Housing experts say higher borrowing costs are forcing some Houston buyers to slow down, but several forms of help may still keep a purchase within reach.
Planet Money examines how a fast-growing mortgage product helped fuel a distressed housing boom in Baltimore.
Housing advocates say condos once offered a path to ownership, but California has built far fewer of them for more than a decade.
A new housing report says Utah’s median sale price hit $520,000 in early 2026, widening the gap between renters and would-be buyers.
A Florida resale review shows steep losses are most common among recent buyers who have already sold, especially in Northeast Florida.
The Outer Sunset property is being advertised at $6,300 a month after a tenant was allegedly killed there in May, up from the previous $3,200 rent.
Markets reacted to higher oil, a hotter inflation reading and another jump in Treasury yields, lifting mortgage costs for buyers and homeowners.
Bond yields, Fed policy, and stubborn inflation are keeping home-loan costs elevated even as some buyers look for ways to make monthly payments work.
Higher borrowing costs and thin supply kept buyers on the sidelines even as prices continued to edge higher.
Higher borrowing costs and stubbornly elevated prices are keeping many buyers on the sidelines, while inventory slowly improves.