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North America‘That would be neat’: American businesses eye $1 trillion in tariff refunds—and a long fight ahead—depending on the Supreme Court
By Sasha RogelbergOctober 23, 2025
Real EstateHousing shrinkflation is here to stay. New homes are 11% smaller but 74% more expensive than a decade ago
By Sydney LakeAugust 19, 2025
Workers build the frame of a new house in Washington State
Real EstateThe price premium on new-construction homes is dissolving. New-home prices dropped in 30% of large U.S. cities last quarter
By Sydney LakeAugust 11, 2025
CommentaryAmerica’s housing crisis is solvable—if we choose to build
By Justin SchairApril 2, 2025
EnvironmentAfter the devastating LA wildfires, KB Home unveils a ‘fire-resilient’ community just outside San Diego—and a third of the homes have already sold
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezMarch 30, 2025
EnvironmentLos Angeles residents in neighborhoods leveled by wildfires turn to rebuilding: ‘Are we just inviting another problem down the road?’
By MIchael R. Blood, Jaimie Ding and The Associated PressJanuary 16, 2025
Mark Zuckerberg squints while talking
TechMark Zuckerberg insists the 5,000-square-foot underground structure in his secret Hawaii compound is not a ‘doomsday bunker’
By Dave SmithDecember 27, 2024
FinanceAt 56, the average U.S. homebuyer is now 7 years older than a year ago—shutting millennials out of the market
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezNovember 5, 2024
Happy couple cooperating while reading blueprints and making plans in their renovating house. Their kids are in the background.
LifestyleOver 60% of homeowners go into debt for renovations they wish they hadn’t done, study finds
By The Associated PressNovember 4, 2024
PoliticsDonald Trump vs. Kamala Harris: Two vastly different approaches to America’s housing crisis
By Alena BotrosAugust 21, 2024
Julieanna Etter, wary of student debt, is pursuing a career in the homebuilding industry straight out of high school.
CommentaryI’m a Gen Zer starting a career in homebuilding. Skipping college—and student debt—was the best decision I ever made
By Julieanna EtterAugust 13, 2024
FinanceShrinkflation is hitting homes: Expect ‘the death of the hallway’ and other Tetris-like designs to cut construction costs
By Sydney LakeJuly 15, 2024
CommentaryWhen I was a kid we struggled with a $400 heating bill and a hole in our roof. Here’s why we need energy-efficiency standards for affordable housing
By AJ PattonJune 4, 2024
Mobile home with American flag
FinanceCutting out this phrase from a half-century-old law would save homebuyers $175,000 and help tackle the housing crisis, economists say
By Jason MaMay 25, 2024
Monumental co-founders Sebastiaan Visser and Salar al-Khafaji
TechStartup emerges from stealth with $25 million for robots that lay bricks as fast as humans—and fill the huge shortage of laborers
By Jeremy KahnFebruary 15, 2024
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