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Beyond a vast parking lot brimming with cars, and a field filled with last summer's goldenrod, the printed house huddles by itself--a one-story structure with a roof that curves like [...]

Trump's plan to transform federal land into housing will be costly, given minimal existing infrastructure, UBS says. The firm says his homeowner (https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-biden-housing-crisis-policy-rising-home-prices-apartment-rents-2024-6) tax incentives, meanwhile, could boost buyer competition [...]

A slew of states and cities voted on housing measures this week. Many of the efforts were focused on allocating more funds for affordable housing. The 'Yes In My Backyard' [...]

Missoula has faced rising homelessness as housing costs surge and shelter capacity is strained. A new ordinance regulating sleeping outdoors is pushing more people to seek shelter services. But the [...]

The experience of lying in bed late at night and scrolling through a nearly infinite feed of homes is a modern miracle -- not merely because of all the tech [...]

Jodi Wright, 56, moved from California to Idaho in 2020 in search of a quiet place to retire. Wright and her family built a custom home outside Boise. But the [...]

Donald Trump has pledged to lead a mass deportation campaign once elected. That would create a major labor crunch for homebuilders, driving wages and costs higher. Here's how Trump's plans [...]

JD Vance revived his anti-immigrant rhetoric during Thursday night's (https://twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1YqKDkXqAqvxV) NewsNation town hall with Chris Cuomo in Michigan, suggesting that '25 million illegal aliens' are taking homes that 'should go [...]

Housing shortages and affordability problems are especially acute in America's swing states. Arizona's population is surging and Pennsylvania's is shrinking; neither can build enough homes. They each represent different reasons [...]

Buyers are putting forth less money up-front since the US housing market has cooled. The trajectory of mortgage rates may help determine what happens to down payments. Here are 10 [...]

On Thursday, China unveiled new measures to prop up its struggling property market. The measures include quicker credit for developers and support for renovations in urban shantytowns. But analysts say [...]

Democratic Presidential Candidate Kamala Harris recently (https://mailchi.mp/press.kamalaharris.com/vice-president-harris-lays-out-agenda-to-lower-costs-for-american-families) proposed a plan to offer first-time homebuyers $25,000 in down payment assistance. But could this help or hurt the housing market? This plan [...]

As boomers enter retirement age, many will begin to consider moving and buying a new home. States such as North Carolina and Florida remain popular among retirees for tax benefits. [...]

Villa Vie Residences' (https://www.businessinsider.com/villa-vie-couple-sold-business-never-ending-residential-cruise-2024-8) residential cruise ship, Odyssey, has set sail from Belfast, Northern Ireland. The ship plans to circumnavigate the world every three and a half years. Odyssey's departure [...]

Ceronne Mitchell started applying for the New York City affordable-housing lottery while she was in college. The rent for her one-bedroom apartment in Queens is $1,631 a month. Competition for [...]

The housing market is in the midst of its biggest slowdown since the pandemic, according to Redfin. The real-estate listings firm (https://www.redfin.com/news/sales-speed-stale-listings-august-2024/) cited that 48% of US home listings stayed [...]

Beijing's latest housing-support measures won't fix China's property crisis, JPMorgan wrote. The nation announced this week that it will reduce mortgage rates and downpayment rules. That's unlikely to boost much-needed [...]

The housing market is about to see a wave of young home buyers, one analyst says. That's because mortgage rates are trending lower, which should ease the lock-in effect. That [...]

Late summer is typically the start of the housing market's 'offseason,' marked low buying activity. However, this year, the market may see an unusually high level of activity amid lower [...]

Homebuyers are paying more for smaller homes, per Realtor.com data. The median US home size has shrunk by 128 square feet over the last five years. Home prices, meanwhile, have [...]

Median home prices fell 1.3% year-over-year in August, Realtor.com said. For-sale inventory hit the highest level since May 2020, helping push prices lower. Listed below are the 10 metro areas [...]

The housing market is finally reviving as mortgage payments decrease for the first time in 4 years. Expect to see increasing amounts of new housing supply hitting the market, according [...]

The housing market is turning in buyers' favor as more sellers cut prices. The number of homes that saw a price cut rose to 19.3% in August, per Realtor.com. Sellers [...]

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US home prices hit a fresh record in June, according to the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Index. Prices rose 5.4% on an annual basis, though the increase was a deceleration from [...]

Starter home sales in July reached their highest since October 2022, a report from Redfin shows. First-time home buyers are taking advantage of lower mortgage rates. The housing market has [...]

Kamala Harris wants the US to build 3 million new homes to combat the housing shortage. She also plans to $25,000 down payment support for first-time homebuyers. But a think [...]

Economists expect an interest rate cut in September, which has big implications for housing. Lower rates would likely boost home construction. But in the short term, rate cuts could boost [...]

(https://www.businessinsider.com/kamala-harris) Vice President Kamala Harris shared a plan to build 3 million new homes in her first policy speech. Housing experts told Business Insider that targeting America's housing supply shortage [...]

New-home construction starts dropped in July to the lowest level since 2020, new data shows. Developers are dialing back as homebuyers stay reluctant due to high prices and mortgage rates. [...]

US home prices rebounded 4% in the last 12 months, per Redfin data. But New York and Connecticut outpaced the national average, with 7% and 11.3% gains, respectively. Climate resilience [...]

Mortgage rates will start dropping by the end of this year, according to Redfin's Chen Zhao. Prospective homebuyers will see a flood of supply by 2025 as the current lock-in [...]

Barcelona is the latest global city to effectively ban short-term rentals, including Airbnb. City officials feel restricting tourist rentals helps keep housing affordable for local residents. Lisbon, Florence, and Amsterdam [...]

Josh Ayala, 26, won the New York City affordable-housing lottery after applying for about a year. His monthly rent for a studio apartment in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, is $2,345. The average [...]

The US real-estate market is neck-deep in an affordability crisis. GOP VP candidate JD Vance blamed migrants for America's higher housing costs in a Tuesday interview. But experts say it [...]

Home prices are being cut at the fastest pace in two years. The share of home listings that saw a price cut rose to 18.9% in July, up 3.4% from [...]

A rise in home values has led to an increase in the number of homeowners unexpectedly facing capital gains taxes when selling their properties. Despite a generous (https://www.kiplinger.com/taxes/capital-gains-home-sale-exclusion) capital gains [...]

The climate crisis is likely to have serious implications for the housing market. Homeowners are seeing their insurance premiums skyrocket and their coverage getting slashed. Here are 11 US real [...]

Some distressed, wealthy homeowners in Hong Kong are selling their exorbitant homes at a discount. Hong Kong's property market has been under pressure due to high interest rates. The removal [...]

Home affordability is severely constrained by lofty property prices and mortgage rates. However, there are still reasonably priced homes in thriving cities. Here are 16 cities with hot job markets [...]

Florida's housing market is seeing a wave of buyers get cold feet. In June, 21% of home purchase agreements fell through in Orlando, Jacksonville, and Tampa, Redfin found. Home prices, [...]

A tough US housing market is weighing on sales of pricey home appliances. Appliance maker Whirlpool slashed guidance in its recent earnings release, citing weak housing market activity. US home [...]

The housing market might soon be easier to navigate. US home listings are up 30% from levels last year, according to Fannie Mae. The mortgage finance giant said it expects [...]

Existing home sales fell in June to nearly to their slowest pace since 2010. The decline comes as home prices notched a record high in the same month. Buyers are [...]

SmartAsset evaluated the 40 largest US cities to determine the best ones for millennial homebuyers. Many millennials struggle to buy homes due to student loan debt and expensive property prices. [...]

A steep home-price decline is coming for popular pandemic markets, according to Reventure CEO Nick Gerli. Gerli thinks the Southern real estate market is in a bubble on the verge [...]

Nearly a quarter of homes on the market saw price cuts in June, Zillow says. For this time of the year, that's the highest rate since 2018. High costs and [...]

Montana homeowners face rising costs and housing insecurity amid soaring property taxes and insurance. Older Montanans, particularly those with health issues, are especially vulnerable. State housing reforms aim to boost [...]

Metro areas in Florida and Texas are notching record rent declines, according to Redfin. Construction in both states spiked amid a pandemic demand frenzy, contributing to the ongoing declines. Meanwhile, [...]

The current housing market has many people choosing to rent. While no city has everything, quite a few come close and rank high for renters searching for options that better [...]