Why more homeowners are adding leak detectors (even without a smart home)

Why more homeowners are adding leak detectors (even without a smart home)

Water damage has quietly become one of the most expensive threats to a house, often rivaling fire in the size of the repair bill and the disruption to your life. That reality is pushing more homeowners to add simple leak detectors, even if they have no interest in building a fully connected smart home. You…

A “dream home” reno just went public and the timeline is longer than you’d think

A “dream home” reno just went public and the timeline is longer than you’d think

Your idea of a “dream home” makeover probably involves a few hectic months, a lot of paint samples, and a big reveal tied up with a bow. David Bromstad’s real-life renovation story, now unfolding on HGTV, shows you something very different: a four-year slog that collided with personal crisis, extreme weather, and the pressure of…

The “price cut” era is still alive in luxury real estate and this listing proves it

The “price cut” era is still alive in luxury real estate and this listing proves it

Luxury sellers spent the past decade assuming that if they built bigger, flashier and more expensive, buyers would line up. You are now watching that assumption crack, as even the most rarefied listings quietly trim asking prices to meet a colder reality. The “price cut” era is not a blip at the margins of the…

The renovation show detail viewers keep asking for now and networks are reacting

The renovation show detail viewers keep asking for now and networks are reacting

Home renovation television has always relied on a bit of magic, but you are increasingly asking for something more concrete than a dramatic reveal. The detail that keeps coming up is not the paint color or the tile pattern, it is the real, line‑by‑line cost of what you are seeing on screen. That pressure is…

HGTV’s newest show announcements are pushing travel stays over starter homes

HGTV’s newest show announcements are pushing travel stays over starter homes

HGTV is quietly redrawing your idea of what a “dream home” looks like. Instead of the classic starter ranch or split-level in a suburb, the network’s newest announcements lean into castles, wild rentals, and destination resorts that feel more like travel fantasies than first-time buyer realities. You are being invited to imagine yourself as a…

Chip Gaines delivers a surprise update that has fans disappointed

Chip Gaines delivers a surprise update that has fans disappointed

Chip Gaines has built a career on big reveals that leave you cheering, not groaning, which is why his latest announcement landed with such a thud for many loyal viewers. Instead of promising more seasons of Fixer Upper in its classic form, he signaled that the current chapter is winding down and that your relationship…

What HGTV is betting on for 2026 and why it’s not basic flips anymore

What HGTV is betting on for 2026 and why it’s not basic flips anymore

HGTV is quietly rewriting its playbook for 2026, and the shift matters if you use the network as background noise, design inspiration, or pure escapism. Instead of leaning on interchangeable kitchen overhauls and basic flips, the schedule is tilting toward high-stakes renovations, viral real estate, and formats that feel closer to social media feeds than…

Castle Impossible is officially coming back and Season 2 is going bigger

Castle Impossible is officially coming back and Season 2 is going bigger

Castle Impossible is officially returning, and the next chapter in Daphne and Ian Fig’s French renovation saga is designed to feel bigger, bolder, and more ambitious than the first. You are heading back to a 500-year-old chateau where the stakes are higher, the to-do list is longer, and the cameras are following the couple as…