Farewell, Clutter! A Week’s Stay in a Pioneer Log Cabin Convinced Me That Minimalism Is the Way To Go

Getty ImagesIt started out innocently: a week in an early-1900s log cabin in Wisconsin’s Door County, with my husband. We’d clink wine glasses by the fire, take long walks in the nearby woods, and finally burn through a stack of novels.I didn’t expect to fall in love with the tiny cabin’s simplicity

The Top Bathroom Trends That Homeowners Are Willing To Spend Big Money On

Getty ImagesBathrooms are getting bigger and more luxurious.Roughly 1 in 5 homeowners is enlarging their bathrooms—and spending about 50% more on their remodels than they did last year, according to the 2023 U.S. Houzz Bathroom Trends Study. The home remodeling and design platform surveyed more than

U.S. New-Home Sales Fall 8.7% in August Amid High Mortgage Rates

Mario Tama / Getty ImagesThe numbers: Sales of newly built homes in the U.S. fell in August as interest rates and home prices stayed elevated, dampening buyer demand.U.S. new-home sales fell 8.7% to an annual rate of 675,000 in August, from a revised 739,000 in the prior month, the Commerce Departme

U.S. Home Prices Increased in July

Mario Tama / Getty ImagesHome prices rose in July as low supply continued to frustrate buyers.The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller National Home Price Index, which measures home prices across the nation, gained 1% from a year earlier in July, after holding steady the prior month.On a month-over-month basi