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...

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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...

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...

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...

Recent mergers and acquisitions (M&A), regulatory changes and shifting market conditions have mortgage industry experts questioning whether servicers are better positioned than other competitors to capture the next wave of refinances. Data from ICE Mortgage Technology shared with HousingWire offers a deep dive into servicers’ performance at keeping a borrower in their books after a refinance...

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...

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...

A rare two-story penthouse at Epic Residences has just landed on the market for $5.75 million, giving buyers the chance to own one of the largest and most impressive homes in the building. Set high above Downtown Miami, the residence combines more than 4,300 square feet of interior space with an additional 2,000 square feet of private outdoor terraces. The result: sweeping views of Biscayne Bay, the...