Michigan Boosts Home Construction—but Whitmer Says Red Tape Still Blocks Affordability

Michigan has increased the pace of home construction but needs deregulation and new tax benefits to curtail the state’s housing shortage, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said. In her final state of the state... Read more »
The ‘Affordability Trap’: Why Moving to a Cheaper City Is Costing Renters More

The ‘Affordability Trap’: Why Moving to a Cheaper City Is Costing Renters More

While early 2026 brought lower monthly housing costs and higher vacancy rates to many major metros, renters in a select few affordable, job-packed hubs are seeing the exact opposite. What’s driving the... Read more »
Retirement concerns grow for older women amid rising costs

Retirement concerns grow for older women amid rising costs

The survey, conducted in December by bipartisan pollsters Echelon Insights and GBAO Strategies, collected responses from nearly 2,600 voters ages 50 and up. It found that women ages 50 to 64 are... Read more »
Mixed-density housing keeps expanding as affordability reaches a breaking point

Mixed-density housing keeps expanding as affordability reaches a breaking point

Housing affordability – and its impact on Americans’ quality of life – is becoming a market- and generation-defining issue. Higher interest rates, constrained inventory, rising land costs, and slower wage growth have... Read more »
Why Housing Search Must Move From Price to Monthly Payment

Why Housing Search Must Move From Price to Monthly Payment

Inflation didn’t just make things “more expensive.” It broke household planning—because the largest line item in most budgets, housing, is still shopped with the wrong unit of measure. When families budget by... Read more »
Massachusetts studies single-stair low-rise buildings to add supply

Massachusetts studies single-stair low-rise buildings to add supply

America’s quilt work of states whose governors and lawmakers are bucking for housing policy change to break through supply constraints at the root of the nation’s affordability crisis now counts Massachusetts among... Read more »
Listing Ban On, Affordability, Marketing Shifts: Inman Top 5

Listing Ban On, Affordability, Marketing Shifts: Inman Top 5

Every Friday, we round up the most popular, most read, most critical stories of the week to give you a quick catchup on the big headlines you might have missed in the... Read more »
What You Need To Know About The House’s New Affordability Bill

What You Need To Know About The House’s New Affordability Bill

The House of Representatives passed the Housing for the 21st Century Act on Monday, which aims to improve affordability through a series of zoning, financing and regulatory overhauls. The U.S. House of... Read more »
Rates Holding Below 6% Boost Affordability

Rates Holding Below 6% Boost Affordability

Here’s the good news for anyone thinking about buying a home or refinancing their current mortgage: today, February 10, 2026, mortgage rates are continuing to offer a welcome sense of stability, with... Read more »
House Passes Major Housing Bill Aimed at Home Affordability and To Speed Up Construction

House Passes Major Housing Bill Aimed at Home Affordability and To Speed Up Construction

The House passed a major bipartisan housing reform bill Monday evening, setting the stage for significant updates to the nation’s housing laws. The Housing for the 21st Century Act passed by a vote... Read more »