Twinning in Missouri: Pair of Matching Mansions Hits the Market for $2.1M

realtor.com® Real Estate News 2/1 10:00A Tiffani Sherman

Realtor.com When one mansion isn t enough, two will do. That s how  twin brick mansions , built in different eras in Carthage, MO , came to be. Together, the homes total 16,851 square feet and are...

What Every Renter Needs To Know About Saving Some Money on Application Fees

realtor.com® Real Estate News 2/1 9:00A Meera Pal

Getty Images Finding a place to rent in today s tough market can sometimes feel like a full-time job between all the potential homes to view and all those applications you have to fill out—for each...

Built in 1645, a Massachusetts Registered Landmark Is the Week’s Oldest Property

realtor.com® Real Estate News 2/1 8:00A Kellie Speed

Realtor.com An expanded Colonial Revival saltbox in the village of Chestnut Hill, MA , is the oldest property to hit the market this week on Realtor.com®. Said to be the oldest house in the...

Nashville Estate Loved By Country Music Celebrities Is Up For Absolute Auction

Forbes Real Estate 2/1 7:33A Regina Cole, Contributor

Brentwood, 12 miles from downtown Nashville, is home to a handsome three-story red brick mansion. It will go on the auction block on February 18th in an absolute, no reserve auction, meaning that any price for the home will be accepted, as long...

Dave and Jenny Marrs of ‘Fixer to Fabulous’ Show Us How To Magically Make a Small House Feel Huge

realtor.com® Real Estate News 2/1 7:00A Lisa Johnson Mandell

HGTV On  Fixer to Fabulous , Dave and Jenny Marrs have renovated some magnificent homes, but on the latest episode, they must work their magic on an extremely small house. In the episode Cottage Gets...

Mortgage Demand Falls 9% Despite Rates Falling for Fourth Week in a Row

realtor.com® Real Estate News 2/1 6:00A Aarthi Swaminathan

Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images The numbers:  The housing market is not out of the woods yet, as mortgage demand fell again despite an improvement in rates. Despite mortgage rates dropping for the...

Floor Poor? How Manhattan Properties’ Height Affects Prices

Forbes Real Estate 2/1 5:57A John Walkup, Contributor

When it comes to apartment buildings, there are many ways to differentiate — “doorman” versus “non-doorman” buildings are one key distinction, for example.

Real Estate Buyers Are Not Liars, Agents Just Need To Listen

Forbes Real Estate 2/1 5:15A Frederick Peters, Contributor

The real estate agent’s job, perhaps more than any other, is to really HEAR the buyers and show them alternatives that allow their perhaps inchoate desires to find expression in the choice of the best home they didn’t even know they wanted.

NFL Coach Frank Reich Fetches Just $687,500 for His Indianapolis Home

realtor.com® Real Estate News 2/1 3:00A Jennifer Kelly Geddes

Getty Images / Realtor.com National Football League coach Frank Reich is moving south—and shedding his Midwest home in the process. After a less-than-stellar record, Reich was let go as head coach of...

Builders Are Slowing Down New Construction Despite the Housing Shortage. What Gives?

realtor.com® Real Estate News 2/1 2:00A Clare Trapasso

Getty Images The nation might be in the clutches of a dire housing shortage, but builders won t be putting up enough new homes this year to make much of a dent. Housing starts, which is when...

6 Kitchen Staging Mistakes That Can Sabotage the Sale of Your Home

realtor.com® Real Estate News 2/1 12:00A Brittany Natale

Getty Images Sellers know that staging their home is a vital step to take when preparing to put their property on the market. But not all sellers give proper due to the kitchen during this critical...

Looking for the Next Top Real Estate Market? Head to the Midwest

realtor.com® Real Estate News 1/31 11:00P Clare Trapasso

Photo-Illustration by Realtor.com; Photos: Getty Images (2) Homebuyers and investors looking for the next top real estate markets should head West—to the Midwest that is. Seven of the top 10...

A Conversation With Designer Katie Kime

Forbes Real Estate 1/31 11:07A Amanda Lauren, Contributor

Kime didn't invent toile, but she has certainly reinvented it.

75-Year-Old, Frank Lloyd Wright-Style Home in SoCal Is Listed for $2.5M

realtor.com® Real Estate News 1/31 11:00A Kristine Hansen

Realtor.com Built in 1948 by a Frank Lloyd Wright devotee, this La Canada Flintridge, CA , home could be mistaken as a Wright design. The hallmarks are there. With an open layout, walls of windows, a...

$1.6M Texas Hotel Is Looking for a Buyer To Check In

realtor.com® Real Estate News 1/31 10:30A Tiffani Sherman

Realtor.com Checking in! With 12 bedrooms, 10 with en suite bathrooms, the historic Farris Hotel , aka Hotel Dallas, could be just about anything. The building, just off Main Street in Eagle Lake, TX...