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Thousands of homes on $1 land: The new housing crisis solution sweeping the country
The two candidates for president might agree on a housing policy that could bring down home prices …
Eliza Relman
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4 ways Trump's housing plans are expected to hurt homebuyers and 3 ways they could help
Trump has pledged to lower housing costs, but industry leaders and economists are worried some of h…
Eliza Relman
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Homebuilders fear Trump's mass deportations would inflate costs and make it even harder to hire
Construction work relies heavily on immigrants. Industry leaders worry even the threat of deportati…
Eliza Relman
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Kamala Harris has an ambitious plan to build 3 million new homes. She'll have to get through Congress and local NIMBYs first.
The Harris campaign is making boosting the supply of homes central to its response to the housing c…
Eliza Relman
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The economy is a priority for Americans as they head to the polls. Here's what's really going on behind the numbers.
As people get ready to vote, here's what's been going on with job growth, federal debt, and other e…
Madison Hoff
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Lumber prices have plunged 24% as this year's home builder season fails to meet expectations
"Last week's housing report provided confirmation for many that demand is somewhat worse that most …
Matthew Fox
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America needs more weird homes
From quirky designs to odd floor plans, these outside-the-box homebuilding ideas could bring down r…
Ned Resnikoff
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A new housing plan wants to give middle-class Americans the kind of support typically reserved for low-income households
The HOMES Act would cap rent at 25% of tenants' incomes, and offer homebuyers affordable mortgages.
Eliza Relman,Juliana Kaplan
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Deep rate cuts are necessary because the Fed's unprecedented hikes actually made inflation worse, Nobel-winning economist says
The Fed's higher borrowing costs discouraged home building, adding inflation pressure, Joseph Stig…
Filip De Mott
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How investors are about to profit from a tidal wave of new homes
Builders have too many new homes on their hands. But before they slash prices, they have another op…
James Rodriguez
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Hallways are disappearing from America's homes
Today's homes are smaller and more expensive. Many builders are eliminating hallways and putting th…
Alcynna Lloyd
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A national shortage of construction workers is driving high home prices. The industry is struggling to fill the gap.
A major shortage of construction workers is bad news for homebuyers and infrastructure projects.
Eliza Relman,Madison Hoff
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Don't get your hopes up about the housing market
The Federal Reserve appears poised to cut interest rates in September. But the move might not help …
Eliza Relman
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Trump's plan to build more homes on federal land could push prices higher, UBS says
Trump's plans to turn federal land into housing could prove too costly, while tax incentives will b…
Kelly Cloonan
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Here's how long it would take to build enough homes to fix the housing crisis
Realtor.com's Hannah Jones spoke to Business Insider about the housing crisis, ways to solve this, …
Madison Hoff
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There are so few starter homes on the market, Biden wants to pay people $10,000 to sell their houses
With mortgage rates elevated, lots of homeowners in the US are staying put. Biden wants to incentiv…
Eliza Relman
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The Fed's first rate cut of 2024 could come next month if the labor market slows
Markets are only pricing in a 10% chance of an interest-rate cut in July, according to the CME FedW…
Matthew Fox
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US home prices hit another record high
An index of home prices jumped 5.4% from a year ago in June, hitting a new all-time high.
Filip De Mott
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Some techies are leaving cushy Silicon Valley jobs to launch startups at home in India
Many leave cushy Big Tech salaries because they no longer want to watch the booming entrepreneurshi…
Shubhangi Goel,Charissa Cheong
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A boomer moved back to Virginia after living in Florida for a decade. She says she'll 'never own another home' in the Sunshine State and loves the slower pace of life.
Nancy, a 68-year-old retiree, moved back to a rural home in Virginia from Florida because of escala…