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...

Snowblowers make clearing snow simple, but improper use can create entirely new issues. Discover the most common snowblower mistakes you might be...

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...

Get winter-ready with these simple steps to prepare your home for inclement...

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...

Ncontracts, a provider of compliance, risk and vendor management solutions for the financial services industry, released a new survey Tuesday that examines how institutions are managing evolving compliance expectations in 2026. The survey, “The Future of Compliance: Benchmarking the People, Processes, and Pressures Shaping Compliance in 2026,” included responses from 183 financial institutions...

Loft47 — a back-office automation and commission management platform for real estate brokerages — has introduced a new product aimed specifically at teams. Loft47 for Teams is built to automate commissions, payouts and accounting workflows while giving team leaders real-time visibility into performance and profitability. “Real estate teams are running increasingly complex businesses within...

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...

For Toll Brothers, whose enviable core customers are ones whose financial wherewithal effectively shields them from worries about high prices and high interest rates, the question is not “can they buy?” It’s will they? And will they buy now? “America’s Luxury Homebuilder” continues to rely on its move-up, active adult, and luxury segments — and their pursuit of “the home of their...