Pending home sales moved higher in March, giving the spring housing market a small but meaningful lift. According to the National Association of REALTORS®, pending home sales increased 1.5% from February to March. That means more buyers signed contracts, even while mortgage rates remained a concern.

Some of the most interesting real estate transactions happening right now never appear on the open market. Across the country, a quiet but growing trend is reshaping how some homeowners sell and how some renters finally make the transition to ownership. Rent-to-own arrangements, once considered a ni

Renting has always been positioned as a flexible, low-commitment option. What it is increasingly becoming is expensive in ways most renters do not see until it is too late. Across the country, renters are staying in their rentals longer than ever before. Rising rents, high mortgage rates, and limite

In most markets, curb appeal is a nice bonus. In Hilton Head, it is a core part of what buyers are paying for. Coastal buyers are not just purchasing interior square footage. They are buying into a lifestyle that starts the moment they pull into the driveway and extends through every outdoor space t