Howard Hanna Real Estate Services is continuing its growth efforts. On Tuesday, the firm announced its acquisition of Coastal Properties, which serves clients in the Lowcountry regions of South Carolina and Georgia. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.  Howard Hanna said the acquisition accelerates its growth in the Southeast and marks the family-owned firm’s entrance into Georgia....

Real estate analytics and valuation firm Clear Capital has formed a partnership with CAPE Analytics, offering a new automated property condition tool for home equity lenders. The collaboration introduces an Automated Property Condition Report (aPCR) and an inspection cascade designed to speed up loan processing and ensure compliance with investor requirements. The aPCR uses high-resolution...

The Local Initiatives Support Corp. (LISC) has appointed Valerie White to lead its national housing team — expanding her role beyond her current position as senior executive director of LISC New York. White will oversee the organization’s national housing investments — which total $30.4 billion to date — with a focus on expanding access to affordable housing in communities facing financial and...

A Santa Cruz waterfront landmark once known as the Pink House is officially on the market, asking $15,995,000. Perched above 500 feet of beachfront on East Cliff Drive, the property has long been a fixture for locals and sailors alike. Generations knew the former vibrant pink exterior as a nautical marker guiding boats toward the Santa Cruz Harbor. Today, after a full remodel, the home has been...

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Remodeling can bring couples closer — or test their limits. New Houzz research shows that while most describe the process as rewarding, a small share admit it pushed their relationship to the brink. The 2025 U.S. Houzz Remodeling and Relationships Report...

After working with this couple on several homes over the years, interior designer Jeannine Bogart knew their style and how they liked to live. So when they needed a house that could bring three generations under one roof, she was involved from the start. She even helped during the search, which led...

As we work — and spend — to make the places we live in beautiful and functional, we sometimes make decor mistakes we come to regret. Unhappy choices nearly always stem from poor planning, rushed decisions, self-doubt or bad advice. Here I’ll show you how to take sound and sensible steps to create...

According to the National Association of Realtors, U.S. existing-home sales climbed in July 2025, offering a sign that easing affordability pressures and higher inventory are luring more buyers back into the market. Transactions of previously owned homes increased 2% from June to a seasonally adjusted annual pace of 4.01 million. Compared with a year earlier, sales edged up 0.8%. The regional picture was...

Fannie Mae‘s latest Mortgage Lender Sentiment Survey points to a growing trend of lenders that want to make the mortgage process and its various components as efficient as possible. In 2025, lenders ranked streamlined business processes, reduced costs and consumer-facing technology as their leading priorities. Every touch point in a mortgage’s life cycle — from sifting through years of servicing...