More than 75% of homes across the U.S. are unaffordable, study finds
CBS NEWS https://www.cbsnews.com/ : MoneyWatch: By Megan Cerullo Updated on: December 10, 2025 / 7:51 AM EST / CBS News Homeownership is increasingly out of reach for most U.S. families as the gap between people’s earnings and home prices widens, according to a new...
Starter homes are scarce. But homebuyers can improve their odds
npr: NATIONAL October 23, 20255:00 AM ET By Scott Neuman We are asking readers and listeners for their questions about all things homeownership and renting. Today, we’re answering one of them. Submit your question below. Bidding wars may be cooling and mortgage rates could dip...
State Legislatures Make Bipartisan Breakthroughs on Policies That Promote Housing
How shared principles are driving historic reforms PEW Authors: Tushar Kansal and Alex Horowitz ArticleSeptember 15, 20256 min In 2025, state legislatures enacted unprecedented reforms to improve the availability and affordability of housing, with lawmakers in Texas, Washington, and Montana leading the way...
How a simple design change could transform U.S. cities for families – Bloomberg
The Answer To Making Cities More Family-Friendly? Courtyards New housing experiments with courtyards show that this age-old design approach can still deliver for cities struggling to provide homes for families. By Alexandra Lange October 31, 2024 at 7:30 AM CDT Bloomberg News...
Affordability Pyramid Shows 94 Million Households Cannot Buy a $400,000 Home
Eye On Housing National Association of Home Builders Discusses Economics and Housing Policy Na Zhao March 31, 2025 NAHB recently released its 2025 Priced-Out Analysis, highlighting the housing affordability challenge. While previous posts discussed the impacts of rising home prices and interest rates on...
How is affordable housing going to get financed if federal support is slashed?
Bisnow The First Draft — Mark F. Bonner, Jay Rickey, Catie Dixon and Kayla Carmicheal That question is keeping developers up at night. At least $60M in federal funding earmarked for affordable housing development has already been paused, and the...
Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar discusses current housing supply and affordability in Texas
Published: Jan. 27, 2025 at 7:36 PM CST KTREabc9 KTRE-TVTexas Comptroller Glenn Hegar spotlighted the state’s housing supply and affordability issues, emphasizing the need for policy adjustments to meet growing demand. With Texas experiencing rapid population growth, Hegar called for innovative...
This Houston suburb is swapping out driveways for shared front lawns
FAST COMPANY: 01-21-2025 | IMPACT A new Texas development is designed to foster community—and is using the centuries-old planning concept of the mews to do it. BY Patrick Sisson 3 minute read The suburbs of Houston haven’t traditionally been viewed as...
Houston’s midcentury modern homes are hiding in plain sight. Here’s where to look.
Houston Chronicle: Business//Real Estate By Katherine Feser, Staff writer Dec 20, 2024 Houston’s vast stock of ranch-style houses is diminishing, one teardown at a time, and with them go pockets of midcentury modern homes, the flashier sibling of the more humble single-story residences. For...