Zillow says the housing market is on track for a steadier 2026, with modest price growth, slightly higher sales and mortgage rates that remain above 6%. The forecast follows what analysts describe as a year of small but meaningful gains for homebuyers — including improved affordability and more buyer-friendly conditions in nearly 20 major metro areas. “The housing market is finally settling into...

Most short-term rental analytical tools show you snapshots. But serious investors, analysts, and developers need strong time-series data they can model, transform, and integrate into custom analytics pipelines. Without...

When one of America’s most influential retail titans decides to part with his personal residence, the result is rarely subtle. That’s exactly the case in Key Biscayne, where American Eagle CEO Jay Schottenstein has brought his ultra-private, statement-making penthouse to market for $33.9 million with Julian Johnston and Jonathan Lifschutz of The Corcoran Group. Floating high above the shoreline,...

Pantone is keeping things quiet — intentionally. The color institute’s 2026 Color of the Year, Cloud Dancer, is a crisp, whisper-soft white with just a hint of warmth, chosen as a calming counterpoint to an increasingly noisy world. It’s clean, versatile and...

The owner of this Victorian house in York, England, wasn’t after a big kitchen, but she did want her existing space to be lighter, calmer and warmer-looking. Achieving that was another matter, however, so she asked designer Lucy Clarke-Bishop to help. “The client brought me in because she was...

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Global prime residential prices rose 2.5% over the 12 months ending September 2025, marking a continuation of a two-year slowdown in luxury housing growth, according to Knight Frank. The deceleration reflects broader macroeconomic pressures, including elevated interest rates and a slowdown in the pace of rate cuts. In September 2024, 43% of 37 sampled central banks had trimmed rates, but by April 2025 that...

Luxury home sellers are offering more and increasingly creative concessions in 2025, according to The Agency’s annual Red Paper, a comprehensive wealth and real estate market report. A survey of The Agency brokers saw more than 60% reporting more concessions this year compared to 2024. “Concessions aren’t a sign of desperation,” said Deborah Morton, managing partner of The Agency Atlanta,...

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have curtailed the public release of their economic and housing data, prompting questions about the potential impact to the mortgage market that relies on the data, according to reporting by Inman. Fannie Mae did not release its National Housing Survey in November, marking the first missed publication in more than 15 years. Its last recorded survey in October, based on...