Since more homeowners in rural regions are either at or near retirement age, there’s a greater chance they will stay in their ...

Brick by brick, regulation by regulation, America built its own housing crisis. Experts say the problem is cemented into the foundation of the US housing system, a design flaw decades in the making.

The housing affordability crisis is sparing no one. But rural America is feeling particular strain. In rural America, prices continue to rise and incomes haven't kept up, according to a new report ...

Rural buyers are feeling the toll of high prices, as pandemic-driven home purchases from out-of-towners have pushed homeownership far beyond their reach. Home prices in rural America are rising faster ...

Rural homebuyers need to earn $75,000 to afford the typical home, up from $36,000 before the pandemic. The median home sale price in rural areas is up 61% from before the pandemic, compared with a 49% ...

As home prices climb and inventory thins, a major culprit is hiding in plain sight: the U.S. simply doesn’t have enough skilled labor force to build the homes buyers want and need. Experts say this ...

A general view of a house with a for sale sign in front of it as seen in Hawthorne, NJ on November 8, 2025. Christopher Sadowski Homeownership has long been part of the American dream, but that dream ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. America’s housing crisis is no longer a looming threat: It’s here. Across the country, home prices and rents have ...