Luxury Living In Scottsdale

New home buyers are facing a tough market, snarled by high home prices and high interest rates.

Navigating first-time home buying in 2024 Our guests shared advice with MPR News host Angela Davis on how to get on the path to home ownership despite the challenges of today’s economy — including resources such as the First Generation Homebuyers Community Down Payment Assistance Fund.

From weathered antiques to happily patterned rooms, cottagecore interiors are about embracing timeworn charm and personal style.

Here’s Everything You Need to Know About Cottagecore If you've found yourself a fan of this happily hodgepodge style, but don't know how to integrate the style into your home, then look no further than this guide. Here, we're explaining exactly what cottagecore is (and isn't) and how you can bring the look home with ease.

The loft was last asking $5.99 million, down from its $6.5 million ask in 2020 and $6.29 million last year.

Brooklyn Nets star Mikal Bridges bought a $6M NYC loft in a flash auction The handsome co-op at 110 Franklin St. is a roomy 5,228-square-foot, ground-floor duplex that comes with four bedrooms, 3½ baths and 625 square feet of private outdoor space. It’s all in a building that dates to 1861 with a cast-iron base and a brownstone facade, crowned with a stone cornice.

Gary Frantz | Global Luxury Home Specialist I love helping my clients make the transition into or out of their ideal residential lifestyle. As a former Landscape Architect and Luxury Home Builder | Developer, my professional expertise enables me to anticipate and be sensitive to the particular real estate needs of my clients in a highly dynam...

While prices are moderately cooling in the rental sector, there is still a long way to go before the real estate market sees consistent and significant price decreases, according to Jacob Channel, a senior economist at LendingTree.

Here are 3 ways Gen Zers can build credit before renting their own place The median U.S. asking rent price in December was $1,964, a 0.8% decline from a year ago, according to real estate firm Redfin, which analyzed price data on single-family homes, multifamily units, condos/co-ops and townhouses across the U.S., except metro areas. It was the third consecutive decline....

Florida cities like Naples, Sarasota and Fort Myers have long been popular among retirees for their warm climate, no state income tax and a variety of recreational activities.

Top 10 American Cities for Retirees in 2024 When considering a retirement location, it’s crucial to assess a bunch of factors such as healthcare facilities, cost of living, proximity to family and friends and personal preferences for climate and lifestyle. U.S. News’ extensive methodology compared 150 of the largest U.S. metropolitan area...

Struggling with keeping your floors clean amidst a busy schedule? An automated vacuum could be the solution you’re seeking for your smart home.

How to Automate Your Vacuum: A Step-by-Step Guide Struggling with keeping your floors clean amidst a busy schedule? An automated vacuum could be the solution you’re seeking for your smart home. This guide will walk you through everything from selecting the right model for your home to setting it up and maintaining it, ensuring your living spaces ...

For decades, asphalt shingles have been the dominating roofing material. Is it worth the hype?

Pros and Cons of Asphalt Shingle Roofing It is crucial to do research on the options available to you and weigh the advantages and disadvantages before committing.

Doing laundry doesn’t feel like a chore when done in a well-organized and aesthetically pleasing environment.

24 Super Chic Laundry Room Ideas Make laundry days fun! Are you looking for elegant and visually appealing ways to elevate your laundry room? Get inspired by these super chic laundry room ideas.

Based on new Zillow data 2023 sales found that homes listed in the first two weeks of June sold for 2.3% more, a $7,700 boost on a typical U.S. home.

Want to Sell Your American Home at Max Price, List in June The best time to list consistently had been early May in the years leading up to the pandemic. The shift to June suggests mortgage rates are strongly influencing demand on top of the usual seasonality that brings buyers to the market in the spring. This home-shopping season is poised to follow a sim...

Mortgage rates decided to bounce back into the 7s this week.

Home prices are slipping in Florida, Arizona and Texas Mortgage rates decided to bounce back into the 7s this week. We can see an impact in that immediately as home sales are slowing down. These are the homes that go into contract immediately after listing. We also see new pending sales slowing and price reductions ticking up.

The dwelling, which comes with a yoga room — Lindvall is a certified instructor — is surrounded by hiking trails in the foothills of the Santa Monica mountains.

Supermodel, entrepreneur and sustainability activist Angela Lindvall has put her Los Angeles home on the market for $1.64 million. Lindvall bought the home, at 4409 Canoga Ave. for $1.55 million in 2022. She’s selling it because she has returned to her Midwestern hometown. This is all after she sold a 7.5-acre property in Topanga Canyon, where she raised her two boys, during COVID.

Carmen Johnston of Bespoke Garden Plans shares a downloadable, perennial garden plan and her expert tips to get you growing in your own backyard.

How to Design and Grow a Cutting Garden If you’ve always wanted to grow your very own cutting garden to gather blooms for bouquets you can enjoy or sell, look no further than this perennial garden plan full of color, fragrance, and beauty that evolves with the growing season. Created exclusively for Country Living readers by garden desi...

You may be eager to buy a home that hasn't yet been listed. But here are some benefits and drawbacks to going this route.

2 Pros and Cons of Buying a Home That Hasn't Yet Been Listed The MLS is a marketplace for home sales. Real estate agents commonly list homes on the MLS for visibility so other agents and buyers can find out they exist.

Here’s a step-by-step guide to help you prepare

How to Get Your Outdoor Space Ready for Warm Weather. Getting your outdoor space ready for warm weather involves a combination of cleaning, organizing, and enhancing the space for relaxation and entertainment. Here’s a step-by-step guide to help you prepare.

Here are 10 paint colors from Benjamin Moore and Sherwin Williams that I believe are perfect for giving your small kitchen a big personality.

10 Paint Colors You’ll Love For Your Small Kitchen The power of paint in a small space is undeniable – the right shades can open up the area, reflect light, and set the mood for your entire home.

Saudi retail magnate Fawaz Al Hokair has drastically slashed the price of his pristine 432 Park Ave. penthouse to a cool $105 million, The Post has learned.

Saudi tycoon slashes price of never-lived-in NYC penthouse by $64M — initially listed for $169M This listing comes at a time when another unit in the same building, No. 84A, recently sold at a significant loss, according to records filed with the city Department of Finance on Friday.

A recent report compared 300 cities on metrics like affordability, maintenance costs, living expenses and taxes to determine the most affordable for homebuyers.

The 10 Most Affordable Places for Homebuyers Housing prices soared during COVID-19 and interest rates climbed, hitting would-be homebuyers hard. Seeking affordable housing? A recent report compared 300 cities on metrics like affordability, maintenance costs, living expenses and taxes to determine the most affordable for homebuyers.

Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Michael “Flea” Balzary has relisted his striking-looking compound in La Crescenta, an unincorporated area just beyond Los Angeles.

Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Flea relists LA ‘midcentury space station’ home for $6.99M Despite the price reduction, the asking price is still much higher than the $4.3 million Flea paid the contemporary artists Lari Pittman and Roy Dowell for the compound back in 2018.

Here are the pros and cons of prefab greenhouses, according to experts.

Is It Worth It: Installing a Prefab Greenhouse If you’ve always dreamed of having your own greenhouse—a warm, sunny place to grow plants, flowers, and veggies and a beautiful spot to plop a lawn chair in the winter months, there’s good news. Prefabricated greenhouses make it easier (and more cost-effective) than ever to go from zero to bac...

“The decrease in rates, albeit small, may provide a bit more wiggle room in the budgets of prospective homebuyers,”

Long-term mortgage rates retreat for second straight week, US average at 7.02% Mortgage rates are influenced by several factors, including how the bond market reacts to the Federal Reserve’s interest rate policy and the moves in the 10-year Treasury yield, which lenders use as a guide to pricing home loans.

When it comes to outfitting your outdoor space, follow these universal rules of thumb.

How Much Should You Spend on Outdoor Seating? 2 Experts Weigh In Whether you like to sip your morning coffee on your patio, enjoy an after-work drink on your deck, or gather around the firepit for post-dinner s’mores, you’re going to need some outdoor seating. But with so many options to choose from, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed. Should you focus on a qual...

Home prices have been surging this decade.

Skyrocketing home prices now 47% higher than at the start of 2020, study finds Housing experts say prices have climbed due to a shortage of available homes and many homeowners’ unwillingness to sell after locking in historically low rates during the pandemic.

The monthly mortgage payment on a typical, existing single-family home with a 20% down payment was $2,037, up 9.3% from one year ago.

More than 90% of U.S. metro markets have seen home prices rise this year Single-family existing-home sales prices rose in 93% of measured metro areas – 205 of 221 – in the first quarter, up from 86% in the prior quarter, according to the National Assn. of Realtors. The national median single-family existing-home price grew 5% from a year ago to $389,400.

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Are you on the hunt for ways to express your caffeinated creativity?

40 Coffee Bar Ideas to Espresso Your Style at Home Creating a coffee station at home offers many benefits. It makes coffee-making fast and convenient since the essentials are stored in one place.