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Mortgage Rates Are Falling—but Homeowners Don’t Want to Move
Mortgage rates have fallen to their lowest level in a year, but millions of homeowners are still locked into ultralow mortgage rates they don’t want to give up. Nearly 30 million households, or 54% of primary mortgage-holders, have mortgage rates at or below 4%. They were able to buy homes or refinance their mortgages when
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The New Design Order: What’s Rising, What’s Retreating
Are you IN or OUT? Inevitably at this time of the year these sorts of lists emerge and here is a list of design items that qualify (noting that the following year that on the out list may be back in again….):COLORS: IN: Sunny Shades. OUT: Moody BluesTECH: IN: Analog. OUT: Smart everythingWINDOWS: IN: Bamboo
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2026 Color of the Year: What Paint Companies Say We’ll Be Seeing Everywhere
Paint Companies are promoting their ‘color of the year for 2026’ BEHR: Hidden Gem…a deep green….BENJAMIN MOORE: Silhouette, a mix of brown, charcoal and espresso….GLIDDEN: Warm Mahogany….a mix of deep red and brownSHERWIN WILLIAMS: Universal Khaki….a beige-y neutralVALSPAR: Warm Eucalyptus….a blue-ish green inspired by… eucalyptusLITTLE GREEN: Adventurer…a take on terracotta and fruity earthtones….GRAHAM & BROWN:
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Design Lessons from the World’s Best Hotels
What might we learn from some great hotels to apply to home design?