Real Estate

Home sales made a small gain to start the year, but higher mortgage rates now could throw cold water on

Prospective buyers arrive during an open house at a home in Seattle, Washington, US, on Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026. David

President Donald Trump delivered a nearly two-hour State of the Union address on Tuesday, focusing largely on the economy that

In an aerial view, two-story single family homes line the streets on Jan. 14, 2026 in Thousand Oaks, California. Kevin

Lifestylevisuals | E+ | Getty Images When it comes to buying a house, affordability continues to slowly improve. U.S. households

Mortgage rates hovered around a four-year low last week, prompting more borrowers to refinance and more potential homebuyers to get

Oscar Wong | Moment | Getty Images Amid the U.S. housing shortage, some lawmakers want to reduce capital gains taxes

A “For Sale” sign outside a house in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, Aug. 12,

Vishal Garg, Better.com Source: Better.com The online mortgage platform Better has partnered with OpenAI to launch an app within ChatGPT

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, a Democrat from Massachusetts and ranking member of Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, speaks during