Consumer News Home Prices May Still Be Rising But Rents Are Falling

Home prices are still high, but they’re getting lower

Home-price cuts are becoming more common as the housing market gradually shifts toward buyers. Typical price reductions still hover around $10,000, ... Read More

Rents are falling. Will home prices follow?

Rents are falling across the country, which is good news for renters. But what does that mean for renters who want to buy homes? Read More

Rents are falling nationwide. That isn’t helping the sluggish sales market.

As rents fall in many US cities, savvy renters are chasing concessions and requesting cuts on their lease renewals. Read More

Half of America’s major housing markets now have falling home prices

Fresh data shows that as of August, 25 of the 50 biggest U.S. metro areas—representing half of the country’s major housing markets—are seeing prices fall compared with last year. That share has ... Read More

Fed Governor Bowman warns of housing market risks: ‘Declines in house prices could accelerate’

Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman issued a housing market warning during a speech at the Kentucky Bankers Association Annual Convention in Asheville, North Carolina on September 23. Bowman ... Read More

America's deepening affordability crisis summed up in 5 charts

Although inflation has eased, many Americans say they still feel squeezed financially. Here are five areas where households are feeling the pinch. Read More

10 U.S. Cities Where Rent Is Finally Dropping

Rents are falling in most of the U.S., offering minor relief from high housing costs after a major run-up in prices from 2019 to 2022. In five markets, the median asking rent is down more than 5% in ... Read More

Housing costs are rising — and it’s the main reason why fertility rates are falling

Home prices may be the real birth control. A new study by Benjamin K. Couillard, a doctoral candidate in economics at the University of Toronto in Canada, finds that surging housing costs are ... Read More

Some mobile home owners say they're being priced out by rising lot rent

Rent prices for lots in manufactured or mobile home parks are on the rise, according to census data. Some home owners say the increases are pricing them out of the homes they own. Some mobile and ... Read More