A construction expert explains how to identify and fix poor attic...

With a little bit of effort, gardens can be just as beautiful through the coldest months of the year as they are during the warm season. Stripped free of deciduous leaves and showy flowers, winter gardens shine with subtle textures and the stately forms of evergreen trees and shrubs. Here are a...

Image Mortgage REITs (mREITs) finance income-producing real estate by originating or purchasing mortgages and mortgage-backed securities (MBS), generating income from the interest on these...

Homeowner equity across the United States softened modestly in the final months of 2025, signaling a housing market that is losing some of the rapid momentum built during the pandemic-era boom but still resting on a comparatively solid financial foundation. New data from ATTOM show that 44.6% of mortgaged residential properties were classified as "equity-rich" in the fourth quarter, meaning outstanding...

Scrolling an MLS feed that looks and feels more like social media is now an option for real estate agents in California. California Regional MLS (CRMLS) reached a new agreement to offer Tuesday — its mobile MLS application designed around social-style feeds and interactions — at no additional cost through the CRMLS Marketplace. The Tuesday app connects directly to MLS data and presents market...

An exclusive report published Tuesday by Bloomberg describes an ambitious proposal reportedly being developed by U.S. homebuilders: a massive, privately funded rent-to-own initiative branded internally as “Trump Homes,” potentially delivering up to one million houses and more than $250 billion in housing value. What more compelling story could there be, especially amidst a shaky, uncertain market...

A new ATTOM analysis released Tuesday shows that U.S. homeowners ended 2025 with slightly less equity than earlier in the year, but they still held historically strong positions as the housing market steadied after several years of rapid price gains. Attom’s Q4 2025 U.S. Home Equity and Underwater Report found that 44.6% of mortgaged residential properties were equity rich, meaning that loan balances...

The quarterly earnings results for Beazer Homes are, to put it mildly, forgettable. Or, at least, Beazer’s senior leadership hopes that’s the case.  A net quarterly loss, a highly compressed gross profit margin that fell short of expectations, and a frustratingly low sales pace all cause concern. Beazer reported a Q1 net loss of $32.6 million, a red flag for Wall Street analysts and investors,...

Bed Bath & Beyond’s parent company has reached an agreement to acquire Tokens.com as part of its plan to launch an investment and personal finance platform, which will also offer home loans through a partnership with Figure Technologies. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. The holding company owns Bed Bath & Beyond, Overstock and buybuy BABY. It maintains a portfolio of...

Designers aren’t trying to make homes look like magazine spreads. Most of what they suggest is simply about making spaces feel calmer, more comfortable, and easier to live in. But there are a handful of habits they see again and again that quietly drag a home down — even when everything else is beautiful. The funny part is that most of these aren’t about money or style. They’re about small...