Rates surged this week to levels not seen in 11 months as the conflict between the U.S. and Iran continued ratcheting up with no resolution in sight, putting renewed upward pressure on... Read more »
In 2021, William and Josh Lemmon started buying single-family homes in Akron, OH, for as little as $60,000 and renting them out for as much as $1,000 per month. “The rents [we... Read more »
Although short sales remain relatively rare, they have been gradually creeping up as underwater homeowners seek ways to avoid foreclosure, with a handful of midpriced markets seeing the highest concentration of these... Read more »
Foreclosures continued to climb in the first half of the year, approaching levels that haven’t been seen since 2019, and Florida is leading the nation. In the first six months of 2026,... Read more »
Inflationary pressure could mean one of the biggest boosts to Social Security benefits in nearly five years, but as essential housing costs outpace inflation, the bump could still fall short of many... Read more »
Nantucket, a former whaling hub in Massachusetts that’s roughly 14 miles long and averages 3.5 miles in width, reserves 50% of the island for conservation, putting it off-limits to future development. Consequently,... Read more »
Baby boomers hold roughly $93 trillion in assets, but only $36 trillion could reach Gen X and millennial heirs over the next 20 years, according to new data. The estimate, released last... Read more »
Lawmakers hope the bipartisan momentum brought by a new landmark housing package will bolster the odds of Congress passing more laws aimed at improving housing affordability. After a roller-coaster ride that included... Read more »
Americans say they want neighborhoods where daily life is close by, new data shows—but the same survey shows weaker support for some of the housing that can make those places possible. Nearly... Read more »
Sales of existing homes dropped in June after rallying in May as would-be buyers pulled back due to affordability concerns while the median sales price surged to a record high. Existing-home sales... Read more »