Home » Market Trends Market Trends 2026 Brings a Turn Toward Affordability—Even as Home Prices Keep Rising The new year offers more chances to become a homeowner as mortgage rates continue to hover near 6% and inventory is abundant. Read more Nearly 90% of Prospective Buyers Are Planning To Purchase a Home in 2026 as Affordability Improves Things are looking up in 2026, according to a new survey from Re/Max. Read more EXCLUSIVE: Son of Veteran In Lawsuit With Katy Perry Over $15 Million Montecito Mansion Lays Bare Toll of ‘Exhausting’ Case on His Ailing Father Carl Westcott's son, Chart, has opened up about the "exhausting" toll of his father's bitter legal dispute with Perry as it nears an end. Read more Dream Homes for Less! 5 Bargain Dwellings in Ultra Desirable Metros That You Can Buy Now for Under $200K Despite mortgage rates recently dropping to 6.19%, finding an affordable home is still a challenge for house hunters. Read more Can Your Neighbors or HOA Force You To Be Nice? Kindness pledges carry no legal weight and can't be enforced like traditional HOA rules, but that doesn't mean they're meaningless. Read more Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce Reportedly Pivot to New Rhode Island Wedding Venue Just Steps From Singer’s $18 Million Vacation Home Weeks after reports emerged that Swift and Kelce were planning to wed at a Gilded Age mansion, sources have pointed to a new venue. Read more $5.5 Million Nevada Mansion Tied to Iconic Burger Chain Carl’s Jr. Finds a Buyer—Days After $1 Price Cut The five-bedroom mansion, which offers jaw-dropping views of the Las Vegas strip, was relisted in November with a tiny price cut. Read more EXCLUSIVE: Surfside Condo With a Multimillion-Dollar Art Collection Included Hits the Market for $22.8 Million—Just in Time for Art Basel Just as Miami's iconic Art Basel kicks off, a property with an art collection to rival the historic event has hit the market. Read more Smart Home, Big Risks: Top Cybersecurity Threats Homeowners Need To Know Smart home devices are increasingly common. While they can make life easier, homeowners can also face cybersecurity threats. Read more This Virginia County Is the Blueprint for How Data Centers Can Fund Housing for First-Time Homebuyers Data centers are paying for affordable housing in Henrico County, VA, but is the AI they power upending the local economy? Read more
2026 Brings a Turn Toward Affordability—Even as Home Prices Keep Rising The new year offers more chances to become a homeowner as mortgage rates continue to hover near 6% and inventory is abundant. Read more
Nearly 90% of Prospective Buyers Are Planning To Purchase a Home in 2026 as Affordability Improves Things are looking up in 2026, according to a new survey from Re/Max. Read more
EXCLUSIVE: Son of Veteran In Lawsuit With Katy Perry Over $15 Million Montecito Mansion Lays Bare Toll of ‘Exhausting’ Case on His Ailing Father Carl Westcott's son, Chart, has opened up about the "exhausting" toll of his father's bitter legal dispute with Perry as it nears an end. Read more
Dream Homes for Less! 5 Bargain Dwellings in Ultra Desirable Metros That You Can Buy Now for Under $200K Despite mortgage rates recently dropping to 6.19%, finding an affordable home is still a challenge for house hunters. Read more
Can Your Neighbors or HOA Force You To Be Nice? Kindness pledges carry no legal weight and can't be enforced like traditional HOA rules, but that doesn't mean they're meaningless. Read more
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce Reportedly Pivot to New Rhode Island Wedding Venue Just Steps From Singer’s $18 Million Vacation Home Weeks after reports emerged that Swift and Kelce were planning to wed at a Gilded Age mansion, sources have pointed to a new venue. Read more
$5.5 Million Nevada Mansion Tied to Iconic Burger Chain Carl’s Jr. Finds a Buyer—Days After $1 Price Cut The five-bedroom mansion, which offers jaw-dropping views of the Las Vegas strip, was relisted in November with a tiny price cut. Read more
EXCLUSIVE: Surfside Condo With a Multimillion-Dollar Art Collection Included Hits the Market for $22.8 Million—Just in Time for Art Basel Just as Miami's iconic Art Basel kicks off, a property with an art collection to rival the historic event has hit the market. Read more
Smart Home, Big Risks: Top Cybersecurity Threats Homeowners Need To Know Smart home devices are increasingly common. While they can make life easier, homeowners can also face cybersecurity threats. Read more
This Virginia County Is the Blueprint for How Data Centers Can Fund Housing for First-Time Homebuyers Data centers are paying for affordable housing in Henrico County, VA, but is the AI they power upending the local economy? Read more