As they built their forever home in Canyon Lake, Texas, this couple wanted their primary bathroom to capture everything they love about midcentury modern design — the fun colors, geometric shapes and sense of playfulness — while still feeling calm and serene. They approached interior designer...

Florida, Nevada Lead the Nation in Foreclosure Rates Foreclosure activity in the U.S. continued its upward climb in the third quarter of 2025, suggesting that pockets of borrower distress may be emerging. New data from ATTOM's Q3 2025 U.S. Foreclosure Market Report shows 101,513 properties with foreclosure filings during the quarter--up less than 1% from the prior quarter and 17% higher than a year...

HW Data shows the Washington, D.C. housing market remains stable heading into mid-October, with modest sales volume and steady pricing. The District recorded 99 single-family home sales last week, reflecting a slower but consistent pace compared with early-year activity. The Market Action Index stood at 35.2, indicating a mild seller’s market with demand slightly ahead of available supply. HW Data’s...

PHH Mortgage Corp., a subsidiary of Onity Group, on Monday introduced a new suite of nonqualified mortgage (non-QM) products designed to serve its correspondent lending partners and a wide range of nontraditional borrowers. The product suite, known as FlexIQ, is expected to launch Oct. 20, the company announced in a press release. It includes full documentation, alternative documentation and...

HW Data shows 2,850 single-family homes sold across the DFW metroplex last week, marking consistent sales volume as the region adjusts to a slower but still active pace. The market data signals a balanced but cooling market. Inventory and pricing trends North Texas inventory continued to grow last week, reaching 2.52 months of supply. That’s higher than many other major metros and offers buyers...

For the National Association of Realtors (NAR,) transparency is the name of the game and the trade group is starting this effort by unveiling parts of its 2026-2028 Strategic Plan, which will be presented and voted on by NAR’s executive committee this fall. In a letter sent to Realtor members by NAR CEO Nykia Wright on Friday, she said the Strategic Plan will “chart the course for how the...

Miami has been ranked as the world’s most overvalued housing market, according to the 2025 UBS Global Real Estate Bubble Index. But Florida real estate leaders say the city’s fundamentals remain strong and the report misrepresents what’s really happening on the ground. The UBS index, which measures housing imbalances in 25 major cities, placed Miami in the “highest bubble risk” category, above...

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Home prices in Southern Nevada edged slightly lower in September 2025 from a year earlier, as the number of properties on the market continued to climb -- signaling a cooling but stabilizing housing market, according to a report released Tuesday by Las Vegas Realtors (LVR). The median price of existing single-family homes sold through the LVR Multiple Listing Service slipped to $470,000, down 2.1% from...

Housing inventory at one point this year showed 33% year-over-year growth, but that growth has since slowed to 17%, and we might already have seen the seasonal peak in inventory for the year in the first week of August. I didn’t believe we were witnessing the peak in August and I have been looking for a new yearly high since then, but that hasn’t happened. Last week, we saw a noticeable decline in...