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There are 2 bright spots in the housing market: Construction companies are hiring more workers and paying them better
More construction workers means more homes — and that's good news for anyone looking to buy in the …
Alcynna Lloyd,Andy Kiersz
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It's not the 2008 foreclosure crisis, but a dark future is brewing for the housing market: Fewer new homes built and even higher prices
Homebuilders are struggling with higher costs and falling demand. It could incentivize them to buil…
Alcynna Lloyd
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Housing costs surge at record speed as renters and new home owners suffer a double whammy of high inflation and huge rate hikes
Food and gas prices aren't surging at the rate seen earlier this year. Rent and mortgage payments h…
Ben Winck,Alcynna Lloyd,Madis…
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The number of new homes sold in a month just dropped the most in 2 years as rising mortgage rates rip into the housing market
Signs that the housing market is cooling are ramping up. The latest is a big dip in the number of n…
Alcynna Lloyd
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Your home improvement project just got a lot more expensive. From dishwashers to paint and fertilizer, here are the goods in short supply.
A host of supply-chain issues have caused the prices of products like paint, windows, flooring, and…
Grace Kay
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The collapse of FTX has left many crypto investors without access to their cash. Meet one student who got $14,000 stuck on Sam Bankman-Fried's exchange.
Insider's Phil Rosen sits down with an FTX investor who lost access to his savings in the crypto ex…
Phil Rosen
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How the reshaping of work made the 'exurbs' the place to be, and left the suburbs and cities behind
City dwellers are flocking to long-ignored "exurbs" because of cheap housing and space. It's early,…
Ben Winck,Hillary Hoffower
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Home builders are desperate for quick and inexpensive materials, so they're turning to Home Depot and Congress for help
Construction projects are delayed because the combined supply chain crisis and housing demand means…
Alcynna Lloyd
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The US is building more homes than it has in 16 years and it could finally be the break buyers need
Residential construction soared to an annual rate of 1.79 million units in March, beating economist…
Ben Winck
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Lumber prices are tanking as rising interest rates means more Americans are finding it harder to buy a home
Lumber prices are in freefall as more and more Americans are being priced out of the housing market…
Zahra Tayeb
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Construction worker pay grew at the fastest rate in 40 years as builders are desperate to keep up with the real estate boom
The homebuilding sector hired more workers and increased wages in February, which could mean more a…
Alcynna Lloyd,Madison Hoff
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It might be the worst time to remodel your house. Experts say customers can expect months of delays.
The pandemic caused a surge in home-improvement projects at the worst possible time, and many compa…
Grace Kay
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The median home in the US requires a down payment of $78,400. First-time buyers are worried they can't swing it.
First-time buyers are increasingly becoming pessimistic about homeownership as housing affordabilit…
Alcynna Lloyd
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Rents just hit another record high after a 12% surge in January
Renting is getting more expensive everywhere and new data suggests overall affordability will falte…
Alcynna Lloyd
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Housing isn't getting any cheaper. But an expensive mortgage is not the only thing making homes so unaffordable.
Top real estate economists broke down why a severe housing shortage that began before the 2008 fina…
Phil Rosen
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The price of lumber is wild right now and it's a disaster for the already disastrous housing market
Lumber is hugely expensive right now and that's bad because you need lumber to build new houses. Am…
Libertina Brandt,Hillary Hoff…
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Spring is usually a great time to buy a house — maybe not this year
Rising home prices, more expensive mortgages, and a significant lack of homes for sale, could mean …
Alcynna Lloyd
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A housing bubble is on everyone's mind right now — here's what it is and how to know if the US is in one
Demand is booming and supply is lagging, triggering a heated debate about whether or not the US is …
Alcynna Lloyd
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Wealthy homeowners are doing away with freezers as they stock up on fresh foods - and requesting ice-makers that can cost nearly $4,000 instead
Freezers are falling out of favor among the wealthy, who prefer fresh meals over frozen food, The N…
Avery Hartmans
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Americans are bingeing on big houses, and it's locking millennials out of the market
There are fewer starter homes now than there have been for 50 years. And houses are bigger, which i…