Some of the newest 2024 design trends including ditching paint completely and turning to other materials, such as wood accents, to jazz up a home.

Build your personal brand, control your online image and connect with local media to ensure you are recognized as an authority in your market.

The National Hurricane Center will start using a new, experimental tool to better convey inland wind and hazards as storms become more severe.

The Federal Reserve chair said the Fed misjudged the duration of the 2021-2022 inflation surge, and the central bank moved too slowly to raise its key rate. Rate cuts could begin in May.

Freddie Mac announced a $2,500 credit to help with down payments and other closing costs.

A study by Florida Atlantic University found rents in Florida cities have started to go down, but demand is still strong. Jacksonville saw the biggest rent price decline in the nation.

"More than three-quarters of millennial home buyers would consider an interest rate higher than the national average of about 7%,” the study found.

Buyers are looking for key features, including open floor plans and smart-home technology, in their new homes.

Assumable mortgages are growing in popularity but come with challenges, the Wall Street Journal reported.

Despite predictions housing prices would come down, values keep rising in 2024. The reason? The tight inventory.

Experts say 2024 may be an opportunity for the commercial housing market to get back on solid footing by embracing shifting preferences and emerging trends.

A shipping-container home start-up aims to make homeownership attainable and ease the housing crunch. The industry is expected to grow to more than $67 billion in 2024.

Some finance experts say budgeting no more than 30% for housing isn’t a rule, but rather a recommendation. 

The federal government launched a slate of incentives to transform office space to housing. Billions of dollars are now available to start transactions 

Several Florida developers have opened “beachfront” communities with abundant amenities along manmade lagoons.

Freddie Mac’s chief economist said rates will continue to go down as inflation decelerates. Mortgage rates are at the lowest level since May.

CoreLogic Case-Shiller found U.S. home prices are up 45% since March 2020, the biggest gains since December 2022. CoreLogic forecasts home prices will rise by an average of 3% this year.

In Florida, housing costs as a percentage of income with and without a mortgage stands at 21% and 10%, respectively.

Real estate companies using metrics-tracking tech should be cautious of the legal and regulatory implications.

Baby boomers overlook homeownership resources more than any other generation. As the “silver tsunami” approaches, the oversight is concerning, expert say.