Mortgage Rate Shock Stalls Housing Market as 8-Month Growth Streak Collapses

Stubbornly high mortgage rates finally took their toll on buyer demand in August, snapping an eight-month streak of pending sales growth even as sellers slashed prices. The share of listings in pending... Read more »

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 »

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 »

Inside the ‘Cultlike’ Quest To Find Rare Wood for Midcentury Modern Homes

When Sophia deDomenico moved into a historic Eichler home in Thousand Oaks, CA, the interior architect and designer knew she wanted to restore its original glory using authentic materials wherever possible. What... 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 »

Why Big Banks Are Pouring Billions Into Reviving the Housing Market

JPMorgan Chase, the nation’s largest bank, is a name typically attached to big numbers. But a new plan to invest $750 billion into housing market initiatives in the next decade stands out.... Read more »

Lifelong Auctioneer Puts His Family Home on the Auction Block for $1

Since 1973, Bernie Brzostek has conducted over 8,700 real estate and personal property auctions. But on Oct. 11, 2026, at 1 p.m., he may be auctioning the most important property yet: his... Read more »

Florida’s ‘High-Beta’ Housing Market May Be Poised for a Rebound

While the national housing market remains deeply challenged, Florida and its cities show tentative signs of bucking the trend. The Sunshine State, which led the national market downward as high interest rates put... 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 »