Curt Dougherty

06/05/2026

Homeowners are turning to private mortgage lenders more often and staying with them longer as higher interest rates and falling home values see borrowers failing to qualify with traditional lenders.

06/05/2026

How to Decide Between a Starter Home and a Forever Home
Starter home or forever home? Here's the thing — most buyers approach this question backward. They start by browsing listings and then try to figure out what they're actually looking for. But the starter-versus-forever decision really needs to come first, because it shapes everything: your budget,...

Starter home or forever home? Here's the thing — most buyers approach this question backward. They start by browsing listings and then try to figure out what they're actually looking for. But the starter-versus-forever decision really needs to come first, because it shapes everything: your...

06/03/2026

See what the latest Houzz research reveals about outdoor kitchens, lounge spaces, landscaping and more

06/01/2026

A hotelier vision, chance listing, and love-at-first-sight visit to Nova Scotia was what it took for designers Colin McAllister and Justin Ryan to move to the East Coast—and now they’re helping homebuyers make their own dreams a reality.

05/30/2026

How Market Timing Can Affect Your Listing Strategy
If you're thinking about selling your home, timing is probably one of the first things on your mind. Maybe you've heard spring is the best time to list. Maybe headlines about mortgage rates have you wondering whether it makes sense to wait.
The truth is, timing matters, but not always in the way people...

If you're thinking about selling your home, timing is probably one of the first things on your mind. Maybe you've heard spring is the best time to list. Maybe headlines about mortgage rates have you wondering whether it makes sense to wait. The truth is, timing matters, but not always in the...

05/29/2026

Uzbekistan is a thriving, progressive, Islamic society more open to change and trends than one might expect.

05/29/2026

Practical Ways to Improve Garage Organization
The garage tends to become a catch-all space over time. Tools get piled in corners, seasonal items take over the floor, and before long, there's barely room to park a car. Getting it under control doesn't require a weekend-long overhaul — with the right approach, you can build a system that actually...

The garage tends to become a catch-all space over time. Tools get piled in corners, seasonal items take over the floor, and before long, there's barely room to park a car. Getting it under control doesn't require a weekend-long overhaul — with the right approach, you can build a system that...

05/28/2026

What to Look for in a Home Inspection Report
You've made an offer, it's been accepted, and now comes one of the most important steps in the buying process: the home inspection. The report that follows can run anywhere from 20 to 100 pages. That's a lot of information, and knowing how to read it makes all the difference.
Not All Issues Are Created...

You've made an offer, it's been accepted, and now comes one of the most important steps in the buying process: the home inspection. The report that follows can run anywhere from 20 to 100 pages. That's a lot of information, and knowing how to read it makes all the difference. Not All Issues...

05/27/2026

St. Louis is known for many things: the Cardinals, Provel cheese, the Arch. Now it may have a new reputation as the most affordable major housing market in the country.

05/25/2026

Many buyers think of a fixed-rate mortgage as a way of locking in housing costs. But additional, ongoing housing expenses — including utilities, property taxes, insurance, maintenance and repairs — can continue rising long after a mortgage payment is set.