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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, […]
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New Map Shows Exactly Which States Have the Highest Rates of Insurers Quietly Dropping Homeowners Right Before Renewal, and the List Is Not Limited to Coastal Areas Anymore
Homeowners insurance nonrenewals have jumped so sharply since 2018 that the increase is now measured in triple digits in some parts of the country, and the states seeing the steepest […]
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Underground Missile Silo From the Cold War Has Been Fully Converted Into a Livable Home, and the Buyer Gets Blast Doors That Are Still Technically Operational
A decommissioned Atlas F nuclear missile silo in Lincoln County, Kansas is on the market for $1.3 million, and the listing includes two 7,000-pound steel blast doors and a set […]
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Renting Is Now Cheaper Than Buying in Nearly Every Major American City, and the Gap Has Grown so Wide That Even Longtime Homeownership Believers Are Reconsidering
A household now needs to earn $35,232 more a year to buy the typical home than to rent one, according to Redfin’s February 2026 rent-versus-buy report. That gap is actually […]
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Average American Renter Now Needs to Earn More Than Sixty Thousand Dollars a Year Just to Afford a Typical One Bedroom Apartment Without Being Considered Cost Burdened
A renter now needs to earn $60,715 a year, or $29.19 an hour working full time, just to afford a modest one-bedroom apartment without spending more than 30% of their […]
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Foreclosure Filings Are Climbing Fastest in Sun Belt Cities That Were Considered the Safest Bets for Investors Just Two Years Ago, and the Reversal Is Forcing Lenders to Rethink Which Markets Carry the Least Risk
U.S. foreclosure filings climbed to 227,548 properties in the first half of 2026, a 21% jump from the same period a year earlier, according to ATTOM’s mid-year foreclosure report. Much […]
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Vrbo Quietly Started Fining Hosts the Full Price of a Booking for Locking Guests Out and a Year Later Guests Say It Actually Changed Something
Vrbo quietly started fining hosts the full price of a booking for locking guests out of their reserved property, and nearly a year after the policy took effect, it’s worth […]
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Home Sellers Are Increasingly Offering to Cover a Buyer’s Closing Costs Just to Get a Deal Signed, and Agents Say the Concession Has Quietly Become the New Normal
Nearly half of home sellers, 46.2%, gave buyers some kind of concession in May 2026, the highest share on record for that month, according to Redfin’s own housing data. Covering […]