Share these smart-home features and a few tried-and-true tools with new owners to help them arm their property against criminals.

Michael Rankin of TTR Sotheby's International Realty is the listing agent for Jewett House, a historic mansion in Washington, D.C., that has been used as offices for the Bauman Foundation. Large mansions rarely come on the market in the district, and this one is being marketed as an opportunity for the buyer to return the building to its original use as a home.

The change of season from summer to fall is a good time to review your schedule, your routines and your goals and separate your annual planning into quarters, according to time management coach Anna Dearmon Kornick. "The three-month quarters coincide with the changing seasons of the year, which makes it easier to reset your routines with the changing seasons," Kornick says.

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Rising land costs, local governance and other factors have contributed to the decline in construction of starter homes, with only a small percentage of new-build houses coming in at 1,400 square feet or less. Such houses were the norm decades ago.

Architectural designer Jae Omar uses a cedar ceiling, stone finishes and commissioned artwork to bring a contemporary look to this luxury farmhouse in Los Angeles.

Investments in property technology have risen sharply during the past few years, and broader acceptance of such technology has enabled new offerings to be adopted more quickly, said Sarah Liu, a partner on Fifth Wall's real estate technology investment team. "Instead of having to wait sometimes maybe more than a year in order to get a decision, we are seeing folks able to test and pilot technology with a speed to deployment of sometimes just a matter of weeks," Liu said.

Edmonds founded PAL Kaua'i to stem the exodus of the workforce and make housing available and affordable to locals on the Hawaiian island of Kaua'i. Meet all 10 Good Neighbor finalists and vote for your favorite cause.

Reps. Jim Himes, D-Conn., and Gwen Moore, D-Wis., tout the importance of the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit to incentivize affordable housing development, and projects such as Milwaukee's Community Within the Corridor. They call for government action toward "the housing affordability crisis and closing the homeownership gap."

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has issued a request for information from lenders and others as it reviews some of the foreclosure prevention measures and automatic refinancing programs introduced during the coronavirus pandemic and considers making them permanent. Such a move would enable borrowers to refinance their agreements in the event of a decline in interest rates, an option many might not have been able to access.