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The Great Compression

Thanks to soaring housing prices, the era of the 400-square-foot subdivision house is upon us.

The ‘Georgists’ Are Out There, and They Want to Tax Your Land

Amid a crisis in affordable housing, the century-old ideas of Henry George have gained a new currency.

A D.C. Suburb Finds a Creative Answer to America’s Housing Shortage

Montgomery County, Md., like many places, has an affordable housing crisis. So it started acting like a benevolent real estate investor.

Who Will Stand Up for Renters? Their Elected Representatives, Who Also Rent.

In California, legislators come out as tenants to form a renters’ caucus.

Mortgage Transfers Pick Up as a Way to Beat Rising Rates

Real estate agents are pushing sub-3 percent mortgages as an amenity, just like marble countertops or a view of the mountains.

Can the ‘California Effect’ Survive in a Hyperpartisan America?

For decades the state has been setting policy for the whole nation. Now red states are pushing back.

Can ‘The Last of Us’ Unlock a Gaming Gold Mine for TV?

Hollywood has mostly failed to adapt successful video games into satisfying series and films. In an interview, the creators of this new zombie thriller explain...

The Rent Revolution Is Coming

For the 44 million households who rent a home or apartment in the U.S., inflation keeps pushing costs higher and higher. Anger is rising too....

Highest Mortgage Rates Since 2008 Housing Crisis Cool Sales

As the Federal Reserve tries to fight high inflation, costly mortgage rates have begun to price people out of the housing market.

California’s Housing Crisis and the Fight Over 20 Townhomes

Suburban homeowners like Susan Kirsch are often blamed for worsening the nation’s housing crisis. That doesn’t mean she’s giving up her two-decade fight against 20...
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