HGTVWhile property brothers Jonathan and Drew Scott are both clearly adept at renovating homes, do you ever wonder which sibling is better? The latest “Brother vs. Brother” seems to point to a clear winner. Drew has won the first two challenges this season, so in the third episode, “Main Bedroom Magic,” Jonathan goes all out to close the gap betwee...

Getty ImagesThe numbers: U.S. new home sales rose 2.3% to a seasonally-adjusted rate of 616,000 in December, from a revised 602,000 in the prior month, the Commerce Department reported Thursday. This is the third month in a row that new home sales have risen. Existing-home sales, on the other hand, continue their downward streak. The December sales...

Getty Images / Realtor.comRapper, actor, and TV host Alvin Nathaniel Joiner—professionally known as Xzibit—is hoping to find a new owner for his posh place in the Los Angeles suburb of Porter Ranch. The swanky home was recently listed for $3,850,000. Xzibit purchased the 5,710-square-foot spread for $2,436,000 in 2017, when it was brand-new. And it...

Getty ImagesThe rent may still be too damn high, but at least it isn’t skyrocketing anymore. That’s the message from the Realtor.com® monthly rental report, which shows a welcome cooling-off after the craziness of the COVID-19 pandemic period. Rental prices in the largest metropolitan areas across the country rose 11.6% for the full year in 2022 bu...

Getty ImagesIn March 2020, Mark Joseph bought his first home: a spacious three-bedroom, 2.5-bedroom house in Saint Louis. He and his wife had recently had their second child, and they badly wanted more square footage. Even in those earliest days of the COVID-19 pandemic, the housing market was very competitive. Joseph was convinced “someone else wo...