Economics ❯ Housing Market

Affordability

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

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

Falling permits signal softer supply ahead.

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

White House Puts 10 Million-Home Shortfall at Center of Housing Strategy

Reports Show Early Homeownership Lifts Wealth as Older Americans Command Record Housing Share

Pending Home Sales Rebound as Builder Confidence Inches Up, but Rate Jitters Threaten Spring

Trump Signs Orders to Cut Housing Rules and Broaden Mortgage Access

UK Renters Face Least Competition in Six Years as Demand Cools

London Assembly Sounds Alarm on Plunging Child Numbers as Costs Push Families Out

Singapore Unveils 60-Plus-Storey HDB at Pearl’s Hill, Signaling Push for Taller Public Housing

Devon Couple Become Homeowners at 19 After 18 Months of Saving

Young Women Lose Ground in Homeownership as Entry Costs Soar

White House Sets 100-Home Threshold in Push to Bar Big Investors From Buying Single-Family Houses

Pritzker Unveils BUILD Plan to Loosen Zoning, Boost Housing Funding in Illinois

Map of 2026 Property Taxes Shows Sharp State Gaps as Lawmakers Target Senior Relief

Santander Launches 98% LTV Mortgage Letting First-Time Buyers Purchase With 2% Deposits

Compromís Claims Fourfold Rise in Homelessness in València as City Challenges Methodology

Home Prices Climb Again as Perth Joins $1 Million Club Before Likely RBA Hike

Nationwide: First-Time Buyers Face Steep Deposits Even as Affordability Improves

Pushback Grows Against Trump Plan to Bar Big Firms From Buying Single-Family Homes

White House Weighs Letting 401(k) Funds Cover Home Down Payments