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Lower utility costs and fewer major repairs help offset higher upfront prices for new construction homes, according to new Realtor.com research.

GOP senators warn House revisions to the bipartisan 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act could jeopardize one of Congress’ most significant housing packages in decades.

The median price of U.S. homes increased year-over-year, representing the largest rise since March 2025, with prospective homeowners nationwide stepping off the sidelines as the nationwide labor market stabilized.

Total foreclosures are up from a year ago, according to the April 2026 U.S. Foreclosure Market Report, while completed foreclosures ticked up yearly, with overall activity "remaining significantly below pre-pandemic levels," according to Rob Barber, CEO of ATTOM.

The final House text would maintain restrictions on Wall Street’s purchase of single-family homes — a priority for President Donald Trump — but would significantly scale back the Senate bill’s limitations on so-called institutional investors in the housing market.

Leaders at the U.S. consumer finance watchdog agency plan to recall staff to the office more than a year after the Trump administration closed its Washington headquarters and tried to eliminate the workforce.

An unoccupied home is a wasted asset in a typical market, according to new Realtor.com data and expert analyses—with homeowners continuing to pay property taxes, insurance, maintenance, utilities, and other services while equity is stuck and no rent is received. However, the recent research shows that in some areas, the math has begun to “bend the other way.” […]

Auction.com’s 2026 Buyer Insights Report found that nearly all buyers purchased 10 or fewer properties in 2025, while the overwhelming majority identified as local community developers or owner-occupants.