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Mortgage Rates Just Settled at…

Sep 16, 20264 min read

The average rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage settled at 6.76% this…

Florida suburban neighborhood with pools and palm trees

Home Prices Are Now Projected…

Sep 16, 20264 min read

Home prices are projected to fall in 22 of the country’s 100…

Photorealistic editorial photo of a small suburban American starter home with a mortgage paperwork and calculator laid on a porch table in the foreground, warm afternoon light, documentary real estate finance journalism style, no logos or readable text on documents.

Typical American Mortgage Payment Just…

Sep 16, 20263 min read

The typical U.S. household is now paying $2,641 a month on their…

Photorealistic editorial real estate photo of a row of American suburban houses with 'for sale' yard signs, overcast neutral lighting, documentary housing market journalism style, no readable text or logos on signs.

August Just Delivered the Weakest…

Sep 16, 20263 min read

Existing-home sales fell 2.0% in August to a seasonally adjusted annual rate…

Editorial photorealistic wide shot of a suburban American residential street at golden hour, with a large modern data center building with server hum-cooling units visible in the background beyond a row of houses. No visible brand names or logos. Documentary real-estate photography style, natural light, slightly desaturated tones.

Homes Sitting Near an AI…

Sep 16, 20263 min read

Homes sitting in counties with the heaviest concentration of AI data centers…

Selena Gomez Just Pocketed $5.4…

Selena Gomez Just Pocketed $5.4…

Sep 16, 20263 min read

Selena Gomez closed the sale of her Encino estate on September 9…

Close-up of an asphalt shingle roof on a suburban home in warm sunlight

Homeowners Insurance Premiums Have Outpaced…

Sep 16, 20264 min read

Homeowners insurance premiums climbed 45.8% between 2020 and 2025, according to an…

Suburban house with a For Sale sign on the front lawn

Selling a House During the…

Sep 16, 20264 min read

Homes sold in March fetched a median 10.7% above their estimated market…

Home inspector holding a clipboard checklist while examining a house exterior

Homeowners Who Wait to Call…

Sep 16, 20264 min read

No insurance trade group publishes a single national figure for how much…

Hands holding soybeans during harvest in Paragominas, Brazil, showcasing agriculture.

This Year’s Corn and Cotton…

Sep 15, 20263 min read

The USDA’s September Crop Production report landed with a split verdict on…

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Madison Cates

Mom, Wife, Minimalist.

Join me in my journey to declutter my life and live a simply beautiful life.

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A woman in her closet on a video cover beside a stock photo of folded sweaters on hangers, for the story of decluttering a closet and finding new clothes with tags still on
A gloved hand holding an old box on a reel cover beside a stock photo of a dusty attic, for the story of thrifters opening a sealed 1992 box in a time capsule house
A woman in a packed closet on a video cover beside a stock photo of clothes on hangers, for the story of donating 50 items of clothing from six overflowing closets
An empty bedroom on a video cover beside a stock photo of a black trash bag, for the story of an organizer hauling out 10 trash bags and 23 donation bags from one bedroom
A cluttered bedroom on a video cover beside a stock photo of a playroom with toys, for the story of a mom of two young boys getting rid of over half of their belongings
A woman holding a stack of notebooks on a video cover beside a stock photo of an open notebook and pen, for the story of decluttering notebooks and pens
A mom in her kitchen on a video cover beside a stock photo of neatly organized dishes in a drawer, for the story of pulling over 100 things out of kitchen cabinets
Picker hits garage sales with Mama Picker and calls the last sale a favorite
Garage sale shopper finds used tennis rackets and Switch joysticks to resell