10 US cities where home values are actually increasing

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Charleston, South Carolina.
Charleston, South Carolina.

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Why Trump's push for a 50-year mortgage could backfire

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Donald Trump teased a 50-year mortgage over the weekend, with the FHFA director adding that the administration is working on a plan.

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America's first-time homebuyers are disappearing. That's bad news for real estate.

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By the time she turned 40, Suzie Payne had resigned herself to the fact that she would never be able to buy a home.

Forget wedding registries — many newlyweds would rather you help pay their mortgage

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Ali and Aislyn Benjamin, posing with their dog on their wedding day.
Ali and Aislyn Benjamin, posing with their dog on their wedding day.

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It's not just Florida. Real estate boomtowns are going bust.

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How luxury apartments became basic

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As the supply of new apartment buildings, many of them filled with amenities, has soared in recent years, rents have moderated or even fallen in cities across the US.

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I spent 2 days at the biggest pro-housing conference in America. A surprising number of the attendees were there on their own dime.

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YIMBYtown conference attendees listen to North Dakota Gov. Kelly Armstrong talk.
YIMBYtown conference attendees listen to North Dakota Gov. Kelly Armstrong talk.

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Seller beware: Homebuyers are backing out of real estate deals more than ever

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A house with a 'For Sale' sign in front and a hand is using a spatula to scrape off a 'Sold' sticker from the sign.

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There's a worrying glut of new homes languishing on the market

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Newly-built houses in Charlotte, North Carolina.
There were 121,000 new unsold homes in July 2025, according to recent data from the US Census and US Department of Housing and Urban Development

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Want to live in 10 of the most popular school districts? Be ready to pay double — or quadruple — the price.

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