Housing

For many young Americans, the idea of owning a home has always been a part of the American Dream. A recent survey by Arrived provides insights into Gen Z’s aspirations and challenges when it comes to homeownership. Gen Z's Homeownership Dreams According to the survey, a whopping 87% of Gen Z...

The Chutzpah Issue Chutzpah is a Yiddish word that loosely translates to a combination of gall, obnoxious assumptions, and courage. There’s an old saying that the definition of chutzpah is killing your parents and begging the judge for leniency because you’re an orphan. I also like the...

To gain an edge, this is what you need to know today. Market Mechanics Please click here for a chart of West Texas Intermediate crude oil futures. Note the following: The chart shows that oil is jumping after a blast at a hospital in Gaza killed a large number of civilians. Iran is...

America has a housing shortage. According to Realtor.com, the gap between single-family home construction and household formation grew to 6.5 million homes from 2012 to 2022. And despite the Federal Reserve's substantial interest rate hikes aimed at curbing inflation, housing affordability...

UWM Holdings Corp. (NYSE: UWMC) CEO Matt Ishbia sat down and spoke with CNBC's Morgan Brennan about the real estate market in an interview on Monday. Ishbia argued that while rates are high it is a good time to buy a house since buyers will face increased prices if they wait for...

Would-be homebuyers in America are finding themselves caught in a wicked squeeze play, with high-interest rates and even higher prices combining to severely limit their buying power.  This is changing the nature of homebuying, especially for first-time buyers or people looking for an...

The dream of homeownership in the U.S. is becoming increasingly challenging. Factors such as escalating interest rates, surging property prices and mounting insurance expenses have made housing less accessible across all states. What Happened: Recent data from the National Association of...

Strong housing activity is driving demand for building materials that is resulting in a shortage of supplies and increasing prices. A report from John Burns Research and Consulting researchers Chris Beard and Matt Saunders found that roofing and insulation materials particularly are in short supply...

Over the last two years, home ownership has become more difficult for people earning the average U.S. wage. Median-priced single-family homes and condos were less affordable in the third quarter compared to historical averages in 99% of counties nationwide with enough data to analyze, according to...

Thirty-year fixed mortgage rates have climbed to the highest levels in more than 20 years, but that's not stopping one savvy real estate investor from doing what he does best: buying houses without burning through his own money.  What To Know: The housing market has essentially...

Anthony Pompliano, an investor and entrepreneur with more than 1.5 million followers on X, warned his followers that housing affordability in the U.S. has "become a national crisis." Pompliano shared a chart from Goldman Sachs that showed the bank’s home affordability...

Warren Buffett isn't known for being a big real estate investor, but he has invested in real estate investment trusts (REITs) in the past and reaped significant rewards. For instance, Buffett's company Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE:BRK) used to own shares of STORE Capital Corp., a REIT specializing...

Housing affordability has been a pressing issue in America. While many people point to supply shortages, rising material costs and stagnant wages as drivers behind the crisis, Democratic presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. believes there's another culprit — corporations. "The real reason...

When the Federal Reserve didn't raise interest rates last week, many believed it would help keep mortgage rates steady. But that's not what happened. Instead, rates for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage increased from 7.31% to 7.31% — their highest level since 2000, according to Freddie Mac. "Unlike...

It's been 54 years since humans first set foot on the moon. Now, NASA is planning to put homes on its dusty surface, taking a giant leap toward establishing a permanent human presence beyond Earth. According to The New York Times, NASA has set its sights on building houses on the moon by 2040. The...