SCOTT OLSON / GETTY IMAGESThe numbers: Construction on new U.S. homes fell a seasonally adjusted 8.1% in September to 1.44 million, the Commerce Department said Wednesday.The drop in construction on homes reverses a sharp increase in August, when housing starts rose 13.7%.Economics polled by the Wal

MLS via Realtor.comCalling Ol’ Blue Eyes fans: If you have $12.75 million to pony up, now’s your chance to live in the hilltop estate that Frank Sinatra called home in the 1950s and ’60s.It was originally listed for $21.5 million in August 2021, then taken off the market in March of this year. It’s

MLS via Realtor.comCalling Ol’ Blue Eyes fans: If you have $12.75 million to pony up, now’s your chance to live in the hilltop estate that Frank Sinatra called home in the 1950s and ’60s.It was originally listed for $21.5 million back in August 2021 when it included an additional 7-plus acres of lan

GMLS IDX / MLS via Realtor.comA spectacular Queen Anne Victorian mansion has hit the market in Fairfield, CT, for $6.95 million.Although built in 1997, the custom home was inspired by the landmark Vanderbilt Shelburne Farms estate from the Gilded Age in Shelburne, VT.As for the relatively newer cons

MLS via Realtor.comYou can have the best of both worlds living in this hobbit house two hours north of New York City, in the village of Saugerties, NY.Built in 2011, this earth-sheltered spot, inspired by the writings of J.R.R. Tolkien, offers the exterior of a rustic cabin with interiors that are m

Getty ImagesThose looking for a good place to raise a family might want to head South.The best areas for families with children tend to be midsize cities in Texas and Virginia, where homes are still at least somewhat affordable, according to a recent ranking from the Yardi Systems company StorageCaf

Getty Images / MLSPrepare to be knocked out by this harbor-front estate in Huntington Beach, CA. It’s the home of UFC champ Jacob “Tito” Ortiz, and it could be yours for $4.5 million.Ortiz, who defended the Light Heavyweight Championship five times, built the four-bedroom, four-bathroom home in 2006

Design by Realtor.com / Getty Images (4)Is America in a housing bubble—and is it getting ready to burst?That fraught question has become top of mind for buyers, sellers, and long-term homeowners alike. Many first-time buyers are coming to believe that a large-scale market correction—and the substant

Getty Images / MLS via Realtor.comAnd so it begins, real estate-wise, for Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen.Amid swirling rumors that the power couple is lawyering up for an impending divorce comes this juicy scoop about their Davis Islands, FL, home: It’s on the market for the tidy sum of $12,499,999.F

Photo. courtesy of PBBOR / MLS via Realtor.comNicknamed the “Birthday Cake Castle,” the historic 7,074-square-foot home is the icing on a waterfront property in Lake Worth, FL.Listed for $13.85 million, the acre property comes with 125 feet of frontage on the Intracoastal Waterway. (Thankfully, it w

Getty Images / MLSThose Washington Commanders sure do like to stick together, even choosing the same homes to buy.Indeed, the DC-based NFL team has snagged star quarterback Carson Wentz this season.After that move, the 29-year-old snapped up a pretty sweet crib in the exclusive enclave known as Crei

Getty Images / MLSJimmy Rollins is tossing his 11,000-square-foot Encino, CA, mansion onto the market for $11.75 million.The baseball legend is listing the nine-bedroom, 11-bath luxury abode that he purchased brand-new four years ago for $8.7 million. This mansion, his second in Encino, is quite the

Design by Realtor.com / Getty Images (4)For home shoppers who thought 2022 would be their year, a pervasive sinking feeling is taking hold. They’re realizing the monthly payment for a home they thought they could afford—perhaps just barely—is now hundreds or even thousands of dollars more than they

MLS via Realtor.comThe Stevens-Saxon House, which is believed to be one of the oldest homes in New Canaan, CT, has come on the market for $1,325,000.The Colonial at 228 Weed St. was originally built in 1772 by the Stevens family. It’s seen many modern upgrades since its construction.One of its previ

Getty Images / MLS via Realtor.comEven if you’re not a big hoops fan, you likely know the name Shaquille O’Neal. At over 7 feet tall, he’s the larger-than-life basketball superstar who played for six teams, won four championships, appeared in movies and TV ads, and serves as an analyst on TNT’s “Ins

MLS via Realtor.comIf you have always fantasized about being the king or queen of your castle, how about actually living in one?Whether you have a moderate budget or are willing to lay out a king’s ransom for a palatial spread, we’ve got a regal residence for you.We aren’t the only ones obsessed wit

KELSEY BRUNNER FOR THE WALL STREET JOURNALWhen Sterling McDavid’s parents bought a roughly 9,000-square-foot home on Aspen’s Red Mountain, the 33-year-old interior designer directed the architect and contractors to start digging.Limited by zoning above ground, Ms. McDavid, who led the renovation, en

MLS via Realtor.comA massive mansion in Cherry Hills Village, CO, has just hit the market for an astonishing $28,888,888. It’s the most expensive home listing in the Denver metro area.Located 10 miles south of Denver, the brand-new, five-bedroom home is part of the coveted Cherry Hills Village neigh

Realtor.comElvis and Priscilla Presley‘s honeymoon hideaway in Palm Springs, CA, is this week’s most popular listing on Realtor.com®.The current owners renovated the 4,695-square-foot home they bought for $2.6 million back in 2020, and have now listed it for $5,650,000. It’s here where The King and

MLS via Realtor.comAs luxurious as Maui, HI, is, many oceanfront homes are traditional Hawaiian architecture—and aging fast.That’s what makes this new listing—a 7,394-square-foot oceanfront property for $35 million—stand out, according to listing agent Chelsea Dimin, of Compass.“You don’t find moder