Realtor.com economists warn that persistent underbuilding, rising household formation, and affordability barriers are delaying homeownership and could take years to meaningfully reverse
A Homes.com year-end review shows listings rose faster than expected in 2025, price appreciation moderated, and sales edged higher, setting the stage for a more balanced market in 2026
The House of Representatives has stripped the bipartisan ROAD to Housing Act from the NDAA, delaying what advocates called the most significant federal housing reform in a decade
The bipartisan Housing Affordability Act would let the FHA use a construction-cost index instead of CPI to set loan limits
According to Zillow, the typical U.S. home listing saw $25,000 in cumulative price cuts in October, with multiple reductions becoming more common as homes take longer to sell
Redfin predicts that 2026 will usher in a “Great Housing Reset” — a gradual rebound in the U.S. housing market, driven by rising incomes outpacing home-price growth, more affordable mortgage rates, modest price increases, and slowly improving homebuying
A coalition of housing leadership organized by the J. Ronald Terwilliger Center for Housing Policy is urging Congress to enact bipartisan, comprehensive housing legislation to address the nationwide affordability crisis
Home builders nationwide are refraining from starting new projects as they try to offload inventory, with housing starts dropping 6% year-over-year in August, and housing completions dipping 8.4%
The Urban Institute examines data to see how policymakers at the local, state, and federal levels are expanding manufactured housing options to help solve the market’s affordability and housing supply issues
Nearly one full month into the federal government shutdown, markets where many households rely on federal employment are seeing homebuyers take a brief step back as uncertainty persists