2026 Mid-Year Market Check-In: What the First Half of the Year Tells Us About Your Next Move

For the past two years, a lot of people have been waiting on the housing market to do one specific thing: drop rates dramatically and "unfreeze." That was the plan for …

What You Can Negotiate in a Home Purchase (That Most Buyers Don't Realize)

When most people picture negotiating on a home, they picture one number: the list price. You offer somewhere under the asking price, the seller counters, you settle in the middle, and whoever gives up the …

House Hacking in 2026: What the Hype Got Wrong — and What Actually Works

If you've spent any time on real estate TikTok in the last few years, you've probably seen the house hacking pitch. Buy a property, rent part of it out, let your tenants cover the mortgage. …

Is Buying a Home Together Right for Your Family? Here's How to Think It Through

For a long time, multigenerational living had a reputation problem. It was the option families turned to when something had gone wrong — a job loss, a divorce, a health crisis. Moving back …

2026 US Housing Market Forecast: Will the Market Find Its Footing?

Will 2026 be the year buyers stop waiting? Forecasters are split, predicting anywhere from 1.7%1 to 14%2 growth in home sales. That 12-point gap reveals the central question facing the housing market: how much will …

Planning Your 2026 Real Estate Moves: A Guide to the Best Buying and Selling Seasons

Timing isn’t everything in real estate, but it can mean the difference between saving $20,000 or paying a premium, selling in 30 days or waiting three months, and negotiating from a …

Can You Really Trust Online Home Estimates? 

For millions of homeowners, checking their Zillow Zestimate has become as routine as checking a stock portfolio—a quick hit of seeing your home's estimated value, right at your fingertips. With 178 million monthly users and over 100 million homes covered, the …

Tax season. Just the words can send shivers down your spine. But if you're a homeowner, there's a silver lining: potential savings! 

You’ve probably heard that you can deduct the interest you pay on your mortgage — but did you know there are many other ways homeowners can …

4 Home Remodeling Projects with the Highest ROI

Ask any homeowner about what they would like to change about their home, and most will say, “How much time do you have?

Home improvements (cue Tim Allen) or home remodeling projects can stem from a variety of motivations, …