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Photo-Illustration by Realtor.com; Photos: Getty Images (2)Homebuyers aren’t receiving much love this Valentine’s Day. Mortgage interest rates are expected to remain uncomfortably high as the housing market barrels toward the spring buying season. The culprit? Inflation. The U.S. Federal Reserve is expected to keep hiking its own rates to bring dow...

HGTVFormer “Teen Mom” star Chelsea DeBoer has been glamming up homes across Sioux Falls, SD, on her new show, “Down Home Fab,” and the results are, well, very her. “I like cowhides, painting things black,” she says of her signature aesthetic. While this style might work fine on many of the ranch-style homes in her hometown, we are seriously worried...

Getty Images / Realtor.comKirstie Alley‘s estate is letting go of her Clearwater, FL, compound, according to Dirt. It’s listed for $5,995,000. Alley, who died of colon cancer last year at the age of 71, purchased the waterfront residence from Lisa Marie Presley in 2008 for just $1.8 million. The estate was on the market for less than two weeks when...

Getty ImagesWhen touring a home you’re considering buying, the kitchen and living room might be the first places you size up. The bathroom might be a place you glance at, but beyond checking that it exists, few lavish much attention on the loo. But we’re here to say you should give each and every bathroom a closer look. Think about it: The bathroom...

Getty ImagesBuying a home is an emotional process. You spend years saving money and figuring out your list of non-negotiables in an effort to find “The One.” And when you do fall in love with a home, it can feel akin to being hit by Cupid’s arrow: lots of excitement, nervousness, and even sleeplessness. But on your swan dive into the homebuyer pool...