North America's data center market surged to unprecedented levels in 2025, driven by hyperscale cloud operators and AI workloads that pushed absorption and lease rates to historic highs, according to CBRE. Across the eight primary markets, tenants took nearly 2,500 megawatts (MW) of space last year -- a 38% increase from 2024 -- underscoring the rapid adoption of AI-powered tools and digital services....
Igniting a Refinance Surge Ahead of Spring Housing Season The average rate on a 30-year fixed loan fell to 5.99% this week, matching its lowest level since 2022. A year ago, borrowers faced rates closer to 6.9%, underscoring how sharply financing costs have eased in recent months. The pullback is already reigniting refinancing activity. Applications to refinance a home loan have surged roughly 130%...
Single-family rent growth across the U.S. decelerated sharply at the end of 2025, underscoring a broad cooling in housing demand and rising tenant leverage in several Sun Belt markets. National rents for single-family homes rose 1.2% in December 2025 from a year earlier, according to Cotality's latest Single-Family Rent Index (SFRI). That marks a steep slowdown from the 2.5% annual gain recorded between...
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An outdoor space — whether a yard, patio or deck — is high on many homeowners’ entertaining wish lists. Whether you like to have a crowd over for cocktails, a few friends for dinner or a small gathering for drinks around a fire pit, the right lighting helps extend outdoor enjoyment after...
When your physical space is disorganized, it can be hard to find things or even remember what you have. The same is true if your digital files, photos, apps and emails are so messy that you can’t find what you need when you need it. Read on for basic tips to start your digital decluttering...
Weekly pending home sales, which had shown year-over-year growth up until the late-January snowstorm, got back on track with year-over-year growth again last week. One thing to remember about our weekly pending sales data: it takes about 30-60 days to be reflected in the existing home sales data, so not only did the snowstorm delay people from listing their homes and looking at other homes, but some...
The 2026 Kitchen and Bath Industry Show (KBIS) in Orlando, Florida, was a whirlwind of innovation, style and scale. Held Feb. 17 to 19, KBIS and the International Builders’ Show (IBS) jointly created Design & Construction Week. With 117,000 registrants navigating...
Facing a cluttered space can feel disheartening — who has the time (or frankly, the desire) to spend all day clearing clutter? But the thing is, making progress toward a clean, clutter-free space doesn’t have to be something you devote an entire day to. Instead, by carving out bite-size...
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