According to the National Association of Realtors, U.S. Pending home sales in May slipped 2.1 percent. The Midwest and South posted monthly losses in transactions while the Northeast and West recorded gains. Year-over-year, all U.S. regions registered reductions. The Pending Home Sales Index (PHSI) - a forward-looking indicator of home sales based on contract signings - decreased to 70.8 in May. Year over...

Prices start at $20. Amazon I make the same mistake of thinking I can walk barefoot from my back sliding door to the pool every summer. And every year, I end up with burned tootsies because of just how hot the pavement gets. Now seems like a good time to stop making the same mistake over and over again, so I’ve decided to invest in an outdoor area rug that will make the journey undoubtedly...

It’s chemical-, sound-, and odor-free, and it keeps caught bugs hidden from view, too. BETTER HOMES & GARDENS / EUNA PARK There are few things more annoying than hearing a fly buzzing throughout your home or reaching for a banana only to spot fruit flies around the basket. While there are many great remedies that you can try to keep the pests at bay, few have quite as many fans as this...

Our step-by-step guide will give you practical tips for what to do when you have storm damage. Getty Images / patty_c Managing the aftereffects of storm damage in your home can be stressful and costly, especially if you don't have a mitigation plan set in place, or feel confused on how to navigate your insurance claims process. And with so many types of damage that can occur, it can be even more...

Save on swings, patio sets, Adirondack chairs, and more. Better Homes & Gardens / Amazon Summer’s not the only thing heating up—Amazon just dropped tons of early Fourth of July deals on outdoor furniture. That’s right, we’re talking 41% off a customer-loved four-piece patio set, 27% off an ultra-cozy free-standing hammock, and even a whopping 23% off a pair of best-selling gravity...

With a few simple, ‘Bridgerton’-inspired tweaks, you can make any space feel worthy of a family of the Ton. KATIE CHARLOTTE FIEDLER During the initial release window of season one in December 2020 and early 2021, Netflix's sumptuous period drama Bridgerton was watched by a record-breaking 82 million households; seasons two and three (released in 2022 and 2024, respectively) have made the...

An outdoor kitchen takes backyard entertaining to the next level. The design can be as simple as a built-in grill set into an outdoor counter or a more elaborate setup with a pizza oven, a beverage fridge, a bar and plenty of storage and prep space. Let these 15 fun, functional and good-looking...

To get an idea of what homeowners want in their spaces right now, just look at what they’re searching for online. We analyzed search terms on Houzz from January through March 2024 and compared them with searches from the same period last year to get an idea of how design preferences might be...

Housing inventory is growing, but national home prices aren’t dropping dramatically, as the recent S&P CoreLogic Case Shiller index clearly showed. Why? The rules of supply and demand economics always end up winning and weekly new listing data is key. New listing data is growing year over year, but it will be the second-lowest new listing data ever recorded in history. It looks like we won’t...

Elevate your outdoor space for less than $40. Better Homes & Gardens / Madison Woiten We all know how much a little bit of landscaping can transform a backyard, and lighting is often a big part of that. But instead of camouflaging light sources into the surrounding foliage, what if you viewed them as another piece of decor? We found eight solar light options on Amazon that stand out for a...