Housing Market Spotlight: Lower-priced metros show greater
Demand has softened. Rates are still stubbornly high. And yet, not every housing market is feeling the same pain. Pull back the national headlines and a
Will Trump's new Canadian tariffs add cost risk for
The Trump administration's latest round of tariffs on Canadian imports hit softwood lumber at rates some analysts peg above 30% when combined with
Student loan defaults are rising, and Sun Belt demand may
Millennial homebuyers built the Phoenix market's post-pandemic surge. Now a slow-moving credit crisis is threatening to pull them out of it. Student loan
The housing market not normalizing, as affordability
Remember when the narrative was that affordability would self-correct? Rates would ease, prices would cool, inventory would climb back, and buyers sitting
What Is a Starter Home? The Small, Affordable Houses That
For most of the 2010s and early 2020s, if you were a first-time buyer with a budget under $300,000 in the Phoenix metro, builders essentially told you to
Starter home inventory trails 2019 by 300,000 listings, per
New data puts a hard number on what first-time buyers already know in their gut: the entry-level housing market isn't just tight, it's structurally
The Great Starter Home Divide: Where the American Dream Is
In San Jose, the median starter home now costs over $900,000. In Austin, a 1,200-square-foot ranch that sold for $280,000 in 2020 is listed at $490,000
Best HELOC Lenders in 2026: Full Comparison Guide
Phoenix homeowners have been sitting on a quiet windfall. Median home values across the metro have climbed dramatically since 2020, and even with the
What the ROAD to Housing Act can — and can't — do for
The ROAD to Housing Act is getting attention in Washington — and real estate circles — as a serious attempt to crack the affordability code that's been
HOA Tries to Evict 28-Year-Old TikToker From 55-Plus
The story sounds like a reality TV pitch: a 28-year-old content creator buys a home in a 55-plus community, starts posting about neighborhood life to her
How ROAD aims to boost housing supply and cut red tape
The single biggest reason housing is unaffordable in most American cities isn't land cost or lumber prices. It's time. Every month a builder spends
June housing starts jump 19%, fueled by strong multifamily
A 19% jump in housing starts doesn't happen quietly. The June numbers landed like a signal flare — the kind of data point that changes how you read the
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