The wait is almost over for fans of Nicole Curtis and her meticulous, old-house rescues. After an abrupt disappearance from the schedule and months of speculation, HGTV is bringing back the remaining episodes of “Rehab Addict” Season 9, with the network planning to roll them out in the first quarter of 2026. You are not…
Nicole Curtis is officially bringing your favorite renovation comfort watch back to HGTV, with fresh episodes of “Rehab Addict” slated to hit the schedule in early 2026. After an abrupt disappearance that left viewers confused and vocal, the home restoration star has now confirmed that the series will return to the network, giving you a…
The story of a small-town hotel meant for television glory turning into a scene of loss is not the kind of plot you expect from a feel-good renovation show. Yet that is exactly what unfolded in Laurel, Mississippi, when a highly anticipated HGTV project went from dream to disaster and forced its owners to rethink…
Deferred maintenance used to be a quiet line item in a budget spreadsheet. Now it is reshaping which homes sell, which buildings qualify for financing, and how buyers judge value in a tight market. As aging housing stock collides with stricter lending standards and rising repair costs, the decision to postpone basic upkeep is no…
Across the country, contractors are walking into homes and seeing the same problems repeat so often that they now feel less like flukes and more like a pattern. From rushed new builds to aging systems pushed past their limits, the issues surfacing today are more expensive, more disruptive, and more tightly tied to broader economic…
The “Home Town” universe was supposed to expand in the most tangible way yet, with a boutique hotel project turning small-town nostalgia into a place fans could actually book a room. Instead, a catastrophic fire ripped through that dream, leaving charred beams where a centerpiece of the new spinoff once stood and throwing the show’s…
The hotel project that was meant to anchor Erin and Ben Napier’s latest “Home Town” spinoff has been gutted by fire, but the couple is not walking away from the story they started. Instead, they are reframing the series, updating fans on the fate of the property and the people behind it, and insisting that…
The fire that tore through the future “Home Town” hotel in downtown Laurel did more than char brick and timber. It singed a carefully built narrative about small town renewal, television fame, and the fragile line between dream and disaster. In the months since, the people behind the project have been forced to decide what…