Homeownership

Tan suburban single-family houses for sale in San Diego, California

Just 17% of San Diego households can afford the city's $1M+ median home prices

The city is becoming increasingly unaffordable to prospective homebuyers.

August 6, 2026 - NBC San Diego

Family with woman, man, and two kids standing in front of white two-story traditional US home.

Report: Housing is becoming an 'inherited advantage'

As housing costs soar, buying a home is becoming unaffordable to a large swath of American families.

July 1, 2026 - The Wealth Advisor

Close-up on For Sale sign in front of yellow house with white garage door.

'Starter' homes cost over $1M in 242 US cities

Once concentrated in coastal regions, cities with starter homes valued at over $1 million are now spread across 26 states.

June 25, 2026 - Smart Cities Dive

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Wisconsin's declining population reduces housing needs by almost 50%

The state's working age population declined by over 25,000 people between 2020 and 2024.

June 10, 2026 - Wisconsin Public Radio

VOlunteers working on wood-frame home for Habitat for Humanity in Houston, Texas.

Houston Habitat for Humanity builds modular homes in one-third the construction time of traditional houses

The nonprofit known for facilitating affordable homeownership is working to cut costs as traditional construction becomes more expensive.

May 20, 2026 - Houston Chronicle

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Nvidia wants to turn your home into a mini data center

A partnership between Nvidia and a homebuilder could transform individual homes into data centers that can be deployed much faster and at less cost than building massive data center complexes.

May 11, 2026 - Yahoo Finance

Skyline of downtown Hartford, Connecticut.

Hartford launches program that uses housing vouchers to facilitate homeownership

The Connecticut capital will allow voucher recipients to use their vouchers toward home payments as a way to build long-term wealth.

May 4, 2026 - Democratic Mayors Association

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US Senate Passes Housing Bill With Focus on Financing, Deregulation

The proposal would ease regulations, allow banks to invest more in affordable housing, and change a rule that has been holding back manufactured housing.

March 13, 2026 - WHYY

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Report: Just 17% of Gen Z Americans Own Homes

The number of Gen Z renters grew from 700,000 to 4.4 million in the last five years.

March 12, 2026 - RentCafé

White three-story apartment building in Durham, North Carolina.

Durham, North Carolina Housing Bond Has Created 1,668 New Rental Homes

A 2019 housing bond has yielded better-than-expected results.

March 11, 2026 - Smart Cities Dive

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Tampa Awards 60% of Tampa Infill Housing Program Lots to Black Builders

The program encourages private-public partnerships that develop new, attainably priced housing on vacant and blighted lots.

January 7, 2026 - Bay News 9

Two-story homes in residential neighborhood in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Pittsburgh Median Home Price is Lowest in the US at $250K

After the collapse of the U.S. steel industry, the city was left with a glut of affordable homes.

December 8, 2025 - Yahoo Finance

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House Bill Would Redirect Immigration Enforcement Funds to Housing

The bill would shift $175 billion to a new tax credit that would provide down payment assistance to first-generation homebuyers.

December 4, 2025 - Newsweek

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Study Shows Youth With No Prospects of Owning a House Gambling on ‘Risky’ Crypto Investments

Younger Americans who feel they have little hope of owning a home are making riskier financial decisions, research shows.

December 3, 2025 - TheStreet

Small home with Texas and USA flags in front yard.

Americans are Fleeing Blue States, Even When Politics Misalign. The Culprit? Housing Affordability.

Will the blue state starter home ever return?

November 18, 2025 - Benjamin Schneider

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Home Prices are Stabilizing. Will it Last?

Housing costs are growing at a slower rate than in recent years, but experts say significant home price reductions won’t happen in the short term.

November 6, 2025 - Governing

Grey traditional two-story house in Meridian, Idaho with trees with yellow fall leaves in front.

Just 5% of Idaho Homes Affordable to Middle-Income Households

Idaho is in the top six least affordable states for the middle income bracket.

November 5, 2025 - Boise Dev

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Five Ways to Break the Cycle of Extractive Real Estate

Here are the steps to having economies operated by stewardship, not speculation.

November 4, 2025 - Shelterforce Magazine

Row of ornate brick houses in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Report: Corporate Investors Bought One Quarter of Philadelphia Homes since 2016. Advocates are Raising Alarms.

Corporate buyers are putting homeownership out of reach for more regular households, forcing more people into renting and raising the cost of homeownership.

November 3, 2025 - The Philadelphia Tribune

Ornate Victorian rowhouses in Washington DC.

The DC Homeowners Selling Well Below Market Rates to 'Pay it Forward'

As prices in the nation’s capital have soared, some sellers want their homes to stay in reach of families like their own. The Douglass Community Land Trust is helping them make it happen.

October 8, 2025 - Shelterforce Magazine

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