Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Roger Valdez writes about housing economics and policy. Dec 01, 2025, 09:30am EST What seemed like an ideal purchase because of ...

The root cause of homelessness is the widening gap between wages and housing costs. Many very low-income households are at risk of homelessness due to high housing costs. Homelessness often ...

The call is coming from inside the house. For all the talk about the Fed's prolonged challenge to tame the frenzy of the COVID-era housing market, it's the central bank's own headquarters that's ...

Rents rise when cities block new homes. Data tools didn’t create the housing shortage or high prices — policy choices did, ...

For several years now, much of the focus in our industry has been on affordability. Closely tied to that, we have had many discussions regarding existing owners being frozen in place with their ...

While Nashville continues to grow, many of the residents who power the city are having a harder time staying here.