Americans are poised to hit the roads, airports and ports in record numbers this year, underscoring the resilience of consumer travel demand even as broader economic uncertainty lingers. AAA estimates that 122.4 million people will travel at least 50 miles from home during the year-end holiday period, spanning December 20, 2025 through January 1, 2026. The forecast marks a 2.2% increase from last year and...

Renovated homes continue to attract more online interest and sell faster than other older properties — but their long-standing fix-and-flip advantage has narrowed sharply as higher mortgage rates reshape buyer behavior, according to a new Realtor.com report. The analysis builds on earlier research showing fixer-uppers are priced 54.2% below the national median for single-family homes. While updates...

A recent Cato Institute survey of 2,000 adults found strong bipartisan support for creating an independent, nonpartisan commission with authority to address Social Security’s long-term funding shortfall. Seventy-one percent of respondents said they favor Congress establishing such a body, reflecting broad frustration with lawmakers and growing openness to an alternative decision-making...

Auction.com released its 2025 Disposition Strategy Report on Wednesday, showing that distressed property sales at auction have increasingly outperformed traditional retail real estate sales over the past two years. The report analyzed more than 390,000 distressed property dispositions from January 2018 through September 2025, using Auction.com data and public records. Estimated net proceeds for...

Dwight Schar, the founder and former executive chairman and CEO of NVR Inc., has died, according to posts on LinkedIn.  James Honeycutt, managing partner at Credo Construction, discussed Schar’s legacy in a post on Thursday afternoon.  “Mr. Schar wasn’t flashy or dismissive — just calm, kind, and very clear on what mattered most. He chuckled (everyone in sales knows what that means) and...

The news that Google is now displaying property listings in mobile search results for homes in certain markets, powered by a partnership with HouseCanary subsidiary ComeHome, has perhaps unsurprisingly sparked a bit of a debate online.  As with Zillow’s announcement of its app integration with ChatGPT in October, the crux of the issue for many is the belief that by enabling the display of MLS...

A fabulous Sarasota estate has just landed on the market at $22 million — and we got the first look. Set on 2.4 gated acres with an extraordinary 240 feet of direct Sarasota Bay frontage, the newly listed property at 3315 Bay Shore is the kind of legacy-style waterfront estate that rarely becomes available. With more than 10,800 square feet of living space, total privacy, and uninterrupted bay...

On the heels of Landman Season 2 putting Fort Worth back in the spotlight, a new listing in the city’s Cultural District is quietly making history. Residence #4 at The Seven Residences at Bowie House has just hit the market for $5.488 million, offering something Fort Worth has never really had before: a standalone single-family home with direct access to the amenities and services of a five-star...

Built in the 1920s, this Colonial Revival home in Providence, Rhode Island, was rich with period character, including Craftsman-style detailing. But the kitchen didn’t share in that charm. Small and inefficient, it fell short for a family with two young daughters. Looking for a space that better...

Dealmakers across the global real estate industry are quietly redrawing the boundaries of what constitutes a property portfolio. Artificial intelligence, shifting capital flows, and a renewed push for scale are forcing investors to rethink how value is sourced, underwritten, and sustained in a world where capital is no longer abundant--and certainty is scarce. A new study from PwC finds that institutional...