Home buyers this week saw the lowest average rate since early 2023, and existing-home sales rebounded in July. Analysts predict more relief ahead.
Category: Real Estate and Housing (Residential)
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What Kalamazoo (Yes, Kalamazoo) Reveals About the Nation’s Housing Crisis
A decade ago, the city — and all of Michigan — had too many houses. Now it has a shortage. The shift there explains today’s costly housing market in the rest of the country.
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For Historic Gardens, Climate Change Offers Particular Challenges
At Wethersfield Estate, in upstate New York, restoring the formal gardens involves dealing with emboldened pests and pathogens — but carefully, so visitors don’t see.
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Harris and Trump Offer a Clear Contrast on the Economy
Both candidates embrace expansions of government power to steer economic outcomes — but in vastly different areas.
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A Hollywood Producer’s Home in L.A. That Would Make the Perfect Movie Set
The former studio head Amy Pascal’s house needed a change. Maybe she did, too.
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To Solve Its Housing Crisis, Britain Turns to an Old Idea: New Towns
By reviving an idea from the 1940s, the Labour Party government is hoping to overcome the development hurdles that have plagued previous efforts with a plan to build new communities.
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Learn How to Garden: Tips for Beginners
“If somebody comes in and just does it for you, you miss out”: A beginner shares what his first garden taught him.
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Consumer Protection Agency Cracks Down on Seller-Backed Home Sales
Risky contract-to-deed home sales are subject to the same protections as mortgaged-financed homes, the consumer protection agency said.
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How to Hang Art to Create a Gallery Wall
Framing artwork is just the first step. Figuring out how (and where) to hang it takes some doing.
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How Hard Is It to Frame Your Own Artwork? Harder Than It Looks.
We asked the experts for some shortcuts — because “budgets don’t always allow for a professional framer.”
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The Pleasures of a One-Bedroom Cabin in the Mountains of Washington
“It’s probably the best place I’ve ever lived,” said the owner of a little house in the mountainous Methow Valley of Washington.
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Jacopo Etro’s (Mostly) Unchanged Centuries-Old Home in Puglia, Italy
The eldest son of the Etro family joined the throngs buying up centuries-old properties in Puglia but had the good sense to leave his (mostly) alone.