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Gen Z is defiantly ‘giving up’ on ever owning a home and is spending more than saving, working less, and making risky investments, study shows

Gen Z is defiantly ‘giving up’ on ever owning a home and is spending more than saving, working less, and making risky investments, study shows

March 10, 2026

Stressed high income woman

Even most six-figure earners say buying a house is unattainable—half of Americans can’t afford to dine out or vacation in a cost of living crisis

By Emma Burleigh

March 5, 2026

Denise Martin in front of her granny pod

Meet the grandmother living out of a 400-ft ‘granny pod’ to save money and help with child care—it’s become an American ‘economic necessity’

By Emma Burleigh

February 15, 2026

A home with a for sign in front.

American home buyers are still on strike as lower mortgage rates are no match for sinking January sales

By Alex Veiga and The Associated Press

February 12, 2026

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Ryan Serhant thinks the American Dream was just a ‘slogan created by banks,’ but it was really about FDR, the Great Depression, and an economic crisis

By Sydney Lake and Nick Lichtenberg

January 26, 2026

Rich young man walking into office

The wealthy kids of property-rich U.K. parents get the highest-paying jobs, especially sons—and new research has revealed why

By Emma Burleigh

January 15, 2026

Overhead view of Boise, Idaho

Buying a home is 150% more expensive than in 2019. But here’s why Trump’s plan to shut out institutional investors could raise costs even more

January 13, 2026

‘Something big’ just happened in the U.S. housing market, real estate CEO says. And it could mean the difference of being able to buy a home or not

‘Something big’ just happened in the U.S. housing market, real estate CEO says. And it could mean the difference of being able to buy a home or not

January 12, 2026

President Donald Trump addresses the nation from the Diplomatic Room of the White House on December 17, 2025 in Washington, DC.

‘This is a wacky number’: economists cry foul as new government data assumes zero housing inflation in surprising November drop

By Eva Roytburg

December 18, 2025

Why Jerome Powell’s latest rate cut still won’t help you get a lower mortgage rate

Why Jerome Powell’s latest rate cut still won’t help you get a lower mortgage rate

December 11, 2025

A man and a woman look at paperwork together

You’re probably $30,000 short of what you need to buy a house—and you’re not alone

December 9, 2025

Photo of a sign reading New Price in front of a home for sale

The ‘Great Housing Reset’ is coming: Income growth will outpace home-price growth in 2026, Redfin forecasts

December 6, 2025

A man walks outside of a Home Depot

Home Depot blames its recent sales slump on a major funk in the housing market: ‘Our customers are homeowners’

November 20, 2025

Quantavia Smith sits for a photo in her studio apartment at the Santa Monica and Vermont Apartments in Los Angeles, Monday, Nov. 10, 2025

This 38-year-old used to be homeless and now pays $19 per month for an apartment over an LA subway station thanks to affordable housing

By Michael Casey and The Associated Press

November 14, 2025

Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency Bill Pulte speaks with reporters at the White House, Sept. 2, 2025, in Washington.

‘Very problematic’ disclosure of ‘confidential competitive’ data between Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac roils housing world

By Brian Slodysko and The Associated Press

November 14, 2025

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