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Billionaire broker Nikhil Kamath buys home, leaves internet debating on renting vs. owning a house
Kamath, who has a net worth of $3.1 billion, acknowledged that a lack of control over one's living …
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4 major wins for YIMBYs on election night — and one loss
Pro-housing advocates won some major new funding for affordable housing in cities and states across…
Eliza Relman
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A Nevada mayor is battling one of the worst housing shortages in the US. Her solution: looser construction regulation.
Nevada is one of the most unaffordable places in the country. The mayor of Reno says cities need to…
Eliza Relman
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Biden announces plan to cap rent increases at 5% for half of American rental households
A record number of renters can't afford their housing costs. Biden wants to discourage big rent inc…
Eliza Relman,Dan Latu
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Biden and Trump have wildly different approaches to bringing home prices and rents down
Biden has pushed for more federal involvement in housing policy. Trump proposed massive cuts to fed…
Eliza Relman
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Americans are obsessed with the economy. Here are the tiny bits Trump and Biden said about Social Security and inflation.
During the first presidential debate, Trump and Biden sparred over who is to blame for inflation. B…
Ayelet Sheffey
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Inflation slightly cooled off in April as expected
The Consumer Price Index increased by 3.4% in April from a year ago, matching the forecast.
Madison Hoff
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I rented a 2023 Chevrolet Bolt EV for the summer. It won't wow anyone, but it is reliable — with one downside.
Andrew Lambrecht and his roommates rented a 2023 Chevrolet Bolt EV LT for the summer to share. He e…
Andrew Lambrecht
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Get ready for a dockworker strike that could disrupt everything from medicine to holiday gifts
An October strike on shipping docks along the East and Gulf Coasts could cause delays in nearly eve…
Ayelet Sheffey,Juliana Kaplan
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Inflation came in hotter than expected in March
Newly released data from the consumer price index shows inflation accelerated in March. The year-ov…
Madison Hoff
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Inflation unexpectedly creeps up
Inflation as measured by the consumer price index accelerated in February, with a year-over-year in…
Madison Hoff
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Why Japan is one of the only countries that isn't fed up with housing costs
Some experts have pointed to Japan, where housing costs are lower than peer countries, as a potenti…
Jacob Zinkula,Eliza Relman,Ma…
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You may not have noticed your big-ticket purchases are getting cheaper
Prices for some less-frequent purchases like furniture, cars, and cellphones have plummeted in the …
Noah Sheidlower
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I dodged a 15% rent increase because of a new NYC housing protection law. Here's how to know if it could save you money.
When I first learned about my proposed rent increase, I cried. Then I learned about a new law.
Juliana Kaplan
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Inflation-hit Germans are demanding a legal cap on the price of a doner kebab. They're not joking.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said he is asked by young people about the price of a donor kebab "ev…
Mikhaila Friel
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America's shopping spree is over and retailers are facing a new world of cautious consumers
76% of consumers said they planned to trade down in the next quarter, spelling trouble for the weak…
Jennifer Sor
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Apartment rents are down and supply is up 170% in Buenos Aires since Argentina scrapped all rental regulations
Buenos Aires is seeing a rental market boom with rents down 40% after Argentina retired its years-l…
Kelly Cloonan
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Here's why the stock market is throwing a tantrum about new inflation data
Annual inflation cooled to its lowest level in three years, but the stock market still isn't happy.
Jennifer Sor
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More and more Americans are becoming 'ALICEs.' They can't afford rent and groceries but are falling through the cracks in the country's safety net.
The share of Americans in poverty has been falling, but more are stuck living paycheck to paycheck.
Noah Sheidlower,Juliana Kaplan
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Housing costs are the final obstacle to inflation falling back to earth
Shelter costs the final obstacle to inflation falling back dow to 2%