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The 30-year fixed mortgage was supposed to be predictable. Two costs quietly broke that promise
Real Estate
The 30-year fixed mortgage was supposed to be predictable. Two costs quietly broke that promise
By Sydney LakeJune 27, 2026
The new problem for millennial parents in the Northeast: The million-dollar starter home
Real Estate
The new problem for millennial parents in the Northeast: The million-dollar starter home
By Sydney LakeJune 17, 2026
The American Dream is moving to the Midwest—Michigan and Wisconsin beat the coasts for the hottest housing markets, Redfin finds
Real Estate
The American Dream is moving to the Midwest—Michigan and Wisconsin beat the coasts for the hottest housing markets, Redfin finds
By Sydney LakeMay 7, 2026
America’s twin scarcities: The 4-million-unit shortage in both housing and childcare is breaking families
Real Estate
America’s twin scarcities: The 4-million-unit shortage in both housing and childcare is breaking families
By Sydney LakeMay 3, 2026
Florida’s influx of rich residents is killing the middle class and housing market
Real Estate
Florida’s influx of rich residents is killing the middle class and housing market
By Sydney LakeApril 26, 2026
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Real Estate
Another month, another record-high home price: March hits $408,800—the 33rd straight increase
By Jake AngeloApril 14, 2026
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
Real Estate
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
By Sydney LakeMarch 10, 2026
Denise Martin in front of her granny pod
Success
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 BurleighFebruary 15, 2026
The affordability crisis is driving unprecedented price cuts in the housing market, Realtor.com says
Real Estate
The affordability crisis is driving unprecedented price cuts in the housing market, Realtor.com says
By Sydney LakeFebruary 12, 2026
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Real Estate
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 LichtenbergJanuary 26, 2026
Overhead view of Boise, Idaho
Real Estate
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
By Shawn TullyJanuary 13, 2026
President Donald Trump addresses the nation from the Diplomatic Room of the White House on December 17, 2025 in Washington, DC.
Economy
‘This is a wacky number’: economists cry foul as new government data assumes zero housing inflation in surprising November drop
By Eva RoytburgDecember 18, 2025
Why Jerome Powell’s latest rate cut still won’t help you get a lower mortgage rate
Banking
Why Jerome Powell’s latest rate cut still won’t help you get a lower mortgage rate
By Sydney LakeDecember 11, 2025
A man and a woman look at paperwork together
Real Estate
You’re probably $30,000 short of what you need to buy a house—and you’re not alone
By Sydney LakeDecember 9, 2025
A man walks outside of a Home Depot
Retail
Home Depot blames its recent sales slump on a major funk in the housing market: ‘Our customers are homeowners’
By Dave SmithNovember 20, 2025
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MacKenzie Scott alone accounted for one-third of America's $19.2 billion in megagifts last yearplaceholder alt text
By Sydney LakeJune 25, 2026
Big Tech
As Big Tech showers employees with perks to win the talent war, Nvidia built a nearly $5 trillion company by making people pay for their own lunchplaceholder alt text
By Marco Quiroz-GutierrezJuly 1, 2026
Success
Philanthropy leader at Warren Buffett and Bill Gates’ Giving Pledge says children of billionaires are pushing them to give their wealth away fasterplaceholder alt text
By Preston ForeJune 27, 2026
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