18 million rental units are at risk as climate disasters get more common, Harvard study says

Tech Insider
House in Florida destroyed by a passing hurricane.
Homes and buildings would get ripped apart by sheet force if Earth stopped rotating on its axis.

CHUYN/Getty Images

The inventor of the market's most famous recession indicator says 3 factors will ensure a coming downturn isn't too painful

Tech Insider : Economy
Campbell Harvey

Screengrab/YouTube

Americans are feeling the most optimistic about the mortgage market since the Fed started hiking rates

Tech Insider
Sales, inventory, and construction are picking up in the US housing market after months of being battered by sky-high mortgage rates.
Sales, inventory, and construction are picking up in the US housing market after months of being battered by sky-high mortgage rates.

Martin Barraud/Getty Images

China's housing bust is happening at 'a historically rapid pace' only seen in the worst collapses of the last 3 decades

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy
Local residents look at a model of a Poly Real Estate Group housing project at a real estate showroom on May 25, 2023 in Sanya, Hainan Province of China.
Local residents look at a model of a Poly Real Estate Group housing project at a real estate showroom on May 25, 2023 in Sanya, Hainan Province of China.

VCG/Getty Images

Office-to-residential conversions have surged 357% since 2021 as billions in commercial mortgages come due

Tech Insider
New York City skyline
The number of offices being converted into residential properties has skyrocketed since 2021.

CHARLY TRIBALLEAU/AFP via Getty Images

The Florida city with cheaper homes and fun perks luring residents from Miami and New York

Tech Insider
Orlando, Florida.
Orlando, Florida.

Songquan Deng/Shutterstock

China's economy is at risk of a brutal 'debt-deflation spiral'

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy
China economy, daily life, Beijing policymakers
China's economy is facing a housing recession, stock market downturn, and deflation.

Kevin Frayer / Getty

Why a booming US job market is bad news for homebuyers

Tech Insider
A home with a for sale sign.

Steve Pfost/ Getty Images

I bought a bigger house, and the buyer's remorse hurts. My family didn't need it, but I still think it'll be worth it.

Tech Insider
A picture of a man with a city in the background.
Sam Dogen gave up financial freedom to give his family a bigger home.

Courtesy of Sam Dogen.

China's chances of staging an economic rebound this year look slim

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy
Chinese President Xi Jingping walking across a tightrope across fire while holding a small Chinese flag on a dark-red-to-bright-red background.
Wall Street strategists and investors remain cautious on China for the year ahead, and the long-awaited post-pandemic rebound still hasn't materialized.

Mark Schiefelbein-Pool/Getty Images; Samantha Lee/Insider

Subscribe to housing-market