Homeowners 62 and older saw their collective home equity levels rise in the first quarter of 2024 by roughly $328.5 billion to a total of $13.19 trillion, a recovery after decreases observed over the past year. This is according to the Reverse Mortgage Market Index (RMMI), a measure of senior-held home equity maintained by the National Reverse Mortgage Lenders Association (NRMLA) and data analytics firm...

For many, summertime in northern New Hampshire is the perfect opportunity to get back to nature, relax lakeside and generally slow down a little. According to local real estate agents, the region’s housing market seems to have read the same memo, as June did not bring the same market boost as many have grown accustomed to. “There isn’t a whole lot of time during the year where it is super slow...

After initially announcing the development of a new Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM)-backed Securities (HMBS) program in January, government-owned company Ginnie Mae — which oversees the government’s mortgage-backed securities (MBS) portfolio — released a highly anticipated term sheet this week for what is being referred to as “HMBS 2.0.” To get a better understanding of the newly...

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Turns out you can buy a Jasmine Roth-designed home OR you can buy the star decorator’s own home. The HGTV star has just listed her cozy and impeccably designed residence — dubbed the Roth Homestead — for $6,450,000 (with Kevin Via at Compass), making the announcement official on her Insta channel as well. Set in the surf-friendly seaside city of Huntington Beach, Roth’s newly completed...

It might be time to cut back on your living space—and expenses—but you don’t have to downsize everything: With fun sizing you can lean into your passions, too. Better Homes & Gardens The expectation used to be that when people retired and became empty nesters, it was time to downsize from their family homes into smaller, more manageable houses, condos, and apartments. But times have...

Find a style for every room in your home on this list. Better Homes & Gardens / Walmart One of the easiest ways to uplevel a room is to add an area rug. It’s a quick and relatively affordable strategy to infuse your space with color, texture, and pattern, and it’s something you can accomplish all on your own without any additional supplies like paint or building materials.  Simply keep...

Some homemade repellents succeed at getting rid of boxelder bugs. Here's what experts recommend (and suggest skipping!). Getty Images / Robert_schafer_photography Boxelder bugs are beetle-like insects named after the boxelder trees they love. Boxelder bugs are harmless to humans, but they are a nuisance around the home—particularly in fall when the weather turns cool. Even in warm weather, you...

You can add a little separation to your space without a full-on renovation thanks to the resurgence of these partial walls. Better Homes & Gardens For years, it seemed like the goal of every major home overhaul was to tear down as many walls as possible—new builds exalted the open floor plan. But as was the case with so many other home design trends, the pandemic changed our perspectives....

You just might look forward to breaking out these mops. Better Homes and Gardens / Dera Burreson To deep clean your floors, ditch the mop and bucket and get yourself an electric mop. Because they use high-temperature steam, electric mops are able to clean and sanitize more effectively, removing up to 99.9 percent of bacteria and germs from the surface.  Robin Murphy, a cleaning expert and...