by Fariha Rahman | May 5, 2026 | Housing
The New Residential Sales Index will post an updated report on Tuesday with new homes sales data for February and March. It will likely reflect that prices are holding firm or slightly increasing due to low inventory and elevated construction costs, even as waning...
by Grace Thomas | Apr 28, 2026 | Housing
The S&P Cotality Case-Shiller Index will post an updated report on Tuesday with single-family home price values through February. It will likely reflect continued price stagnation, but it will not yet show market disruption due to geopolitical turmoil. Here are...
by Grace Thomas | Apr 10, 2026 | Housing
Home price growth slowed to the weakest pace in years in January, while inflation outpaced gains for the eighth consecutive month. The S&P Coality Case-Shiller Index showed a 0.9% annual gain for January, the first time it’s fallen below 1% since 2023....
by Fariha Rahman | Apr 2, 2026 | Featured, Housing
For decades, the American public library has been the ultimate “third space,” a sanctuary for a quiet read, a free internet connection, or a cooling center during a heatwave. However, as the nation’s housing shortage reaches a significant high, urban...
by Grace Thomas | Apr 2, 2026 | Featured, Housing
On the streets of Atlanta, corporate landlords have turned modest single-family rental houses into revenue streams. Families looking to buy find themselves competing against commercial behemoths, who snap up properties with all-cash offers and keep home ownership just...
by Fariha Rahman | Mar 26, 2026 | Housing
It was the biggest monthly percentage decline since June 2013, when homebuilders were reeling in the wake of the Great Recession. This came as a shock to economists who predicted a more modest drop. New home sales fell to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 587,000...
