Learn how to use items like postcards, handwritten notes, and other memorabilia to create custom (and affordable) artwork for your home. Dylan Chandler It's no secret that art prints and custom canvases can get expensive quickly. Luckily, you can turn photos, postcards, florals, and trinkets you have lying around your home into custom artwork that looks much more expensive than it really...

A major renovation to this Toronto family’s home had opened up expansive views of the back garden as well as access to it. Unfortunately, the overgrown state of the backyard was not in keeping with the style and quality of the new architecture. Also, the existing design didn’t forge any...

Being a good host is something of a lost art. Balancing the roles of tour guide, innkeeper, cook and friend (while still managing to have fun yourself) can be challenging, to say the least. Make visiting friends and family feel at home, and ease the burden on yourself, this summer with a little...

The U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C., on Friday denied a request from the National Association of Realtors (NAR) for a rehearing of the court’s previous ruling that the Department of Justice (DOJ) can reopen an investigation into the trade organization. The legal back-and-forth on DOJ reopening its investigation has been bouncing through courts dating back to the Trump administration....

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Editor in Chief Sarah Wheeler sat down with Brooke Anderson-Tompkins to talk about responsible AI and the scope of implementing AI in your business. Anderson-Tompkins was president of 1st Priority Mortgage for 15 years and is a former chair of the Community Mortgage Lenders of America (now Community Home Lenders of America). She is now founder and CEO of Bridge AIvisory and will be a speaker at...

Wells Fargo, JPMorgan Chase and Citi opened the second-quarter earnings season in the mortgage space on Friday by showing strong increases in sales volumes from April to June compared to the previous quarter. But it was not enough to bring home loan originations to year-ago levels.  Among the three depositories, JPMorgan was the leader in mortgage production with $10.7 billion volume in Q2 2024, up 62%...

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Two longtime renters celebrate homeownership by bringing tons of color to their home, porch, and garden. Annie Schlechter Sometimes, you have to listen hard for messages from the universe. Other times, there’s simply no missing them. That was the case for Kate Donovan and Leslie Joblin when they were deciding where to live after holing up for much of the pandemic in State College, PA, where Kate...

If you don’t have time to make coffee ice cubes or chill your espresso post-brew, this hack is for you. Andy Lyons I’m a cappuccino lover, but when it’s the middle of summer and the weather app reads, “Feels Like 105,” you can be sure I have an iced coffee in hand. When I don’t want to spend $7 on an iced latte to get my morning caffeine fix, I turn to my trusty Nespresso.To avoid...