-floor home inside architect Shigeru Ban’s iconic Metal Shutter House has hit...

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...

Florida-based modular builder launches expandable housing model

West Palm Beach, Fla.-based Mesocore Modular Homes is introducing an expandable modular housing model aimed at improving affordability and disaster relief, an important issue in a state prone to devastating hurricanes.  Positioned as an affordable housing solution for both homebuyers and city leaders, planners, emergency management professionals, and resilience experts focused on addressing...

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