Trump Is Sitting on a Major Housing Fix—While Buyers Keep Paying the Price

Trump Is Sitting on a Major Housing Fix—While Buyers Keep Paying the Price

Matt Brown says he’s seeing the same dynamic play out again and again: A client gets ready to buy, runs the numbers, then decides to spend another year renting. “Between elevated mortgage... Read more »
The Average New-Car Payment Can Cut Homebuying Power by 5,000

The Average New-Car Payment Can Cut Homebuying Power by $135,000

The typical new-car payment hit an all-time high in the first quarter of 2026, new data shows—a jump that could cost hopeful househunters as much as $135,000 in buying power. The average... Read more »
Manhattan Luxury Market Booms Despite Mamdani’s Second-Home Tax

Manhattan Luxury Market Booms Despite Mamdani’s Second-Home Tax

Despite New York City’s first ever pied-à-terre tax on upscale properties worth over $5 million, the city’s luxury real estate sector remains unbowed—in fact, it is booming. The tax championed by Mayor... Read more »
‘America’s Sweethearts’ Star Reece Weaver Buys 0K Alabama Home

‘America’s Sweethearts’ Star Reece Weaver Buys $750K Alabama Home

Netflix sensation and Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders darling Reece Weaver has already turned the page on her time with the team—and planted new roots in the state of Alabama, where she and her... Read more »
Kids, Aging Parents, and Mortgages Just Do Not Mix for This Sandwich Generation

Kids, Aging Parents, and Mortgages Just Do Not Mix for This Sandwich Generation

Homebuying is already a difficult enough undertaking for many Americans thanks to high home prices, elevated mortgage rates, and constrained inventory. So if you’re one of the millions of people currently caught... Read more »
Baby Boomers Are Getting Roommates To Cut Costs

Baby Boomers Are Getting Roommates To Cut Costs

Over the past few years, 72-year-old cinematographer David West saw his whole world fell apart. “My 22-year marriage ended, after raising four kids,” he tells Realtor.com®. “The strikes in Hollywood knocked out... Read more »
Home Burglars Are Using Sophisticated New Tools, L.A. Police Warn

Home Burglars Are Using Sophisticated New Tools, L.A. Police Warn

International burglary rings are using increasingly sophisticated tactics to target homes in Los Angeles, including hidden cameras, social media surveillance, and Wi-Fi jamming devices designed to disable doorbell cameras, authorities have warned.... Read more »
What To Know as the Housing Bill Returns to Congress This Week

What To Know as the Housing Bill Returns to Congress This Week

Congress will again take up its major bipartisan housing legislation package this week. The 21st Century Road to Housing Act, a wide-ranging housing reform package, will come to the House floor for debate... Read more »
Will Stephen Colbert’s Next Move See Him Lured From Late Night to L.A.?

Will Stephen Colbert’s Next Move See Him Lured From Late Night to L.A.?

TV host Stephen Colbert is preparing to hang up his hat as one of the reigning kings of the late night talk show, when his eponymous series comes to an end on... Read more »
Nearly 9 in 10 Voters Say Buying a Home Has Never Been Harder

Nearly 9 in 10 Voters Say Buying a Home Has Never Been Harder

Voters want to see action on housing in Washington, DC, even if they don’t know all the details, a new poll has found. Up to 88% of respondents believe it’s harder than... Read more »