Research about expensive homes usually focuses on towns where people must pay millions for a mansion. These include neighborhoods outside big cities that also have expensive real estate. Atherton, CA, is usually at the…
A recent analysis shows that fewer homes have built in the past two decades than in earlier ones. Provo, Utah, is the city with the newest homes.
Home ownership has long been seen as a relatively safe investment and a reliable means of building wealth in the United States — and in the last few years alone, millions of Americans have…
Since the COVID-19 pandemic, home prices have surged in the United States. According to the Case-Shiller Home Price Index, home values increased by 42% between mid 2020 and mid 2022. More recently, despite some…
In February 2025, the median housing cost in Florida sat at $412,200 statewide — though, in many areas, the cost of housing is incredibly higher. With mortgage rates still sitting around 7%, and increasing…
Amid rising demand and ongoing supply shortages, home prices have surged in the United States in recent years. The typical home for sale in the U.S. is listed for $424,900, up over 40% from…
America’s real estate market has been “cool” over the past year and a half. There are a few neighborhoods that are exceptions.
As someone going through the home purchasing process myself, it’s a hard sell on real estate agents. Intermediaries to get what you want always result in some odd behaviors, often bordering on intrusive, pushy,…
After declining for much of the second half of 2024, home prices are on the rise once again in the United States. As of March 2025, the most recent month of available data from…
When it comes to personal finances, experts recommend Americans pay no more than 30% of their income on housing. Current market conditions, however, have made these guidelines unrealistic for a growing share of the…
Home prices in the United States have surged in recent years. According to data from Realtor.com, the typical price of a listed home in the U.S. surpassed $400,000 for the first time in the…
Mark Zuckerberg recently became owner of a stunningly expensive $23 million mansion Washington, D.C.’s Woodland Normanstone neighborhood. While the sale, which happened in March, was kept somewhat under wraps, it’s certainly no surprise that…
The United States is in the midst of a housing crisis — fueled in large part by historically low inventory. New housing construction stalled in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis and again…
For much of the COVID-19 pandemic, consumer prices rose far faster than incomes. Even though wage gains have overtaken inflation in more recent years, the effects of soaring prices are still evident in communities…
According to Investopedia, on average, U.S. households need a minimum of $118,530 yearly income to be able to afford an average house. Yet, the median household income according to the U.S. Census Bureau from…
