The 4% home loan is back—and for buyers, it looks like a gift. For everyone else, it may be more complicated. Nearly 1 in 7 new-construction listings advertised reduced interest in August,... Read more »
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 »
Construction of single-family, built-to-rent homes declined in the second quarter of 2026, driven by a combination of factors, including rising costs and confusion over federal legislation, according to a new analysis. The... Read more »
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 »
Last summer, Marc and Joan Hendel were among the owners of 13 homes Massachusetts planned to seize by eminent domain to make way for the new Sagamore Bridge. Now, most of those... Read more »
“The word I hear most often about the Haitian community right now is ‘panicked,’” Michael E. McClelland, a longtime Springfield resident, tells Realtor.com®. In recent years, the Ohio city had begun gaining... Read more »
In May 2025, Lydia Rhea, a 26-year-old freelance musician and Juilliard graduate, thought she and her two roommates had found their dream apartment. After years of living in cramped student quarters, the... Read more »
Coastal and Western states trail the rest of the nation when it comes to homebuilding and housing affordability—with New York ranking dead last this year. The Empire State fared worst among all... Read more »
The Midwest and South continue to outpace the rest of the nation in affordability and new construction, leaving almost all coastal and Western states far behind, according to the 2026 Realtor.com® Housing... Read more »
The Federal Reserve has a new chair, but mortgage rates moved in the wrong direction this week. Even so, a review of the spring housing market reveals genuine green shoots—and a clear... Read more »