Brenda Oliveira, Realtor

As more homes get teched out, how do you make a home smart but stylish too?

Are your kids’ rooms bursting at the seams? Just as our waistlines feel the strain of a few too many holiday cookies, our homes (and especially the kids’ spaces) are likely to feel a bit overstuffed after the holiday gift season. While it’s important to remember to declutter...

Home ownership among those in the 24-to-32 group plunged from 45 percent to 36 percent for the period in the Fed survey.

The paint companies have released their color forecasts for the new year. Which one is your favorite?

Whether you are starting from scratch or are reimagining the outdoor space of somewhere you’ve lived for years, getting started on a landscape redesign can feel like a daunting task. The prep work that you do upfront maybe even before you start contacting professionals can streamline conversations...

Good news retirement savers: The Internal Revenue Service announced cost of living increases to the contribution limits for retirement-related plans in 2019.

Bryan and Lisa Kelly enjoy blending the styles of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Prairie School movement with modernism. So when they purchased their two-bedroom condo in Wheaton, Illinois, they wanted to update the existing kitchen and create a clean, modern space with roots in older, more traditional design...

Chinese consumers have been the top foreign buyers in both units and dollar volume of residential housing for six years straight.

As we move deeper into January, don’t get discouraged if you’ve slipped on your New Year’s resolutions to eat more healthfully or lose weight. Instead, make reaching those goals easier to accomplish by getting the right cooking and dining setup to form new habits. There are many things you can do in...

Is it time to say goodbye to shiplap and millennial pink? This design expert weighs in.

Our Trending Now series features the most-saved photos uploaded to Houzz in the previous three months.Pergolas, awnings and other outdoor roof coverings can do a lot for an outdoor space, whether they provide shade from summer sun or protection from rain. These outdoor workhorses can also...

Analysts had predicted, both housing permits and starts recovered , albeit only slightly, in July after a poor showing the previous month. The U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development now report that housing permits are being issued at a pace higher than in 2017, but housing starts are still lagging the earlier number. Permits for privately owned residential construction were issued in July at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,311,000 units.... This is an increase of 1.5 percent from the June rate of 1,292,000 (revised from 1,273,000 units). July's permitting rate is now 4.2 percent higher than that of July 2017. Analysts polled by Econoday had predicted permits would be at a rate ranging from 1,280,000 to 1,325,000. Their consensus was slightly below the...(read more)Forward this article via email: Send a copy of this story to someone you know that may want to read it. See more

Getting a little mismatchy in kitchen cabinet color designs is no longer being viewed as an unfinished reno job, but instead perfectly stylish in fitting with today’s trends. These tuxedo kitchens, as they’re nicknamed, are where the upper cabinets may be in one colorlike in all whiteand then the []