housing

If we’re going to solve climate change, we need to rapidly decarbonize buildings. Here are the companies working to get buildings off of fossil fuels for good.

Millions of Americans could face eviction when the national moratorium expires on July 31. Here are steps they should take to try to protect themselves.

After four straight months of declines, sales of previously owned homes rose 1.4% in June month to month.

Biden administration officials urged states and cities on Wednesday to move quickly to get rental assistance to households that have fallen behind.

The national eviction ban will lift in less than 10 days. There are still tens of billions of dollars available to help keep struggling renters in their homes.

A mixed picture of mortgage rates last week was enough to put the brakes on a recent rise in refinance demand.

Buying or renting in London remains notoriously expensive. CNBC looks at which areas are currently the cheapest in the U.K. capital. 

Building permits, an indicator of future construction, fell more than expected to the lowest since August.

Lumber prices are falling sharply, but the savings are not yet trickling down to the retail market.

U.S. homebuilders are happy with buyer demand, but higher construction costs are starting to eat away at their confidence.

Real estate unicorn start-up Pacaso is reforming Americans’ ability to make second home purchases, the company’s CEO told CNBC on Friday.

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are dropping a fee on mortgage refinances that was instituted during the pandemic.

Tennis superstar Serena Williams has invested an undisclosed amount in Esusu, a start-up with a mission to boost credit scores of underserved populations.

While societal changes are needed to address the wealth gap, there are also steps Black Americans can take right now to start building wealth, experts say.

Prices are rising for goods and services as the U.S. confronts its most serious inflation in decades. These most expensive states to live in had a head start.

As inflation increases prices on everything from groceries to energy, these are the ten U.S. states where a dollar goes the furthest.

Two rules can help you figure out if your current home is affordable.

The deadly collapse of a residential tower spooked South Florida homebuyers and real estate investors into reassessing the risk of buying Miami-area condos.

A sudden and unexpected drop in mortgage rates sent borrowers to their lenders in droves, hoping to save on their monthly payments.

People working minimum wage jobs full-time cannot afford a two-bedroom apartment in any state in the U.S. without spending more than 30% of their income.