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Housing shrinkflation is here to stay. New homes are 11% smaller but 74% more expensive than a decade ago
Real Estate

Housing shrinkflation is here to stay. New homes are 11% smaller but 74% more expensive than a decade ago

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August 19, 2025
Workers build the frame of a new house in Washington State
Real Estate

The price premium on new-construction homes is dissolving. New-home prices dropped in 30% of large U.S. cities last quarter

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August 11, 2025
America’s housing crisis is solvable—if we choose to build
Commentary

America’s housing crisis is solvable—if we choose to build

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April 2, 2025
After the devastating LA wildfires, KB Home unveils a ‘fire-resilient’ community just outside San Diego—and a third of the homes have already sold
Environment

After the devastating LA wildfires, KB Home unveils a ‘fire-resilient’ community just outside San Diego—and a third of the homes have already sold

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March 30, 2025
Los Angeles residents in neighborhoods leveled by wildfires turn to rebuilding: ‘Are we just inviting another problem down the road?’
Environment

Los 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 Press
January 16, 2025
Mark Zuckerberg squints while talking
Tech

Mark Zuckerberg insists the 5,000-square-foot underground structure in his secret Hawaii compound is not a ‘doomsday bunker’

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December 27, 2024
At 56, the average U.S. homebuyer is now 7 years older than a year ago—shutting millennials out of the market
Finance

At 56, the average U.S. homebuyer is now 7 years older than a year ago—shutting millennials out of the market

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November 5, 2024
Happy couple cooperating while reading blueprints and making plans in their renovating house. Their kids are in the background.
Lifestyle

Over 60% of homeowners go into debt for renovations they wish they hadn’t done, study finds

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November 4, 2024
Donald Trump vs. Kamala Harris: Two vastly different approaches to America’s housing crisis
Politics

Donald Trump vs. Kamala Harris: Two vastly different approaches to America’s housing crisis

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August 21, 2024
Julieanna Etter, wary of student debt, is pursuing a career in the homebuilding industry straight out of high school.
Commentary

I’m a Gen Zer starting a career in homebuilding. Skipping college—and student debt—was the best decision I ever made

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August 13, 2024
Shrinkflation is hitting homes: Expect ‘the death of the hallway’ and other Tetris-like designs to cut construction costs
Finance

Shrinkflation is hitting homes: Expect ‘the death of the hallway’ and other Tetris-like designs to cut construction costs

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July 15, 2024
When 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
Commentary

When 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

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June 4, 2024
Mobile home with American flag
Finance

Cutting out this phrase from a half-century-old law would save homebuyers $175,000 and help tackle the housing crisis, economists say

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May 25, 2024
Monumental co-founders Sebastiaan Visser and Salar al-Khafaji
Tech

Startup emerges from stealth with $25 million for robots that lay bricks as fast as humans—and fill the huge shortage of laborers

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February 15, 2024
A looming insurance shock spells trouble for housing markets in Florida and California
Finance

A looming insurance shock spells trouble for housing markets in Florida and California

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August 18, 2023

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