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Home Equity Line of Credit Rates Have Been Bouncing Around All Month Long, and Homeowners Sitting on Record Levels of Equity Are Rethinking How They Tap Into It
The average rate on a home equity line of credit sat at 7.29% as of September 2, 2026, according to Bankrate’s weekly survey of the nation’s largest home equity lenders, […]
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Homeowners Are Now Spending More on a Single Statement Light Fixture Than They Spend on an Entire Kitchen Full of Cabinet Hardware, According to New Renovation Spending Data
The average homeowner installing a single light fixture is now paying more than the average homeowner spends outfitting an entire kitchen with new cabinet hardware, according to national project-cost data. […]
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Empty Nesters Are Downsizing Into Homes Half the Size of the One They Raised Their Kids In, and Movers Say This Group Is One of Their Fastest Growing Customer Segments
Six in ten of the baby boomers looking to relocate in greater Memphis right now are leaving homes larger than 2,500 square feet, and a growing share of them are […]
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Vacation Rental Hosts Are Increasingly Requiring Guests to Submit a Verified Photo ID Before Booking, and Some Travelers Say the New Rule Feels Like a Privacy Trade They Never Agreed To
Booking a weekend cabin now sometimes requires more paperwork than boarding a flight. Across Airbnb and Vrbo, a growing share of hosts and platform-wide rules ask guests to upload a […]
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Robot Vacuums Have Become the Most Talked About Smart Home Purchase of the Year, and Owners Say the Real Value Has Almost Nothing to Do With Vacuuming at All
Nearly a quarter of American households now own a robot vacuum, putting the category within reach of long-established smart home staples like indoor security cameras. But talk to the people […]
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Pinterest Has Revealed the Home Design Trends It Expects to Define Next Year, and the List Signals a Sharp Turn Away From the All White Minimalist Look Everyone Copied
Pinterest has published its annual trend forecast, and the all-white, stripped-down look that dominated living rooms for the better part of a decade is not on the list. The platform’s […]
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Nearly Half of American Homeowners Now Own at Least One Smart Home Device, and the Category Growing Fastest Has Almost Nothing to Do With Security Cameras Anymore
Nearly half of American households now own at least one smart home device, and the fastest-moving part of the market is no longer the front porch. Parks Associates found that […]
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Design Editor Says the Chaise Sofa She Was Convinced Her Small Apartment Needed Turned Out to Be the Biggest Regret of Her Redesign
Every small-space design guide points to the same first move: pick a sofa that does double duty. So when a professional stylist decided her own “snug” lounge needed a chaise […]
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Interior Designers Say They Are Quietly Ditching a Home Renovation Trend That Dominated Every Feed for Years, and Homeowners Who Already Spent Thousands Are Not Thrilled
For most of the last decade, an all-white kitchen with flat, painted cabinet doors was the safest bet in home renovation. Now the industry group that sets the tone for […]
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Family in a Cary North Carolina Neighborhood Watched Their Entire Home Burn Over the Weekend, and Neighbors Are Already Organizing a Fundraiser to Help Them Rebuild
A house fire tore through a home on Strathorn Drive in Cary, North Carolina on Saturday, September 6, displacing five residents and prompting neighbors to organize a fundraiser within days, […]