Affordability

Congress approved a major housing package called the 21st Century Road to Housing Act; the House passed it 358–32 after the Senate had approved a similar measure ear...

The Senate voted 85–5 to approve the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, a broad bipartisan bill intended to lower housing costs by increasing supply and reducing barr...

At its June meeting the Federal Reserve left the federal funds rate unchanged at 3.50%–3.75% for the fourth straight meeting under new chair Kevin Warsh, but release...

The New York City Rent Guidelines Board voted on June 25–26, 2026 to freeze rents for roughly 1 million rent‑stabilized apartments for one- and two‑year leases runni...

Zillow's analysis finds 242 U.S. metropolitan areas now have "starter homes" with values of at least $1 million; that number has roughly tripled since 2020. Zillow d...

The Guardian reports that tenants can be evicted for unpaid utility charges even when they have paid rent. The article profiles Constance Soule, a disabled Alzheimer...

The Fox News article reports that the income needed to afford a typical starter home has risen by about $35,000 since 2019. It states that the pace and extent of the...

A bipartisan package called the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act has become law. The law creates federal incentives for communities to build more housing, aims to sp...

The article reports that despite historically strong labor force participation for younger Americans (BLS: about 83% for ages 25–54 in May and above pre-pandemic lev...

A NEADA analysis projects the average American household will spend nearly $800 on electricity from June through September 2026, a 10.5% increase from last summer. T...

Tommy Harr, a Columbus-based investor and star of A&E's new series 'Zombie House Flipping: Family Business,' told Fox News Digital that social-media-driven house-fli...

The Guardian reports that Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El‑Sayed sought to keep his campaign focused on affordability while facing criticism from both p...