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Mortgage Rates Top 7%, Delivering a Fresh Affordability Shock

The Federal Reserve’s quarter-point rate increase pushed 30-year fixed mortgages to roughly 7% in mid-September.

Harris County Raises Property Tax Rate and Adopts $3.1 Billion Budget

U.S. Housing Starts Slip in August as Multifamily Construction Collapses

Nearly 40% of Texas Homeowners Now Pay No School Property Taxes, Senate Analysis Shows

China Directs Nationwide Shift to Completed‑Home Sales

U.S. Home Prices Tick Up as Mortgage Costs Keep Buyers on the Sidelines

U.S. Housing Affordability Worsens in Q2 2026

Solrite Launches Zero‑Down Solar‑Plus‑Storage Program in Illinois

California Adopts Zone Zero Rule Requiring Ember‑Resistant Buffer Around Homes

Mortgage Rates Hold in Mid‑6% Range as Borrowers Return to the Market

Searches for Homes With Air Conditioning More Than Double as UK Records New Heat Peaks

Newrez Signs $15.5 Million Multistate Settlement Over Lender-Placed Insurance

Homeowners Sue Over Mamdani's Pied‑à‑Terre Rollout

Typical U.S. Household Needs Nearly $110,000 to Afford a Home

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

New York Extends Pied‑à‑Terre Exemption Deadline After Rollout Errors

Martha Stewart Co-Launches Hint, an AI App for Home Maintenance

Lakeview Homeowner Sues Federal Government Over Warrantless Border Patrol Raid

Starter-Home Supply Edges Up but Affordability Still Far Worse Than 2019

Starter-Home Supply Is About 300,000 Homes Below 2019 Levels as Costs Climb