Realtor.comDecember might be the merriest month, but it can also be the most stressful. You have all the hustle and bustle of the holidays, plus the pressure of trying to get everything done by the end of the year. Doesn’t your own private island sound ideal right now? An intimate place where you can kick back around the seaside fire pit, throw a l...

Photo-Illustration by Realtor.com; Photos: Getty Images (4)The first member of Generation Z to be elected to Congress has a very big problem: He can’t get an apartment. Maxwell Frost, who will be representing the Orlando, FL, area, had his application for a Washington, DC, apartment denied due to his poor credit score. If an incoming member of Cong...

HGTVChristina Hall has changed—a lot—since many of us last saw her on TV. For one, she’s changed her last name from Haack to Hall so she can better match up with her new husband, Josh Hall. She’s also changed her town of residence from Newport to Dana Point, CA. Yet amid all of these changes, this ever-evolving designer has managed to stick with he...

Photo-Illustration by Realtor.com; Photos: Getty Images (3)Christmas has arrived early for America’s homebuyers! And it’s not just one gift, but two that should make them giddy. Gift No. 1: lower mortgage rates, which have been falling for the past four weeks. “Housing data in the week that followed the Thanksgiving holiday showed that the recent d...

Getty Images / Realtor.comMichelle Kwan is spinning in a new direction. The retired figure skater is now the U.S. ambassador to Belize. Kwan has listed her three-bedroom, 2.5-bath home in Los Angeles for $2,899,000. Kwan was a nine-time U.S. champion and five-time world champion. She won the hearts of many fans as she competed in two Olympics, earn...