Not that long ago, houses were built around a very specific set of expectations. Where you answered the phone. How you hosted guests. Which rooms were meant to be used daily, and which of them were basically for show. Whole floor plans revolved around routines that feel almost funny now. And slowly, without much announcement, modern living broke most of those rules. Some for the better. Some out of...

A massive private island in the northern Bahamas — once owned by a high-profile investor group that included pop superstar Shakira and Pink Floyd’s Roger Waters — is back on the market for $30 million. The 650-acre island, known as Bonds Cay, sits in the Berry Islands and is being listed by Gavin Christie of Corcoran CA Christie Bahamas. This marks the first time the island has been publicly...

A construction expert explains how to identify and fix poor attic...

With a little bit of effort, gardens can be just as beautiful through the coldest months of the year as they are during the warm season. Stripped free of deciduous leaves and showy flowers, winter gardens shine with subtle textures and the stately forms of evergreen trees and shrubs. Here are a...

Image Mortgage REITs (mREITs) finance income-producing real estate by originating or purchasing mortgages and mortgage-backed securities (MBS), generating income from the interest on these...

Homeowner equity across the United States softened modestly in the final months of 2025, signaling a housing market that is losing some of the rapid momentum built during the pandemic-era boom but still resting on a comparatively solid financial foundation. New data from ATTOM show that 44.6% of mortgaged residential properties were classified as "equity-rich" in the fourth quarter, meaning outstanding...

Scrolling an MLS feed that looks and feels more like social media is now an option for real estate agents in California. California Regional MLS (CRMLS) reached a new agreement to offer Tuesday — its mobile MLS application designed around social-style feeds and interactions — at no additional cost through the CRMLS Marketplace. The Tuesday app connects directly to MLS data and presents market...

An exclusive report published Tuesday by Bloomberg describes an ambitious proposal reportedly being developed by U.S. homebuilders: a massive, privately funded rent-to-own initiative branded internally as “Trump Homes,” potentially delivering up to one million houses and more than $250 billion in housing value. What more compelling story could there be, especially amidst a shaky, uncertain market...

The quarterly earnings results for Beazer Homes are, to put it mildly, forgettable. Or, at least, Beazer’s senior leadership hopes that’s the case.  A net quarterly loss, a highly compressed gross profit margin that fell short of expectations, and a frustratingly low sales pace all cause concern. Beazer reported a Q1 net loss of $32.6 million, a red flag for Wall Street analysts and investors,...

Bed Bath & Beyond’s parent company has reached an agreement to acquire Tokens.com as part of its plan to launch an investment and personal finance platform, which will also offer home loans through a partnership with Figure Technologies. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. The holding company owns Bed Bath & Beyond, Overstock and buybuy BABY. It maintains a portfolio of...