Prioritize comfort while you sip—and boost productivity at the same time. JULIE SOEFER While tea parties are suddenly the social gathering of the season (thank you, Bridgerton), there’s another more hygge way to take an afternoon break that combines Scandi design with a delicious cup of something (literally) hot: kaffeepause. The Norwegian term for coffee break takes the idea of grabbing a...

Including everyone’s favorite, Skelly. Home Depot Halloween decorations have already started popping up, and even though we’re still several months away from the holiday, you can now find pink Halloween decor at HomeGoods and ghost-shaped everything at IKEA. But the serious countdown for lovers of all things scary can officially kick off now that The Home Depot has launched its online...

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While rents are highest in large coastal markets like New York City, the San Francisco Bay Area, and Boston, the fastest-growing rents are appearing in unexpected places. New data from Zillow reveals that rents are increasing faster in Hartford than in any other major market, with Cleveland and Louisville close behind. "More people move during the summer, which causes the rental market to heat up," said...

The gap between home appraisals and sale prices is rising. That’s according to a new report from Corporate Settlement Solutions (CSS), which analyzed 10 states on the East Coast and Midwest for the share of properties that were appraised for more than the sale price, in addition to the average value over appraisal. CSS’s analysis concluded that during the first half of 2024, 51% of sales in these...

Real estate investor sentiment rose 16% from the prior quarter and 60% of surveyed investors view the current housing market more favorably than a year ago. That was the key conclusion of the Summer 2024 Investor Sentiment Survey released Wednesday by Connecticut-based mortgage lender RCN Capital and conducted by business advisory firm CJ Patrick Co. The survey’s sentiment index is “designed to...

Survey data released Wednesday by F&G Annuities & Life Inc. shows that economic realities and other considerations are driving Americans to either delay or come out of retirement. F&G’s newly released Retirement Reconsidered survey, which was conducted in May across a sample of 2,048 respondents ages 50 and older, found that 51% of this cohort are thinking of reentering the workforce or...

Reverse mortgage marketing can be an exacting process. Due to ongoing reputational challenges stemming from years (and loans) past, lenders have to consider the ways they can effectively recontextualize the product for some clients while broadening its appeal, compensating for misconceptions and acknowledging current realities around things like interest rates, retirement savings levels and access to...

A newly released episode of the Real Estate Insiders Unfiltered Podcast explores the future state of buyer and seller relationships in the housing market after the National Association of Realtors‘ (NAR) business practice changes take effect Aug. 17. Co-hosts James Dwiggins and Keith Robinson chatted with industry expert Ed Zorn to address key questions that real estate agents may have in the...

Use all of the space in your cube storage shelves with these clever (and under-$25!) organizers. Walmart Cube storage is a tried-and-true staple in any modern home. It’s versatile, it’s functional, it’s one of the quickest ways to clean up and declutter, and, above all, it’s just cute. These modular storage units can be used in virtually any room of the house for everything from storing...