Nonprofit organizations say the Trump administration has dramatically scaled back fair lending oversight — and they’re stepping in to fill the void.In its latest move, the Department of Justice (DOJ) this week announced the rescission of disparate-impact liability from its Title VI regulations, while other parts of the federal government have reduced enforcement of fair lending issues. But according...

FirstHome IQ says that millennials and Generation Z face significant gaps in financial knowledge and trust as they approach homebuying age, according to the group’s newly released 2025 Impact Report. The report outlines widespread uncertainty among younger homebuyers — noting that most never received formal financial literacy education. According to the findings, 93% of millennials and Gen Z...

Miami Beach has no shortage of celebrity-adjacent real estate, but this newly listed Lakeview estate comes with a twist straight from the music world. The property belongs to Steven Walbroehl, per our sources, co-founder and CTO of Halborn and a creative force who has produced and written for artists including Britney Spears and Steve Aoki. And yes — the house comes with a full-blown professional...

Los Angeles occasionally produces a real estate story that feels like a plot twist, and the rediscovery of the Jules Salkin Residence is one of them. Designed in 1948 by John Lautner, one of California’s most distinctive architectural voices, the home was considered “lost” for decades — known only through an archival model photographed and stored at the Getty. That changed in 2014, when the...

Piling snow just anywhere can lead to issues. Learn whether you can shovel snow onto a neighbor’s property, and explore alternatives for handling snow...

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Sometimes you have to sacrifice a room to accomplish your remodeling goals. That was the case for this Moorestown, New Jersey, condo owner, who gave up her dining room to transform her compact and windowless kitchen into a spacious and cheerful space. Interior designer Nicole Lorber managed to...

The Netherlands' private residential investment sector is poised for a banner year in 2025, with Dutch investors committing a record $4.2 billion to new‑build rental housing -- double last year's total -- according to new analysis from Capital Value. The surge in capital is expected to deliver roughly 10,500 newly built rental homes, the majority earmarked for the country's strained mid‑rental and...

Optimal Blue on Wednesday released its November 2025 Market Advantage report, which revealed that mortgage rate-lock activity slowed with typical late-fall seasonality but still posted the strongest November in four years. Total lock volume fell 25% from October but was up 17% from November 2024, driven by strong refinance activity and mortgage rates hovering near 6%. Rate-and-term refinances surged...