Homeowner news
What changed today — and what it means for your house. Updated daily.
Money & Bills
The Property Tax Revolt
Homeowners are fighting back at the ballot box as local governments squeeze them to cover budget deficits and bureaucratic blunders.
Home & Safety
What's Actually Coming Out of Your Tap
Federal regulators are fighting over chemical testing rules, and local pipes are snapping under pressure. The safety of your home water supply is suddenly a front-burner issue.
Energy & Solar
Funding the Green Home: New Loans and a Solar Supply Chain Fight
Upgrading your home's energy efficiency is getting easier with new federal tools and state loans. Meanwhile, a trade dispute over solar panels is brewing.
Home Projects
The Lumber Tax: Why your next renovation just got more expensive
A proposed 50% tariff on Canadian imports will drive up the cost of lumber and building materials just as the construction industry was finally stabilizing.
Market & Mortgage
The Summer Squeeze: How to Buy When the Market Won't Budge
With prices hitting record highs and rates stuck in the mud, waiting for the housing market to cool off isn't working. Here's how to manufacture your own affordability.
Money & Bills
The Great Insurance and Tax Squeeze
Home insurance is quietly eclipsing property taxes in states across the country. It's forcing homeowners to make some brutal choices about their monthly budgets.
Market & Mortgage
The Great Summer Standoff: High Rates and Quiet Open Houses
Mortgage rates are stuck in the mid-sixes and buyers are exhausted. Here's why the market is at a standstill, and where you can still find leverage.
Money & Bills
The Tax and Mandate Shuffle: Who Pays When the Rules Change?
The secondary costs of keeping a roof over your head are shifting. Florida wants a massive property tax overhaul, and condo owners might finally get a federal lifeline.
Market & Mortgage
Why the Housing Math is Finally Tipping Back to Buyers
National home prices just hit another record high. But rising wages and slightly lower mortgage rates are quietly handing power back to patient buyers.
Money & Bills
The Hidden Costs of Keeping Your Home
Automated IRS tax liens. Massive state property tax battles. The fight over what it costs to simply stay in your house is heating up.
Market & Mortgage
The 5.4% Summer Slump
Summer is usually peak moving season, but climbing rates and global tension have buyers quietly deciding to stay put.
Money & Bills
The Rise of Plug-and-Play Solar Power
State lawmakers are finally cutting the red tape around home solar. It's getting easier and cheaper to bypass the traditional grid.
Market & Mortgage
The 6.6% Standstill: Why Buyers Are Finally Walking Away
Mortgage rates are creeping up, pending sales are dropping, and homes are finally sitting on the market. Here's what this standoff means for your next move.
Market & Mortgage
The Great Regional Divide: Boomtowns Cool Down While the Midwest Heats Up
High mortgage rates are finally slowing the national housing market, but the big-picture numbers hide a bizarre reality on the ground.
Market & Mortgage
The New Housing Law vs. The Summer Slump
Washington just passed a massive law to fix the housing shortage. But right now, buyers are stuck sweating out record prices and stubborn mortgage rates.
Money & Bills
Why the AI Boom Is Raising Your Utility and Tax Bills
Data centers are draining local power grids and municipal budgets, leaving homeowners to make up the difference.
Market & Mortgage
Washington Finally Puts a Leash on Wall Street Homebuyers
A sweeping new federal housing law quietly took effect at midnight. The goal? Tipping the scales back toward regular buyers.
Home & Safety
Stove Recalls and the Ticking Clocks Under Our Streets
Best Buy is recalling thousands of gas ranges over a surprising fire hazard. Out west, a massive pipe burst in LA is a messy reminder of the aging infrastructure right outside our doors.