Amid higher interest rates and a tight housing market, U.S. homeowners are increasingly choosing to renovate rather than relocate — and many are doing so under financial and emotional strain, according to a newly released nationwide survey.

A report released by Block Renovation, based on responses from more than 1,000 homeowners, paints a detailed picture of the home renovation experience in 2025.

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More executive changes are happening at Keller Williams. Shortly after a large investment from Stone Point Capital and the appointment of Chris Czarnecki as CEO, Keller Williams has brought on Tim Dieffenbacher as its new chief financial officer.

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On this week’s episode of RealTrending, Tamir Poleg, CEO of The Real Brokerage, joins Tracey Velt to unpack how artificial intelligence (AI) is not just enhancing real estate — but redefining it.

Poleg explains how Real is embedding AI into the company’s core functions, using tools that handle thousands of agent inquiries daily and power automated broker reviews.

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A coalition of more than 100 consumer, housing and civil rights advocates have submitted a letter to U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Scott Turner, “strongly” opposing the department’s 2025 Interim Final Rule that changes the scope of the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing (AFFH) rule re-initialized during the administration of Former President Joe Biden.

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)’s Rural Housing Service (RHS) has implemented a final rule that allows for the financing of manufactured homes through the RHS Single Family Housing (SFH) Direct Loan Program and the SFH Guaranteed Loan Program.

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A former U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) official is making explosive claims that the federal government secretly spent $21 trillion building a vast underground network of bunkers, “city infrastructure,” and transportation, allegedly designed to protect elites in the event of a catastrophic disaster.

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Mortgage lenders and prospective borrowers looking for relief from high interest rates will need to wait longer. In a widely expected decision on Wednesday, the Federal Reserve kept rates steady at a range of 4.25% to 4.5% following its two-day meeting.

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Agile Group Realty CEO Matthew Brookens had an idea for how to jump start the company’s business by tweaking its business model — and it worked.

Formed initially as an agent team in South Florida, the brokerage launched in 2022 as Agile. It began by offering agents a traditional split. But seeing an opportunity to take its agent-centric approach to the next level, the company made changes.

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Geoff Black spoke to a former client last week who was looking to purchase a newly built home. She was a “responsible” borrower but made a mistake: she had lost track of her student loan payments and was 60 days late.

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