iStock; realtor.com By now, the shock that Amazon is splitting its new headquarters into two—yes, two!—separate locations has subsided. Congrats, New York and DC! But as the fairy dust settles, it’s time for a reality check: Just a couple of months after the tech giant’s long-awaited announcement, there are some early signs of the real impact […] Continue reading →

realtor.com Along a 10-mile stretch of rugged Northern California coastline sits a unique planned community that combined social and environmental idealism with modernist architecture. The lofty ideals may have mellowed since its establishment in the 1960s (it’s hard to keep up with a utopia, after all), but with its gorgeous location, Sea Ranch has become a […] Continue reading →

iStock; realtor.com The question is no longer if the nation is in the throes of a housing slowdown, but rather how deep and wide it will wind up being—and how much of a blow it’ll deliver to the American real estate market. The signs are becoming ever more troubling. The number of existing home sales […] Continue reading →

Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images The nation’s drug epidemic is generating some unexpected side effects for unlucky home buyers who find that their new property is contaminated with methamphetamine, a problem that is a health risk and is costly to fix. Sellers in just over half of states are legally bound to disclose […] Continue reading →

realtor.com You’ll dig this place! The unbelievable Underground House in Las Vegas soared to the top of this week’s most popular homes on realtor.com®. The bunker 26 feet below the earth’s surface is a strange simulacrum of a suburban house with a pool, fake trees, and even a barbecue. If the “Brady Bunch” had built a bunker, […] Continue reading →

realtor.com There’s a new movement for the megamansion dubbed Opus. The deluxe Beverly Hills property, originally asking $100 million, and then chopped to $85 million in 2017, is being newly offered for $68 million. “There’s a major deal here,” says new listing agent Rayni Williams.  She notes that the posh area known as Billionaires’ Row also […] Continue reading →

tommaso79/iStock As a homeowner or renter, it feels great to handle a home improvement project with your own two hands. From hanging pictures to cleaning the gutters, being able to accomplish these tasks and save money is a real boon. But as the pros know, you risk injury even when doing the simplest DIY projects. […] Continue reading →

Anthony Devlin – WPA Pool /Getty Images Prince Harry and Meghan Markle‘s baby isn’t even here yet, but the royal tot is already shaking things up, based on what the mom-to-be is adding to the nursery. It’s all part of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s larger plans to renovate their new home, Frogmore Cottage, a building […] Continue reading →

Lincoln, NE: ChrisBoswell/iStock Not that we mean to go all doom and gloom on you, but there are a lot of experts out there predicting that a recession is coming. According to a recent Duke University survey that polled more than 500 chief financial officers across the United States, almost half said a recession was likely […] Continue reading →

stevecoleimages/iStock New year, new home renovations? Whether you’re getting ready to transform your entire kitchen into a farmhouse-chic dream (hello, shiplap and apron sink!) or maybe just to add some new wood floor for the foyer, it pays to know what kind of return on investment your home renovation might deliver. According to Remodeling magazine’s annual Cost vs. […] Continue reading →