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2026 mid-year housing market update for home buyers and sellers
Real Estate News Home Buyer Home Seller

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 buyers and sellers alike. I’ll move when rates come down. That big drop never fully arrived. And the market changed anyway. It didn’t unfreeze. …

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Modern luxury home exterior at dusk with text overlay reading "What You Can Negotiate in a Home Purchase That Most Buyers Don't Realize."
Home Buyer Real Estate News

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 most ground “loses.” For a lot of buyers, that back-and-forth over the sale price is the negotiation. It’s only a …

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House hacking in 2026 illustrated with a suburban home and headline text explaining the realities of using ADUs, rental income, and multi-family properties to make homeownership more affordable.
Homeowner Help Home Buyer

House Hacking in 2026: How Buyers Are Using ADUs, Rental Income, and Multi-Family Homes to Afford Homeownership

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. Live for free. Build wealth while you sleep. It sounds like the kind of thing that works great in a …

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2026 home design trends living room with warm green walls, natural wood furniture, and layered textures showing what buyers want in modern interiors
Design Stye

2026 Home Design Trends: What Buyers Want Now (And What’s Out)

After a decade of cool grays, crisp whites, and spaces that looked more like showrooms than homes, buyers have changed what they’re looking for. Call it quiet luxury — the idea that richness comes from depth, craft, and intention rather than flash and excess. It’s not maximalism. It’s a shift toward spaces that feel like …

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Multigenerational family smiling together with text “Is Buying a Home Together Right for Your Family? How to Approach Multigenerational Living”
Home Buyer Real Estate News

Buying a Multigenerational Home in Connecticut: What Families Should Know

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 in with your parents, or having your parents move in with you, meant something hadn’t worked out. That story has changed pretty …

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Modern single-family home at dusk illustrating the true cost of homeownership beyond the mortgage, including property taxes, insurance, maintenance, and utilities in today’s U.S. housing market.
Real Estate News Home Buyer

True Cost of Homeownership: What You Pay Beyond the Mortgage | Rachel Wardwell

When most homebuyers calculate whether they can afford a new home, they focus almost exclusively on one number: the monthly mortgage payment. It’s the figure lenders qualify them for, the number discussed during showings, and the benchmark used to determine budgets. The average annual cost of owning and maintaining a single-family home in the U.S., …

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