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The dour outlook on the U.S. economy is shifting, but one area where many Americans continue to struggle is the cost of housing. High home prices and mortgage interest rates are pricing many would-be buyers out of the residential real estate market. Additionally, the country’s long-term hous…

For many years, the typical monthly costs of buying a home were well below typical rents in the U.S. But as of November 2023, the typical monthly payment for a home in the U.S. was more than 22% higher than the typical monthly rent. Researchers compared the cost of buying a home now with ren…

Over the course of 2020 and 2021, while COVID-era financial assistance programs were in effect, serious mortgage delinquencies experienced a 75% drop from their pre-pandemic rate. Fortunately, that figure has remained low even once those programs ended—likely the result of a strong job marke…