As cities face housing shortages and investors sit on trapped capital, Rosalie Manansala shows how disciplined affordable ...

Soaring rents and few options have made it hard for average people to live in the city. Even “affordable” units often cost too much. By Mihir Zaveri This is The Housing Crunch, a five-part series on ...

The high cost of housing is driving Southern California’s biggest challenges. Income is not keeping pace with housing costs. It hasn’t for at least two generations, and the problem of unaffordable ...

The U.S. is in the midst of a housing supply crisis, with rents skyrocketing and the number of first-time homebuyers who can qualify for a mortgage on even a starter home shrinking. Who is to blame ...

The housing market looks far different than it did when the pandemic was just starting. These charts help explain why. It's no secret that the housing market looks far different than it did a few ...

LAS VEGAS — James Watts, a third generation Las Vegan, and his partner, Lauren Tuvell, just fulfilled a dream that currently might feel out of reach for many long-time Nevada residents. They bought a ...

The Rev. Paul Anthony Daniels knows the names and life stories of the people who sleep in their cars near St. Mary, a century-old church in Palms. In the past, homeless people have spent the night in ...

It’s no surprise that the debate about how to solve the housing crisis has become one of the most contentious issues in city halls, state legislatures, and on your Twitter timeline. Thanks to rising ...

It’s been more than six years since Irvine, California, banned short-term rentals ­— and the city’s mayor hasn’t looked back. “It’s been great,” said Farrah Khan, mayor of Irvine, which is a city of ...

Housing bubbles are characterized by swift, sharp increases in prices of single-family homes to the point that values become unreasonable and unsustainable. A housing bubble is a temporary but ...

Housing bubbles are sharp price increases driven by a temporary surge in demand that isn't rooted in basic fundamentals. Fundamentals are determined by the factors that affect supply and demand, such ...

In reporting on the housing crisis, I often hear some version of a simple story purporting to explain why so many Americans struggle to afford a place to live. The story goes like this: Housing costs ...