By Clare Trapasso 8-10 minutes Ron and Kathy Kern began looking in earnest for their forever home this past spring when their youngest child finished college. The couple hoped to trade their two-story, four-bedroom house in the Indianapolis suburbs for a smaller, one-floor ranch where they could more comfortably age in place. Unfortunately, it didn’t work out the way they had hoped. The...

By Elena Cox 11-13 minutes There’s never been a housing market quite like this before. Today’s real estate agents are pulling double duty as therapists, consoling heartbroken homebuyers who lost out on their fifth—or 15th—home. First-time homebuyers around the country are being outbid by investors—some of whom are willing to pay more than $100,000 over asking price. Wealthy buyers...

realtor.com By Jennifer Kelly Geddes 6-7 minutes With cooler weather and the holidays approaching, it’s time to reassess your living space for the next season. And what better way to perk up your rooms than with some inspiration from the folks who know decor best? Thanks to the genius minds at Wayfair and Chairish, we got an inside look at some of autumn’s hottest looks that’ll...