August 2026

Minneapolis Proposes New Unit Zoning Changes, Including Larger Triplexes and Easier Duplex Splits Minneapolis homeowners could soon have more flexibility to build bigger, split properties, and add energy-efficient features under a wide-ranging overhaul of zoning rules covering homes with one, two, or three units. The city’s proposed amendment summary touches nearly every corner of residentialRead …

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Forget Florida—Baby Boomers Flocking to Eastern Seaboard State for Low Taxes, Sandy Beaches It’s no secret that retirees like to fly south for warmer weather, cheaper living and a slower way of life – but now many are skipping Florida for booming beach towns in southern Delaware. More than 40,000 people have moved to SussexRead …

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What happened to mortgage rates this week? The Freddie Mac 30-year fixed mortgage rate held relatively steady this week, picking up 1 basis point to 6.66%. Rates have hovered in the mid-6% range over the past month as Treasury yields have stayed elevated. The 10-year Treasury has been choppy over the last month, bouncing betweenRead …

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Welcome to this weekly housing trends update, where we bring you the latest snapshot of inventory trends, listing activity, and buyer-seller dynamics across the U.S. housing market. In addition to our monthly housing trends reports, which offer deeper insights into long-term patterns, we publish these weekly updates to provide more timely views into market changes.Read …

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The Housing Market Is Moving in Favor of Buyers, but 3 Southern Cities Are Bucking the Trend While the national housing market continues to gradually move toward more buyer-friendly conditions this summer, three Southern metros are surprisingly bucking this trend. Augusta, GA, Greenville, SC, and Jacksonville, FL—all previously classified as buyer’s markets in the Realtor.com®Read …

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‘Love Island USA’ Star TJ Palma Proudly Shows Off First-Ever Home Purchase—and Wild Custom Features He’s Decked It Out With “Love Island USA” star TJ Palma finished his debut season on the hit reality TV dating show as a single man, but he has since made some serious commitments: He officially coupled up with co-starRead …

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Former Glider Elementary Site Could Become 80 Homes, 16 Affordable, in South San José Eighty homes—16 of them deed-restricted affordable—could replace the long-vacant site of a shuttered South San José elementary school, if the city’s Planning Commission approves a project that has already drawn sharp pushback from neighbors over trees, traffic, and open space. TheRead …

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California Cities Are Evading State Mandates To Build More Housing, Lawsuits Claim Pro-housing groups have filed a set of lawsuits accusing three California cities of unfairly blocking more housing development near transit. The lawsuits from the nonprofit Californians for Homeownership accuse San Diego, San Francisco, and Montebello of putting up barriers that contravene Senate BillRead …

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Lexington Council Overrides Unanimous Planning Commission to Allow Solar Farms on Agricultural Land Lexington’s Urban County Council voted 8-7 to reopen Fayette County’s agricultural zones to large-scale solar farms—directly overriding a unanimous Planning Commission recommendation to ban them there—setting up a final vote in mid-September that could lock in new rules for the county’s ruralRead …

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Behr’s 2027 Color of the Year Will Keep You Grounded in ‘Comfort’ for Years To Come At a time when more and more homeowners are reinvesting in their homes for the long haul, Behr’s pick for the Color the Year 2027 offers an opportunity to prioritize comfort and the feeling of natural immersion without theRead …

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