The Hispanic Organization of Mortgage Experts (HOME) on Tuesday announced the launch of what it claims to be the mortgage industry’s first bilingual learning management system (LMS), HOME Certified, powered by Twiz.io. The organization also introduced Wholesale Search, an AI-powered tool built on ChatGPT that takes mere seconds to match borrowers with lenders who offer the products they need. HOME...

A Santa Cruz waterfront landmark once known as the Pink House is officially on the market, asking $15,995,000. Perched above 500 feet of beachfront on East Cliff Drive, the property has long been a fixture for locals and sailors alike. Generations knew the former vibrant pink exterior as a nautical marker guiding boats toward the Santa Cruz Harbor. Today, after a full remodel, the home has been...

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Remodeling can bring couples closer — or test their limits. New Houzz research shows that while most describe the process as rewarding, a small share admit it pushed their relationship to the brink. The 2025 U.S. Houzz Remodeling and Relationships Report...

After working with this couple on several homes over the years, interior designer Jeannine Bogart knew their style and how they liked to live. So when they needed a house that could bring three generations under one roof, she was involved from the start. She even helped during the search, which led...

As we work — and spend — to make the places we live in beautiful and functional, we sometimes make decor mistakes we come to regret. Unhappy choices nearly always stem from poor planning, rushed decisions, self-doubt or bad advice. Here I’ll show you how to take sound and sensible steps to create...

According to the National Association of Realtors, U.S. existing-home sales climbed in July 2025, offering a sign that easing affordability pressures and higher inventory are luring more buyers back into the market. Transactions of previously owned homes increased 2% from June to a seasonally adjusted annual pace of 4.01 million. Compared with a year earlier, sales edged up 0.8%. The regional picture was...

Fannie Mae‘s latest Mortgage Lender Sentiment Survey points to a growing trend of lenders that want to make the mortgage process and its various components as efficient as possible. In 2025, lenders ranked streamlined business processes, reduced costs and consumer-facing technology as their leading priorities. Every touch point in a mortgage’s life cycle — from sifting through years of servicing...

On-time rent payments improved in August 2025, offering a rare positive note in a year marked by declining performance, according to new data from Chandan Economics. Preliminary estimates for August show that 83.2% of tenants at independently operated units paid their rent on time — up 34 basis points (bps) from July. July’s figure was revised downward to 82.9%, which is the lowest level in the...

When Rishard Rameez, co-founder and CEO of Canadian-based real estate brokerage Zown, bought and sold a home within the same year, the inefficiencies of the process left him frustrated. “I couldn’t wrap my head around the fact that I had to pay all of my down payment towards covering the real estate agent’s fees, which didn’t really make sense when it took me years to save that money.” He...