Financing affordable housing development – typically for lower-income households – is one of the most challenging matters in real estate. Making the economics work on a deal requires layered “hard and soft” funding sources as developers navigate rising costs, policy instability, and structural gaps in the subsidy system. The process is so complicated that professionals build careers on...

A federal judge has ruled that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) must continue getting its funding from the Federal Reserve, dealing a setback to Trump administration efforts to effectively shut down the agency. The ruling Friday by U.S. District Judge Edward Davila in San Jose blocks acting CFPB Director Russell Vought from using a new legal interpretation that would have cut off the...

Tucked inside the private aviation enclave of Aero Plantation, a newly renovated estate is offering a lifestyle rarely found in residential real estate: the ability to taxi directly from home to a runway. The five-bedroom property is set within the 475-acre fly-in community just outside Charlotte, North Carolina, where residents share access to a private airstrip designed for pilots who want their...

Homes don’t usually change overnight. Architectural styles evolve slowly. Furniture trends come and go. But most houses still follow patterns that have been around for decades. Then smartphones entered everyday life. At first they seemed like just another gadget. But over time they quietly replaced dozens of things people used to rely on inside their homes, including alarm clocks, radios,...

Some houses feel different the moment you walk in. It’s not just size or luxury finishes. The space seems to run smoothly. Nothing feels cluttered or improvised. Daily life appears to happen quietly in the background without disrupting the main living areas. That’s often because homes designed for large estates — or houses that once operated with full household staff — are built around a...

Why PropTech Platforms Need an STR Regulations API For nearly a decade, short-term rental (STR) investing operated like a digital gold rush. Investors optimized for nightly rates, occupancy curves,...

While the Maison & Objet design fair in Paris typically signals the direction of the interiors world, this year’s January installment also highlighted the growing importance of the outdoors. As our homes become year-round hubs for entertaining, al fresco spaces now need as much...

A kitchen remodel can be a big and challenging project — but done well it can transform the way you live in your home. The trick to making the renovation of this room a success is clear planning, both in terms of establishing what you want from the space and knowing what to ask your designer. Read...

Industry Associations Back Trump's Push to Fix Housing Affordability This past week president Donald Trump signed a series of executive orders aimed at accelerating home construction and expanding access to mortgage financing, a move welcomed by major housing industry groups that say regulatory bottlenecks are worsening America's affordability crisis. The actions direct federal agencies to review and...

The owner of a 900-square-foot home in Davis, California, wanted to expand the living space on her modest lot. She turned to MAK Design + Build to create a versatile backyard accessory dwelling unit (ADU) that could host visiting family. As a medical professional, she also saw the potential to rent...