housing affordability

Last year, counties with high flood risk lost more residents than they gained, for the second year in a row, according to a recent analysis from Redfin.

Some of the bill’s provisions address the cost of housing in rural areas, where about a quarter of people in the U.S. live.

In cities like Las Vegas, LA, and Miami, investors are crowding out prospective homebuyers. But it’s not just corporate landlords.

There’s not much out there for people at the low end of the income spectrum, and those households are more likely to pay at least half their income on rent and utilities.

Are home prices in Vegas up because of investors, or are investors here because home prices are accelerating? Experts say it’s hard to know for sure.

When the price of housing is high, moving out of a family home or other group living situation to live on one’s own is less attractive.

Mortgage rates are up since early spring, and home prices continue to rise, albeit more slowly.

The National Association of Realtors reports that the median first-time buyer topped 40 for the first time ever.

Rental marketplace Zumper registered a small increase for one- and two-bedroom apartments for March in its national rent report.

Cora Lewis, a business reporter at the Associated Press, discusses the rising trend of using “buy now, pay later” services to pay rent.