Momentum MLS and Rayse announced a new partnership aimed at improving transparency, communication and client engagement throughout the real estate transaction process. The collaboration will provide Momentum MLS subscribers with access to Rayse as a member benefit, giving agents tools to guide buyers and sellers through transactions with real-time updates and structured client communication. The...

Arbor Homes, a subsidiary of Clayton, is leaning into its Arrival Series to offer entry-level buyers a home in the low $200s, addressing the growing U.S. affordability gap.  The Indianapolis-based homebuilder recently introduced the Arrival Series to the Louisville market, with detached homes available starting at $199,995. The homes, located in a community in the Louisville suburb of Jeffersonville,...

Up to now, homebuilding rankings have mostly answered two questions: who is bigger? And who is the biggest? They remain important questions. Scale matters in U.S. homebuilding. It affects land access, purchasing leverage, trade depth, capital relationships, brand reach, technology investment and resilience when demand turns uneven. In a market shaped by affordability pressures, higher-for-longer...

Green kitchen cabinets are many designers’ go-to choice for adding depth, personality and a connection to the natural world without sacrificing sophistication. The right shade can feel earthy or elegant, bold or quietly grounding, depending on the materials around it. In the following...

I have years of experience working with homeowners on their renovations, but I’ve also spent the past 20-plus years renovating my own properties. Having stood on both sides of this always-stressful process, I’ve learned quite a bit about what to do — and what not to do. These are my top 10 tips and...

When a Lumberton, New Jersey, couple decided it was time to overhaul their cramped, dark kitchen, they came in with a clear wish list: more light, smarter storage, upgraded appliances — and plenty of blue. What they needed was someone to pull it all together. They found that in...

Texas had the largest number of foreclosures, followed by California and Florida U.S. foreclosure activity climbed sharply from a year earlier in April 2026, signaling mounting financial pressure on some homeowners as elevated mortgage rates and stubborn affordability constraints continue to weigh on household balance sheets. A total of 42,430 properties nationwide received foreclosure-related filings...

Texas had the largest number of foreclosures, followed by California and Florida U.S. foreclosure activity climbed sharply from a year earlier in April 2026, signaling mounting financial pressure on some homeowners as elevated mortgage rates and stubborn affordability constraints continue to weigh on household balance sheets. A total of 42,430 properties nationwide received foreclosure-related filings...

The real estate industry is preparing for the wrong disruption. For two years, brokerages, MLSs and trade groups have been consumed by the AI conversation. What tools to buy. Which workflows to automate. How to compete with ChatGPT-native upstarts. It’s a legitimate conversation, but it isn’t the one that’s about to redefine the business. The conversation that matters is about tokenization, and...

Since 2012, every year we have heard that it’s about to be 2008 all over again for the housing market, as people try to get attention by implying home prices are going to crash like they did starting in 2007 and ending in 2011. However, the housing credit markets have changed in such a fashion that it is impossible to have the same credit markets we did in the run-up to the housing bubble crash....