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Real EstateGen Zers are flocking to these Midwest housing markets where homes are about 30% cheaper than the coasts
By Sydney LakeMarch 26, 2026
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Real EstateThe median first-time homebuyer is now 40. Zillow’s CEO says don’t expect that to change anytime soon
By Jake AngeloMarch 25, 2026
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SuccessThe K-shaped economy has left many six-figure earners ‘on thin ice’ as housing costs, lifestyle creep, and the job market put them at risk
By Emma BurleighMarch 22, 2026
Real EstateGen 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
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SuccessEven most six-figure earners say buying a house is unattainable—half of Americans can’t afford to dine out or vacation in a cost of living crisis
By Emma BurleighMarch 5, 2026
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SuccessMeet 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
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Real EstateAmerican home buyers are still on strike as lower mortgage rates are no match for sinking January sales
By Alex Veiga and The Associated PressFebruary 12, 2026
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Real EstateRyan 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
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SuccessThe wealthy kids of property-rich U.K. parents get the highest-paying jobs, especially sons—and new research has revealed why
By Emma BurleighJanuary 15, 2026
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Real EstateBuying 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
Real Estate‘Something big’ just happened in the U.S. housing market, real estate CEO says. And it could mean the difference of being able to buy a home or not
By Sydney LakeJanuary 12, 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
BankingWhy Jerome Powell’s latest rate cut still won’t help you get a lower mortgage rate
By Sydney LakeDecember 11, 2025
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Real EstateYou’re probably $30,000 short of what you need to buy a house—and you’re not alone
By Sydney LakeDecember 9, 2025
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Real EstateThe ‘Great Housing Reset’ is coming: Income growth will outpace home-price growth in 2026, Redfin forecasts
By Nino PaoliDecember 6, 2025
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