Interior designers see houses differently than everyone else. They’re not just registering whether a space looks “nice” — they’re clocking proportion, light, flow, and the quiet decisions that tell them how the home was actually put together. And the funny part is, many of the things designers notice instantly aren’t the big-ticket items. They’re not always looking for the most expensive...

The early 2000s were a very specific era in American home design. Houses were getting bigger, the housing market was booming, HGTV was becoming a full-time lifestyle influence, and “upgrade culture” was in full swing. Design choices weren’t meant to be subtle—they were meant to be noticed. A lot of the decade’s most popular trends weren’t bad ideas in theory. In fact, many were genuinely...

Composed in a palette of warm white oak, elegantly veined quartz, subtly textured plaster and contrasting oil-rubbed bronze, this Canadian kitchen is airy and inviting. As part of an open floor plan, the room’s design also feels cohesive with the adjacent dining and family room areas....

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U.S. existing-home sales rebounded sharply in December 2025, posting their strongest seasonally adjusted pace in nearly three years as easing mortgage rates and slower price growth began to thaw a market that has been frozen by affordability pressures. Sales rose 5.1% from November to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.35 million, according to data released by the National Association of Realtors. The...

U.S. homeowners who carry mortgages with rates of 6% or more now outnumber those with rates below 3%. This should drive a “meaningful shift in the housing market after years of historically low borrowing costs,” according to a Realtor.com report released Wednesday. The company analyzed residential mortgage data from the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) and found that 21.2% of outstanding loans...

WFG National Title Insurance Company has developed a new financial planning and scenario analysis tool that is available to its real estate agent clients. The tool, called — WFG Key — is designed to help agents walk homebuyers and sellers through common financial questions related to affordability, pricing, proceeds and long-term costs. Financial data is translated into visual scenarios that can...