HGTVOn the HGTV show “Married to Real Estate,” real estate agent/designer Egypt Sherrod and her husband, master builder Mike Jackson, make a winning combo as they help homebuyers find and renovate the perfect property. Part of the fun of watching, though, is seeing decisions being made that make you go “Nooooo!” And this show’s latest episode has a...

Photo by PAUL J. RICHARDS / AFP via Getty ImagesThe numbers: U.S. mortgage rates rose as the market braced for further rate hikes by the U.S. Federal Reserve to combat persistent inflation in the economy. Rates broke a five-week downward trend, pushing demand for mortgages down by 7.7% in the latest week. Demand for both purchases and refinancing b...

Getty Images / Realtor.comActor Simon Helberg is best known for playing Howard Wolowitz on “The Big Bang Theory.” The character is a nerdy guy with questionable taste. But offscreen, the actor lives in an ultrastylish Spanish Colonial in Los Angeles’ laid-back Loz Feliz neighborhood. The house has been meticulously restored and redesigned by Nickey...

Getty Images / Realtor.comNepotism babies—aka “nepo babies”—are the privileged offspring of wealthy celebrities or industry insiders who have achieved some level of fame or success thanks to their familial connections. The concept of celebrity kids getting a leg up is nothing new, but the moniker officially entered pop culture last year when New Yo...

Pogonici/iStock“House-rich, cash-poor” sounds like the title of a country song. After all, how can someone be rich and poor at the same time, unless they’re fighting some poetic struggle in a twangy ballad? Well, it all comes down to how much you have tied up in your home, compared with how much you have in your pocket. ‘House-rich, cash-poor’ expl...