Ronda Kaysen

As 2025 began, the stars were aligning for a housing market rebound.Inflation was easing, the economy looked strong and mortgage rates were drifting downward. By April, there were more available homes to buy than at any time since January 2020, according to the Federal Reserve of St. Louis. The conditions were ripe for buyers to

Consumers may be unwilling to pay more for pottery, pillows and the other stuff that makes homes feel homey, leaving home décor store owners worried.Walk into Pearl River Mart in Soho and the store is a sensory marvel of imported goods that could fill a home — colorful cups and bowls, teapots, paper lanterns, vases

Nathan Anderson, 40, who builds high-end homes in Phoenix, bought this small, older house on a quiet suburban street lined with palm trees, with a plan to tear it down and replace it with a larger, modern one.He doesn’t hire the crews or select the materials — Mr. Anderson, the owner of Rebuild the Block,

Privatizing the government-sponsored mortgage giants could be a windfall for investors and raise interest rates for home buyers.Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have long been a bedrock of the American home-buying industry, turning what could otherwise be a volatile market into one that is stable and predictable for the people buying homes and the investors