Tangled Titles Could Complicate the Great Wealth Transfer

Nearly 1 in 5 (19%) U.S. homeowners says they either don’t have or aren’t sure they have a clear title and recorded deed to their home, according to a new survey. Most... Read more »

Vacation Home Insurance Costs Are Eating Into Rental Yields

At first glance, a 9% annual yield can make buying a vacation home sound like a pretty compelling investment. The headline number, from AirDNA, sits within the 7% to 10% long-term annual... Read more »

Top 10 Cities for New-Construction Homes Are Revealed

While the U.S. continues to struggle with a shortage of an estimated 4 million housing units, a handful of residential construction powerhouses are rising to the challenge, churning out new homes at... Read more »

Texas Law Requires Cities To Allow Manufactured Homes

When Millard’s Apple Park was platted in Nacogdoches, TX, in 2002, the 69-lot subdivision was designed to accommodate both traditional houses and manufactured homes. But only two years later, the city stopped... Read more »

Where ‘Affordability Refugees’ Are Moving as High Prices Push Them Out

Squeezed by sky-high home prices, buyers in expensive and midtier metros alike are increasingly looking beyond the horizon of their local market in search of greater affordability or better job prospects. Cross-market... Read more »

Starter Homes Lose Ground as Luxury Holds Strong

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent recently declared the K-shaped economy “over.” But new data shows the divide remains deeply entrenched in housing—showing up before a sale ever happens, in who is still shopping.... Read more »

Cash Homebuyers Fade in Most Cities, but Some Are Bucking the Trend

Fewer and fewer homebuyers are throwing cash on the table, but a new generation of tech-minted millionaires is bucking the trend. Cash sales overall are on the decline in the national housing... Read more »

Berkshire Hathaway Boosts Investment in Homebuilders Lennar and DR Horton

Berkshire Hathaway has signaled its long-term confidence in the residential real estate market by increasing its stake in prominent homebuilder Lennar and acquiring new shares of home developer DR Horton this past... Read more »

‘We Love Our Historic Church Home—but Here Are the Honest Drawbacks’

When Susan Sandler and her husband, Howard Eisenberg, decided to downsize from their 4,000-square-foot single family home with its large yard, garden, and burdensome maintenance, they were not expecting to move into... Read more »

Viral AI Property Tax Hoax Targets Senior Homeowners—and Could Cost Them

Douglas County Assessor Toby Damisch first suspected something was wrong when Colorado homeowners started calling his office with some unusual questions. “Hey, I hear I don’t have to pay the school property... Read more »