Florida homeowners didn’t vote for higher property tax bills, but they’re getting them anyway. A historic wave of in-migration caused the hike. Gov. Ron DeSantis called lawmakers into a special session last week and pushed through a resolution to put a constitutional amendment before voters in November that would more than quadruple the state’s homestead […]
Housing professionals say that many older Americans are staying put because moving no longer makes financial sense.
First-time homebuyers are being structurally locked out of the market by soaring income requirements and moving-target down payments. Because real estate operates as a chain of sequential transactions, this missing entry-level buyer is the root cause of today's frozen inventory and stalled volume.
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Jonathan Paine, executive director of NALHFA, says proposed cuts will only exacerbate existing hurdles for many Americans.
Unemployment and foreclosure activity were the primary drivers of housing market risk in the first quarter of 2026, with clusters of vulnerable counties in Florida and California along with safer markets concentrated in Tennessee.
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro declared he intended to go big on housing. On Monday, at least one piece of that ambition cleared the state House with a bipartisan vote, setting up a tougher sell in the Republican-controlled Senate. The House passed House Bill 2186, requiring municipalities statewide to allow one accessory dwelling unit per residential […]
HousingWire Data shows the median list price of homes in Florida at $495,000, with the median price of new listings at $450,000.
Supporters argue it could ease affordability pressures while critics warn it may fuel higher home prices and reshape local tax structures.
Zoning reform has grabbed most of the attention in housing policy circles, but sometimes it’s the unglamorous, technical building code changes that save builders real money. Single-stair reform was the first to sweep through state legislatures and city halls as a tool to spur missing-middle housing. Washington state is now cutting deeper into the building […]
Combined employer and employee contributions for 401(k) savers hit 14.4%, approaching Fidelity’s suggested 15% target.
Providence, Rhode Island’s city council passed rent stabilization but failed to override the mayor’s veto. Rent stabilization is now one of the sharpest fault lines in the 2026 mayoral race. In September, voters will decide between a Democratic mayoral incumbent who vetoed the ordinance and a Democratic state representative from Providence who is promising rent […]
Small real estate investors are reshaping the first-time homebuyer pipeline by purchasing and holding more single-family homes, pushing rents higher and making it harder for to save for a down payment.
Bank of America will continue its program after $15B in loans and $600M in grants for 57,000 homebuyers since 2019.
MBA’s April 2026 PAPI shows homebuyer affordability slipped month over month as median payments rose to $2,152.
Zohran Mamdani ran for mayor on one promise: make New York City affordable again. This week, he moved to further dismantle the rules New York spent decades erecting to prevent residential density. Mamdani released a 10-year housing plan pledging to build 200,000 new affordable homes while preserving 200,000 more. “These are the most ambitious affordable […]
New Medicaid rule will cap home equity at $1 million for long-term care eligibility beginning in 2028, potentially affecting senior homeowners.
A policy advocate group is calling on Ottawa to make changes to Old Age Security to better help those facing affordability challenges and reduce the federal deficit.
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America’s housing affordability debate has become one of those national arguments that sounds complete until you look at the product itself. The prevailing story holds that homes became unaffordable because prices outpaced incomes. That is true, but incomplete. The uncomfortable truth is that America’s housing crisis is not only a price problem. It is also […]
65-and-older households now spend about $122,000 annually, compared with roughly $60,000 in 2000, according to survey data.
The assessment was critical of a plan championed by Sens. Bill Cassidy, a Louisiana Republican, and Tim Kaine, a Virginia Democrat.
Last July, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a landmark law shielding apartment and residential projects from lengthy environmental review processes to boost the state’s housing supply and improve affordability. It’s working – but not without a fight. Developers wasted no time seizing the opportunity. A growing list of housing developments are securing exemptions from reviews […]
The average monthly benefit for retired workers is projected to rise from $2,081.16 to $2,162.33, based on April 2026 figures.
Arbor Homes expands its Arrival Series near Louisville with detached homes from $199,995 as the affordability gap widens.
For agents, the questions are straightforward. Will borrowing costs finally ease? Will potential buyers regain needed homeownership footing?
It stinks. It’s stuck on them. Everyone is seeing it now. Trump has sullied the Republican Party. And they can’t seem to break loose. But they need to, before there’s nothing left. They are missing the obvious. And the longer they wait, the longer they dawdle; every tick of the clock is moving against them. […]
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Housing demand in 2026 is concentrating in markets where pricing, affordability and transaction activity remain aligned.
New data shows how unverifiable HOA governance erodes housing affordability and what agents should watch for during due diligence.
Georgia home builders are set to see faster, more predictable permitting timelines after Gov. Brian Kemp signed legislation into law this week, marking one of the state’s most significant efforts to shred regulatory barriers that choke housing supply. The measure, effective July 1, imposes firm deadlines on local governments reviewing residential development permits and creates […]