These luxurious designs will make you want to relax and savor your self-care routine. Christina Schmidhofer Photography The French are known to relish the small moments in life, whether by taking a long afternoon lunch or a warm evening bubble bath. Even if you don’t reside in France, you can channel this way of life with a quick bathroom refresh. By transforming your bathroom into one that...

The vintage checkered pattern evokes nostalgia and summertime charm, and it works in decor just as well as it works on the runway. Lillian August There’s a pattern we've seen pop up around this time time and time before (you could say it's a pattern). It speaks to vintage design, a picnic in the sun, and a fun summer cookout. But over the past few years, the two-toned checkered print has more...

Sleep comfortably under one of these six styles. Better Home & Gardens / Francesca Fasciglione I’m a hot sleeper, and a few summers ago, I decided to swap out my heavier comforter for a quilt. I chose a crisp white style that had a ruffled pattern to add interest to my space, but I mostly hoped it would allow me to sleep cooler throughout the warmest months of the year. I’m happy to say it...

Did someone say floor-to-ceiling windows? Better Homes & Gardens / Amazon If you’re like me, you have no plans to ever live in a tiny house—but you do love to see what they look like on the inside. With each one I virtually tour, I always have the same questions in the back of my mind: Where’s the hidden storage? What size bed can fit in there? And how much does it cost? Ever since I...

Design a kitchen space that feels fresh yet timeless with these twists on the modern aesthetic. Nathan Schroder Photography If you've been looking for a way to simplify your cooking space, consider a contemporary aesthetic for your kitchen. Similar to modern home style in that the goal is a streamlined, uncluttered, space, contemporary kitchen design uses elements like clean lines, updated...

Like many homeowners looking to change homes in the past few years, this Charlotte, North Carolina, couple encountered a very tight and competitive real estate market. Knowing they loved their neighborhood, they decided to stay put and update their home to make it new to them. They searched...

Asking Rents Hitting Highest Levels Since 2022 According to Redfin, median U.S. asking rent rose 0.8% year over year in May 2024 to $1,653 -- the highest level since October 2022. That's the second consecutive increase (rents climbed 0.9% year over year in April) following 11 months of decreases. Rents rose 0.5% on a month-over-month basis. Apartment prices are closely tied to apartment supply....

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has proposed that lender and servicer Freedom Mortgage Corp. pay $3.95 million for alleged violations of a 2019 consent order and the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA) when it submitted incorrect mortgage data. The proposed order was filed on Tuesday in a U.S. district court in West Palm Beach, Florida, following setbacks in recent months for both...

The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) this week announced a proposed Mortgagee Letter (ML) that would add fraud and misrepresentation to its defect taxonomy list for Title II FHA-sponsored mortgage financing. The defect taxonomy includes a list of attributes that FHA can use to identify potential defects at the loan level based on policy requirements from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban...

The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) on Tuesday announced its submission of a letter to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), which urges the department to avoid reprimanding mortgage servicers for compliance lapses with the new National Standards for the Physical Inspection of Real Estate (NSPIRE) system until it is “fully accessible and usable to each participant.” The...