Stained Glass in a $1.5M Converted Church in St. Louis Is Simply Divine

realtor.com® Real Estate News 5/20 11:45A Tiffani Sherman

Realtor.com It’s a property that offers a unique open floor plan—plus a hot tub with a view. “It was a Methodist church located in a historic little area of St. Louis and the congregation had dwindled...

Lessons From Listings Photos: We’ve Got Heart Eyes for This Gorgeous Midcentury Modern Revival

realtor.com® Real Estate News 5/20 11:00A Steph Coelho

Realtor.com For a while now, Angelenos in search of more affordable housing and room to breathe have decamped north to Sherman Oaks . The suburban community currently has a median home sale price of...

Dino-mite! Huge Sculptures in Front Yard Draw Crowds to Cleveland Home

realtor.com® Real Estate News 5/20 10:15A Tiffani Sherman

Realtor.com Pride of ownership! Meticulously maintained Colonial. Beautiful flooring on first floor, solid wood kitchen cabinets, GRANITE countertops and MARBLE backsplash. Those are the first words...

Affordability Rules! We’ve Found 5 Homes Priced Below $100K

realtor.com® Real Estate News 5/20 9:30A Claudine Zap

Realtor.com Our dollars aren t stretching anywhere near as far as they used to. Rising prices on everything from groceries to gas have put a serious dent in wallets nationwide. And those spiraling...

Alison Victoria of ‘Windy City Rehab’ Shares the ‘Most Beautiful Kitchen I’ve Ever Done’

realtor.com® Real Estate News 5/20 8:15A Lisa Johnson Mandell

HGTV On Windy City Rehab, Alison Victoria has been traveling a lot of late to do renovations across the country, from Atlanta to Los Angeles . But in the latest episode, she returns to Chicago to work...

I’m the Senior Economist for Realtor.com. These Are 5 Things You Should Know About the Housing...

realtor.com® Real Estate News 5/20 6:45A Alisa Wolfson

Realtor.com For more than 15 years, George Ratiu has been studying the housing market. He’s the senior economist and manager of economic research at Realtor.com, where he focuses on trends in global...

Cameron Diaz and Benji Madden ?Score a Montecito Mansion for $12.7M

realtor.com® Real Estate News 5/20 4:00A Claudine Zap

Getty Images / Realtor.com “There’s Something About Mary” star Cameron Diaz might also agree that there’s something about Montecito, CA . The retired actress and her musician husband, Benji Madden ,...

5 Surprising Financial Lessons I Learned About Paying for My First Home

realtor.com® Real Estate News 5/20 1:15A Lauren Sieben

aydinmutlu/iStock; realtor.com I pride myself on being pretty financially savvy—after all, I’m a personal finance writer. I’m well versed in best practices for saving and spending, the ins and outs of...

Creating a Hygge Home: 5 Instagram Secrets That Will Transform Your Utilitarian Kitchen

realtor.com® Real Estate News 5/20 1:00A Larissa Runkle

Photo courtesy of @ miracleonthirtyfourth via Instagram With the days rapidly warming and your summer calendar filling up, it s easy to feel a tad overwhelmed by the busy season ahead. So how can we...

10 Entryway Upgrades To Tackle, Based on How Much Time You Have

realtor.com® Real Estate News 5/20 1:00A Kathleen Willcox

Getty Images It s sad, but true, that the entryway is one of the most neglected spaces of the home. It s a low priority as a home renovation project, and most homeowners don t give it the TLC it...

7 Types of Driveways: Do You Have the Right One for Your Home?

realtor.com® Real Estate News 5/20 1:00A Angela Colley

ROBERT ROBINSON/iStock You probably don’t spend a lot of time thinking about your driveway, but maybe you should. It turns out—like everything in your home—there are more ways to pave a pathway to your garage than you might think. In fact,...

How to Become a Contractor and Save (or Make) Money Renovating Homes

realtor.com® Real Estate News 5/20 1:00A Lisa Kaplan Gordon

andresr/iStock Wondering how to become a contractor is pretty natural after you ve DIY d a few home improvement projects in your home or gotten the bill from a pro. After all, why hire someone to...

How to Find a Contractor: 4 Essential Steps for Homeowners

realtor.com® Real Estate News 5/20 1:00A Cathie Ericson

gilaxia/iStock A successful home renovation is contingent upon many factors, but none is more important than finding a reliable contractor. The person you hire should be able to do a stellar job...

6 Yard Landscaping Mistakes That Could Destroy Your Lawn

realtor.com® Real Estate News 5/20 1:00A Jamie Wiebe

Ka5ch/iStock If you re looking to do a little yard landscaping, you re in good company. And with good reason:  Good landscaping can add up to 28% to the overall value of a home. But even for those...

Decorating Walls With Mirrors? 5 Things to Do and 3 to Avoid

realtor.com® Real Estate News 5/20 1:00A Jennifer Kelly Geddes

Terraxplorer/iStock Decorating walls with mirrors? Beware. In the world of home decor, mirrors can be a magical design tool, but they also have their downsides. They can brighten a dark room. They can make a tiny space look much bigger. And they...