Economics ❯ Housing Market

Affordability

Supply and Demand Mortgage Rates Homeownership Interest Rates Income Levels First-Time Buyers Home Prices Cost of Living Income Distribution Consumer Behavior

EU Proposes Affordable Housing Act to Let Cities Curb Short-Term Rentals

The draft lays out legal tests and limits for local bans so authorities can act where holiday lets worsen local housing shortages.

U.S. Homebuying Still Out of Reach for Most Despite Small Affordability Gains

Government Releases Draft Laws to Close ‘Widow Tax’ Loophole

May U.S. Home Prices Tick Up but Remain Below Inflation

New Fed Measure Says 53% of U.S. Adults Own Their Homes

San Jose Sale Shows New Homeownership Route Through ADU Condominiums

Nearly Half of Adults Under 30 Live With Parents as Housing Costs Rise

Record One-Third of Adults Under 35 Live With Parents

MPs Demand Formal Review of Stamp Duty and Call for Government Consultation

Rent Control Question Is Freezing Investment and Halting Deals in Massachusetts

Thinktank Proposes Replacing Stamp Duty and Council Tax with Annual Property Tax

Flint Tops New List of Most Affordable U.S. Cities to Buy a Home

Utah Reports First Year-Over-Year Drop in Homelessness Since 2019

Lloyds Unveils £5,000-Deposit Mortgage for First-Time Buyers, Launching May 18

Germany’s Overcrowded Housing Rate Rises to 11.7% in 2025

Madrid Confirms 'Mi Primera Vivienda' Offers Mortgages Up to 100%

StatsCan Finds Millennials Staying With Parents Longer, Buying Homes Later

Record Number of Children in England in Temporary Accommodation as Renters’ Reforms Take Effect

U.S. Housing Starts Jump to 1.5 Million in March as Permits Fall

Quarter of Young Adults in Greater Boston Plan to Leave, New Survey Finds