A striking new construction in West Lake Hills has hit the market at $7.65 million, offering panoramic views of Austin’s skyline and the Texas Hill Country from one of the area’s most coveted ridgelines. Located at 2404 Camino Alto, the three-level modern estate was built by Foursquare Builders with interiors by SLIC Design. The property combines nearly 7,000 square feet of living space, a dramatic...

Media mogul Susan B. Noyes, founder of Make It Better Media Group and the Make It Better Foundation, and her husband Nick Noyes are saying goodbye to one of Malibu’s grandest estates. Their home, Villa di Vita Bella (“Beautiful Life”), just hit the market for $29,925,000 — and it’s a true showcase of Italian villa glamour with a distinctly California twist. Set within the ultra-exclusive,...

The details that go into bathroom renovations say a lot about how homeowners want to live day to day. In a recent article, we covered broad...

Designers embraced flexibility, color and classics of the past at this year’s London Design Festival, held in venues across the city from Sept. 13 to 21. Read on for a roundup of six trends on...

Image Deloitte’s Sally Ann Flood says U.S. remains top market for CRE investment...

U.S. pending home sales climbed in August 2025, marking both monthly and annual gains as easing mortgage rates pulled more buyers back into the market. The National Association of Realtors said its Pending Home Sales Index, which tracks signed contracts on existing homes, rose 4.0% from July and was up 3.8% compared with a year earlier. The index is a forward-looking measure of housing demand and is seen...

The recent numbers from FHFA‘s National Mortgage Database tell a story about the massive amount of home equity American households have — in addition to the fact that most Americans have mortgage rates at 5% or below. These are two of the most significant differences between the current housing market and the run up to the housing bubble crash. The difference in home equity and credit quality then...

After 16 years with @properties, Peter Cummins has decided to move himself and his team Cummins Advisors to Baird & Warner. Cummins, who was affiliated with @properties in Winnetka, Illinois on Chicago’s North Shore, announced the move on Monday.  In addition to leading his team at @properties, Cummins also previously served as Village Manager of Glencoe and Lake Bluff and as the Assistant City...

Over two years after the agreement was first announced, the settlement between MLS Property Information Network and the Nosalek commission lawsuit plaintiffs has received final approval. Judge Patti B. Saris, who has overseen the entire approval process for the settlement, granted final approval to the settlement after a hearing on Monday.  Judge Saris of U.S. District Court in Boston granted...

U.S. banks earned an estimated $1 trillion in excess interest revenue during the Federal Reserve’s two-and-a-half-year period of elevated interest rates, an analysis of official data by the Financial Times shows. Lenders reportedly benefited from higher yields on deposits held at the Fed while paying relatively low rates to many savers — boosting profit margins across the country’s more than 4,000...