Young buyers are priced out in most U.S. metros, Pew data shows

June 25, 2026 by bp56691

Buying a first home has gotten materially harder for young adults in most major U.S. metros since 2019, as home values have far outpaced income gains and higher mortgage rates push monthly payments out of reach, according to a new Pew Research Center analysis of American Community Survey data. The study focuses on households headed […]

ROAD work ahead

June 24, 2026 by bp56691

A fiendishly brilliant advertising copywriter working for Benetton during the “hanging chads” Presidential election controversy in 1992 took a circa-1973 Yogi Berraism and transformed it for a New York City billboard on the heavily trafficked northbound West Side Highway. “It ain’t Oval ‘til it’s Oval!” the message read, as the matter made its way up […]

Aging in place is reshaping housing demand — and most homes aren’t ready

June 19, 2026 by bp56691

An expert expains why aging in place is shifting from preference to financial necessity — and what housing professionals need to know.

Colorado’s Drive It Home financing kicks off with affordable condos

June 12, 2026 by bp56691

A small condominium project in Denver’s West Colfax neighborhood may be the best evidence yet that Colorado’s housing reforms are producing real results. The Colorado Housing and Finance Authority this month closed a $5.7 million low-interest construction loan for Wolff Street Flats, a 23-unit affordable for-sale development by Osina Development and Modus Real Estate. It […]

Many older Americans stuck in homes that no longer fit

June 8, 2026 by bp56691

Housing professionals say that many older Americans are staying put because moving no longer makes financial sense.

NALHFA: HUD cuts would worsen housing affordability challenges

June 4, 2026 by bp56691

Jonathan Paine, executive director of NALHFA, says proposed cuts will only exacerbate existing hurdles for many Americans.

Pennsylvania ADU bill clears House, heads to Senate

June 2, 2026 by bp56691

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro declared he intended to go big on housing. On Monday, at least one piece of that ambition cleared the state House with a bipartisan vote, setting up a tougher sell in the Republican-controlled Senate. The House passed House Bill 2186, requiring municipalities statewide to allow one accessory dwelling unit per residential […]