Luxury homes are time capsules. You can often tell exactly when a house was built just by walking through the front door. The materials change. The layouts shift. Ceiling heights rise and fall. Entire features appear — and then disappear — as lifestyles evolve. What wealthy buyers wanted in the 1950s looks nothing like what they demanded in the 1990s. And today’s trophy homes would have been...
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Freezing temperatures can cause brown, crispy growth on plants that are susceptible to frost damage. Frost damage can occur when temperatures dip to or below the freezing point, 32 degrees Fahrenheit (0 degrees Celsius). And both cold-hardy plants and tenderer plants that do best in warmer...
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Pending home sales in the U.S. showed little movement in January 2026, highlighting the cautious stance of buyers despite improving affordability conditions. According to the National Association of Realtors (NAR) Pending Home Sales Report, contracts for existing homes declined 0.8% from December and were down 0.4% compared with a year earlier. Regionally, trends diverged: month-over-month sales rose in...
For months, some affluent New Yorkers warned they would leave if progressive policies took hold at City Hall. With Zohran Mamdani now mayor and debate intensifying over a possible city wealth tax or property tax increase, early market data shows no sign of a luxury exodus. Instead, Manhattan’s top tier appears to be accelerating. HousingWire Data through Feb. 13 shows just 54 single-family...
Today’s headwinds new-home market rewards homebuilding teams that do the hardest things the best. In that light, a glib explanation for Toll Brothers’ Q1 2026 performance would be to point to geography and demographics: a luxury buyer profile, higher incomes and lower sensitivity to mortgage rates. The harder – and more reality-grounded – explanation is operational, and laser customer...
Huntington Bank — which is poised to become a $280 billion institution after its acquisitions of Cadence Bank and Veritex Bank — is aggressively expanding its mortgage footprint across Texas and the Southeast while emphasizing a “partnership” culture over a traditional acquisition model. That’s according to Carolyn Gorman, the bank’s senior vice president and mortgage director, who sat down...
Illinois state lawmakers took up housing affordability last year. The results underwhelmed. Now, Gov. J.B. Pritzker is pushing to put housing at the center of Illinois’ broader affordability agenda. “The problem is clear – rent is too high and home ownership is too far out of reach,” Pritzker said in his State of the State address on Wednesday. “We are not building enough homes fast...
Women who are 50 and older are feeling the pinch of rising costs and economic uncertainty, even as they enjoy time with their family and hobbies, according to a new AARP survey. The research, part of AARP’s “She’s the Difference” series, highlights financial concerns that weigh heavily on older women — particularly when it comes to health care, emergencies and living comfortably in...
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