If your parents are downsizing to a smaller home, moving in with you, or they’ve (unfortunately) passed, you may be tasked with selling their home. And while you may be familiar with buying or selling your own home, it could be quite a different scenario when selling your parents’ home. “Selling your parents’ home, especially if it holds significant family history, can be an emotionally challenging experience,” according to Brett Ringelheim, licensed real estate salesperson at Compass in New York. However, with careful planning and the guidance of an experienced real estate agent and attorney, he says you can navigate…

Technology is evolving rapidly, impacting the way we live and the world we live in. New home technology is reinventing our most intimate space—the home. “On the application side, new technology starts with the 5 Cs – comfort, convenience, cost, companionship, compliance,” said Stuart Lipoff, a partner at IP Action Partners speaking to the content of IEEE’s report, The Impact of Technology in 2025 and Beyond: an IEEE Global Study. Starting With Comfort Lipoff says some new technology can create simulations and modeling of the home and all of its performance, including analyzing current energy use to then try different…

In a city of such singular beauty as Venice, it’s hard to know which way to turn. From the Grand Canal lined with majestic palazzi to the labyrinth of more discreet waterways that suddenly open up to reveal a scene-stealing cathedral or piazza, it’s an assault on the senses of the most bewitching kind. But we all love to measure, rank and compare. And the Dorsoduro district is considered by many to be the best place to live in Venice. Where a hive of independent, age-old local institutions like Antica Locanda Montin (whose vine-shaded garden has welcomed diners from Modigliani…

We’ve been going state by state, analyzing and identifying the most expensive ZIP codes in each U.S. state. We’re particularly interested in the states along the Mississippi River, having previously determined the most expensive ZIP codes in Arkansas and Louisiana. Now, we want to turn to the state named for America’s mightiest river — Mississippi. Many, if not most, housing markets across the United States experienced a surge in homebuying activity, beginning some time in 2021. Rate hikes cooled the frenzy, but prices are far and away above what they were pre-pandemic. Mississippi witnessed the uptick in its home values…

Homeownership has long played a starring role in the American dream. It’s often the foundation of a family’s financial security and generational wealth. It’s a builder of stable, safe and healthy communities. It’s an asset with a long history of appreciation. And common wisdom has long been that it’s a hedge against rising rental rates and uncertainty. Will the impacts – still being felt and calculated – of natural disasters change the equation for homebuyers and homeowners this year? A February 2024 online survey of 1,000 U.S. homeowners by the Real Estate Witch educational service, a division of real estate…

We’ve been doing a fun tour of New England, analyzing ZIP codes in terms of their home values, and identifying which ZIP codes in the state are the most expensive. Recently, we took a look at the most expensive ZIP codes in Connecticut, Maine, and Vermont. This time around, we are going to take a look at Rhode Island’s most expensive ZIP codes. Read on to find out the most expensive ZIP codes in Rhode Island in 2025, based on data from Zillow’s home value index and the Census Bureau. The Most Expensive ZIP Codes in Rhode Island To determine…

Jupiter Island, that slender finger of sand and vegetation that separates the Atlantic from a 10-mile stretch of nature preserves and country clubs just north of Palm Beach, is also home to some of the most expensive property in the U.S. Homes here routinely fetch eight figures, with celebrities, business leaders and sports figures drawn to its orbit of exclusivity and privacy. This is rarefied real estate on a finite patch of land with limited opportunities for development. Which is why a plot of undeveloped land that extends westward from the ocean to the intracoastal waterway presented an unusual opportunity…

We’ve been moving through New England, analyzing ZIP codes in terms of their home values, and going state by state to identify the most expensive ones. Recently, we checked out the most expensive ZIP codes in Connecticut and Maine. Now, we are going to take a look at Vermont’s most expensive ZIP codes. So, read on to find out the most expensive ZIP codes in Vermont in 2024, based on data from Zillow’s home value index and the Census Bureau. The Most Expensive ZIP Codes In Vermont Using data from Zillow’s home value index, plus the Census Bureau’s 2023 American…

Throughout history, construction work has been punishing work. Up early, home late, living out of town in motels, frequent changes in job sites when local. And above all, tough, backbreaking labor. Nancy Novak knows all about that world. Her father worked in construction, her sister has her general contractor’s license, all her uncles worked in the field as carpenters and cement masons. And Novak, chief innovation officer for Compass Datacenters, has herself tallied more than a quarter century in construction and overseen delivery of more than $3.5 billion in projects. But the construction field she’s long known is undergoing fundamental…

The retail real estate landscape continues to evolve in 2025, driven by changing consumer behaviors, technological advancements, and the competitive nature of securing premium retail spaces. Although retail continues to grow, the role of the physical store is here to stay, and more and more brands are competing for spaces in the top centers. “We’ve got over 20 locations marked, but the biggest issue is unlocking them. We know what we want… it’s being able to get into the market or the towns themselves that’s the challenge,” shared Paul Hayes, CEO of Seasalt Cornwall. The company recently entered the U.S.…