Homeowner news
What changed today — and what it means for your house. Updated daily.
Market & Mortgage
A Push to End the Home-Sale Tax Penalty While Lenders Brace for a Bumpy Fall
Congress is trying to thaw the housing market's deep freeze by doubling capital gains tax exclusions, just as the mortgage industry prepares for a slowdown.
Home & Safety
Freezer Threats and FEMA Delays: The Home Hazard Report
A nationwide popsicle recall has a years-long shelf life, and the federal response to Midwestern storms is frustratingly slow. Here's what you need to know this week.
Money & Bills
The Tax Man and the Con Artist
Homeowners are caught in a frustrating squeeze between rising local tax burdens and sophisticated scammers promising a magical way out.
Home Projects
The Professionalization of the American Remodel
With moving off the table for millions, homeowners are trading DIY weekends for serious, high-tech upgrades to their current spaces.
Energy & Solar
Your House Is the New Power Plant
Utility giants are merging and net metering policies are shifting. But new incentives can help you turn your property into a personal power hub.
Market & Mortgage
The Housing Market Is Frozen, Except Where It's Not
National home sales hit a wall when mortgage rates spiked. But beneath that quiet surface, cooling boomtowns and rising affordable cities are trading places.
Money & Bills
The Property Tax Tug-of-War
Homeowners want lower bills, but cities are going broke. How the fight over property taxes is forcing tough choices in your neighborhood.
Home Projects
The New Rules of Home Improvement
Between a looming lumber tariff and new 'lawn cop' enforcement in drought zones, upgrading your property is getting complicated.
Home & Safety
The Summer of Hidden Hazards
When you buy a house, you assume the street out front is permanent. But recent sinkholes and floods prove the ground beneath us is literally shifting.
Energy & Solar
The Data Center Next Door
Data centers are moving into residential neighborhoods and straining the power grid. But this energy squeeze is creating a new way for homeowners to get paid.
Market & Mortgage
Sun Belt Reality Check: The Hidden Costs of Moving South
Retirees flock to South Carolina for the cheap taxes, but hidden local fees and strict new condo rules complicate the Sun Belt dream.
Money & Bills
The Local Budget Squeeze (And Why Your HOA Is Sweating)
Cities are hiking property taxes to plug massive budget holes. The good news? Homeowners in fast-growing states are finally getting serious protection from their HOAs.
Home Projects
The Insurance-Proof Renovation
We used to renovate to get our dream kitchen. Today, homeowners are pouring savings into their houses just to keep their insurance from dropping them.
Energy & Solar
The Grid's New Competitor
AI data centers are quietly driving up local electricity rates, pushing homeowners to find new ways to take climate control into their own hands.
Money & Bills
The New Math of Homeownership
The housing market is splitting in two. While long-term owners sit on record equity, recent buyers are getting squeezed by rising rates and insurance bills.
Market & Mortgage
Why the $799 Mortgage Is a Myth, and Rates Are Stuck in Neutral
Mortgage markets are caught between a cooling job market and stubborn inflation. Meanwhile, a new lawsuit shows exactly why you have to read the fine print.
Home & Safety
Exploding Gadgets and Toxic Water: The Hidden Hazards in Your Home
A massive recall of a popular rechargeable hand warmer and a legal showdown over 'forever chemicals' in California tap water are on the radar this week.
Home Projects
The Great Remodel Reality Check
With mortgage rates keeping buyers locked in place, Americans are fixing up the homes they already have. Here's how to plan a remodel that actually pays off.
Energy & Solar
The Heat Pump Bottleneck
Upgrading your home's climate control is getting a lot cheaper thanks to stacked government rebates. But finding someone to install it is another story.
Market & Mortgage
The Condo Hurdle: Why Buying Your First Place Just Got Harder
A massive federal rewrite of condo lending rules and mortgage rates stuck near multi-year highs are making life tough for entry-level buyers.