Housing affordability issues show few signs of easing

Housing affordability issues show few signs of easing

This story is the second in a four-part series. Read part one here. U.S. house prices are out of reach for millions of Americans, and the Federal Reserve’s pause in interest rate cuts means that financing costs will likely dog the real estate market for months to come. Affordability metrics show housing costs squeezing household finances, pressures made more intense by a long-term shortage of lost-cost housing. Affordability in general was a top…

Mortgage Rates Remain Steady—but Home Shoppers Will Have To Navigate a Lot of Volatility

Homebuyers and sellers will be watching to see the fallout from President Donald Trump's...

Trump has vowed to bring down housing costs. What is his administration doing?

(The Hill) — President Donald Trump returned to the White House with pledges to address the housing shortage and affordability crisis. But his moves to crack down on trade policy, immigration and the size of the federal government threaten to compound the strain on homeowners he has vowed to ease. Though the Trump administration has stressed home ownership as “a ticket to the American dream” as it attempts to herald in “the golden age of America…

Can Mega-Philanthropy Fuel Trump's Efforts to Tackle the Housing Crisis?

To what extent President Donald Trump will rally the ultra-wealthy to direct their philanthropy toward housing remains to be seen.

How Real Estate Is Changing in 2025 With Trump Back in Office

The real estate market is going through some big changes in 2025, now that Donald Trump is back in the White House. Policies around trade, taxes, immigration, and development are all having an effect on housing, construction, and buying trends. Here’s what’s happening and how it might affect homeowners, renters, and investors. Building a Home Costs More With new tariffs and trade restrictions in place, materials like wood, steel, and drywall are…

Uncertainty at the Federal Level Spells Trouble for Affordable Housing

A month after President Trump was sworn into office, Shaun Donovan received notice from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development that the agency intended to cancel $60 million in affordable housing grants under its Section 4 program, two-thirds of which would have gone to his nonprofit Enterprise Community Partners. Donovan, a former HUD secretary, was no doubt surprised. Congress had chosen three nonprofit groups to distribute Secti…