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Texas and Charlotte used to build huge McMansions—now they're copying the California design tricks they once mocked

The American Dream is getting smaller and more expensive than ever for homebuyers.

Fortune · Jun 22

Zonda's chief economist never thought Trump, the only real estate mogul-turned-president, would place tariffs on building materials when housing is already so unaffordable. She was wrong

Ali Wolf went from feeling somewhat optimistic about the housing market to concerned in a matter of months. Blame the policy whirlwind.

Fortune · Mar 27, 2025

The $200,000 starter home is going extinct

There are some “affordability havens” for now, though.

Fortune · Jun 15, 2024

Housing economist breaks down why millennials are losing out to boomers as top buyers of homes on the market

As baby boomers downsize and millennials finally enter the housing market, they are in direct competition for similarly priced and sized homes.

Fortune · May 20, 2023

The Big Squeeze: The housing market is so unaffordable that builders have no choice but to build smaller homes

“Fundamentally, every major housing market in the country is overpriced right now,” says Matt Saunders at John Burns Research and Consulting.

Fortune · May 17, 2023

The $300,000 starter home is going extinct: ‘A renter society not because of choice but because of force’

Housing economist Ali Wolf is worried by a growing "imbalance between the haves and have-nots in the economy."

Fortune · Mar 31, 2023

The housing market recession could be bottoming out. What does it mean for home prices?

To better understand what's going on in the U.S. housing market, Fortune reached out to Zonda chief economist Ali Wolf.

Fortune · Jan 25, 2023

Institutional homebuyer Yieldstreet slashes buying levels by 90% as it awaits a sharper home price correction

"From December onwards, the expectation from my side is we'll have another 10% to 15% decline nationally," says Yieldstreet's Tejas Joshi.

Fortune · Jan 2, 2023

Intensified housing market correction has homebuilders offering sweetheart deals to Wall Street

Homebuilders have clearly turned to their housing downturn playbook. Only there's a new wrinkle: Institutional investors.

Fortune · Dec 14, 2022