Housing crisis

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

December 12, 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

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

Jerome Powell, chairman of the US Federal Reserve

Trump blames ‘Too Late Powell’ for the housing crisis—but top analysts say low rates ‘snapped the trap shut’ on Millennial and Gen Z homeowners in the first place

By Eleanor Pringle

November 15, 2025

A staggering 84% of Gen Z say they’re delaying milestones to buy a house. There’s ‘no single fix’ for the affordability crisis, real estate exec says

A staggering 84% of Gen Z say they’re delaying milestones to buy a house. There’s ‘no single fix’ for the affordability crisis, real estate exec says

November 10, 2025

President Donald Trump addresses a breakfast for Republican senators in the State Dinning at the White House in Washington, DC on November 5, 2025.

Trump admits the GOP was blindsided by economy fears as Democrats sweep key races: ‘Republicans don’t talk about the word affordability’

By Josh Boak, Will Weissert and The Associated Press

November 6, 2025

New York City Mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani celebrates during an election night event at the Brooklyn Paramount Theater in Brooklyn, New York on November 4, 2025

Zohran Mamdani’s signature housing policy is widely loathed by economists. Here’s why

By Eva Roytburg

November 5, 2025

US President Donald Trump watches as workers install a new flagpole on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, June 18, 2025.

Trump says the American Dream is on hold because ‘big homebuilders’ are ‘sitting on’ 2 million empty lots

By Eva Roytburg

October 6, 2025

Housing costs are so high some Americans are delaying milestones like getting married, having kids and even adopting a pet

Housing costs are so high some Americans are delaying milestones like getting married, having kids and even adopting a pet

September 24, 2025

Americans say $74,000 a year is the ‘perfect salary.’ But that would make buying a house affordable in only two states

Americans say $74,000 a year is the ‘perfect salary.’ But that would make buying a house affordable in only two states

September 4, 2025

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

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

August 19, 2025

Even a 1% mortgage rate drop could be enough to ‘unlock’ the frozen housing market, Oxford Economics says

Even a 1% mortgage rate drop could be enough to ‘unlock’ the frozen housing market, Oxford Economics says

August 13, 2025

The mortgage rate decline it would take to make an average home affordable is ‘unrealistic,’ Zillow says

The mortgage rate decline it would take to make an average home affordable is ‘unrealistic,’ Zillow says

July 30, 2025

Overhead aerial view of newly built detached housing

Oxford Economics says the crumbling housing market will continue deteriorating because of two key factors

July 24, 2025

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