Outdoor spaces aren’t always appealing year-round, so when the owners of this property in London asked for exactly that, designer Diana Bejanaru of Imago Gardens Design and Landscaping had her work cut out. What she’s created is a lush backyard haven that stays leafy throughout the colder...

The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) issued new guidance that clarifies how appraisers are added to, maintained on and removed from the FHA Appraiser Roster. Mortgagee Letter 2025-24 — effective immediately — updates FHA policy to make appraiser eligibility easier to track and more consistent with federal and state licensing records. Changes apply to all FHA-insured...

The National Reverse Mortgage Lenders Association (NRMLA) has voiced formal support for New Jersey Senate Bill 4970 — urging lawmakers to advance legislation that would clarify how reverse mortgages are treated under the state’s secondary mortgage law. In a letter sent to State Sen. Joseph Lagana, the association said the bill would exempt reverse mortgage transactions from a requirement that...

Zillow’s 2025 Consumer Housing Trends Report for Agents shows that more than one-third (36%) of home sellers now find their agents online, a sharp increase from just 15% in 2018. Among buyers, 33% said online research played a significant role in selecting an agent. At the same time, repeat buyers now account for a majority of home purchases. Zillow found that 55% of buyers have previously...

“The Court accepts as true all of the well-pleaded facts in the Complaint and draws all reasonable inferences in favor of Plaintiffs.” So said U.S. District Judge Franklin Valderrama on 12.4.2025. According to Reuters: “A group of companies that lease land for mobile homes has convinced a federal judge in Chicago to dismiss a proposed nationwide class action accusing them of conspiring to inflate lot...

Manually updating spreadsheets. Dealing with paper jams in the printer. Remember what office life was like in 2005? If you’re feeling nostalgic, you can find many of the same practices still in place in the investor’s reporting offices of loan servicers today.  But why haven’t these offices evolved with changing technology?  It’s partly cultural, but it also reflects how the industry has...

There was a time when the living room was the most important space in the house. It was where guests were received, furniture was carefully arranged, and certain rules quietly applied. You didn’t eat there casually. You didn’t sprawl. And you definitely didn’t treat it like just another room. Somewhere along the way, that authority faded. The living room didn’t disappear, but it stopped...

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Palm Beach Market Shows Strong Year-End Momentum Gains Palm Beach County Florida home sales accelerated for a third straight month in November 2025, signaling renewed momentum in South Florida's housing market even as higher borrowing costs and longer selling times persist, according to data released by the Miami Association of Realtors. Total residential sales in Palm Beach County jumped 19.7% from a...