Explore why many older U.S. homeowners are considering downsizing amid high home equity and rising insurance and maintenance costs, and how current market trends impact their decisions.

New U.S. tax legislation increases SALT deductions and reinstates mortgage insurance deductions, offering potential savings for homeowners, especially in high-tax states.

Analysis of 2025 mortgage rate trends highlights Federal Reserve policy, Treasury yields, and inflation effects on U.S. housing affordability and lending costs.

Study finds U.S. homeowners spend over $21,000 yearly on hidden costs including maintenance, property taxes, insurance, and utilities, with significant state-by-state variation.

Rising homeowners insurance premiums are causing coverage gaps, increasing foreclosures and impacting community stability across the U.S. Market transparency and resilience investment are key to addressing this trend.

Explore how mortgage affordability influences homeownership decisions among the sandwich generation balancing eldercare and financial responsibilities in U.S. housing markets.

Policy unpredictability, rising insurance and tax costs, and trade tensions are slowing the U.S. housing market recovery in 2019, creating cautious consumer behavior and a weak summer buying season outlook.

Homeowners insurance premiums have surged 24% from 2021 to 2024, driven by extreme weather events and rising rebuilding costs, exacerbating U.S. housing affordability challenges for buyers and owners alike.

Congress proposes reinstating and expanding the mortgage insurance premium deduction to ease homeownership costs amid affordability challenges.

Surging homeowners insurance premiums in Oklahoma are raising mortgage costs and reshaping lending practices, impacting borrower affordability and shifting market dynamics toward new home construction.