Home sellers should brace themselves for a tough year ahead, with one real estate group forecasting that property sales could tumble in 2023 as more buyers are sidelined by rising mortgage rates and out-of-reach home prices. The number of homes sold will likely plunge 14.1% to 4.53 million homes, representing […]
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It was as if elves had scurried into John and Patti Blount’s Sebastopol home and turned every corner into a Christmas scene worthy of the jolly old man himself. The couple sat back, amazed and delighted, as their family home on a quiet street was turned into a holiday attraction. […]
A Westmoreland County judge on Wednesday ordered a Scottdale contractor accused of bilking customers in three Southwestern Pennsylvania counties to remain in jail pending the outcome of his pending criminal cases. Jason Ray Pirl, 41, was taken into custody Tuesday by Westmoreland County deputy sheriffs following a three-week search that […]
WESTMORELAND COUNTY, Pa. (WTAJ) — A Westmoreland County man was arrested Tuesday after he was accused of taking over $250,000 in payments for contractor jobs he didn’t work on, including one in Somerset County. Jason Pirl, 41, of Scottdale. The Westmoreland County Sheriff’s Office announced Jason Pirl, 41, of Scottdale, […]
And Black female prospective home buyers are applying for home loans — and being approved — at higher rates than previous years. In 2021, the number of applications from Black women, which has been climbing since 2010, jumped 14 percent. Applications from Black male prospective home buyers, in contrast, have […]
Once again, even though I know better, those four little words, often uttered in the throes of a home remodel, got me: As long as we’re, remodeling the kitchen, let’s update the guest bathroom! Yeep! That innocuous little phrase, as long as we’re, and its falsely implied convenience, also masquerades […]
Photos by SMHerrick Photography A red, white, and blue tree takes center stage in the living room. With its glittering lights and sparkling sprigs, it’s the kind of showstopper that Studio M owner and designer, Melissa Musgjerd, calls a “statement tree.” Christmas is always a beautiful time of year, filled […]
GROWING UP IN the 1980s and ’90s in the Belgian city of Genk, the industrial designer Michaël Verheyden had little interest in art, fashion or design — the fields that would later shape his career as a creator of austere, luxurious housewares and furniture. He did, however, enjoy making things, […]
American homeowners spent more than a half-trillion dollars on home improvement projects in recent years, but they say inflation and a potential recession will be factors in how much they take on moving forward. From 2019 to 2021, American homeowners undertook some 135 million home improvement projects, spending an estimated […]
Rosie Romero Special to the Arizona Daily Star Since 1988 we have answered thousands of questions from homeowners. Many of them have been asked multiple times in different ways. However, there are 10 questions that don’t get asked often enough that should be asked. This week we are covering Nos. […]
Tired of how the tall furniture in their bedroom made it feel constricted, a South End couple hired Pratt & Deutsch Interiors for a redesign. “They wanted a bright, minimalist look with cozy elements,” says Hannah Deutsch. To lighten the third-floor space, the designers started by painting the walls and […]
The 14th Street flagship location. Photo via Salt & Sundry. Anyone need some last-minute finds to spruce up your home for the holidays? These DC-area home decor stores are offering holiday sales for Black Friday and Small Business Saturday—on November 25 and 26, respectively. Joybird1328 14th St. NWThe Logan Circle […]