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New American Funding announced Friday that it is deploying voice artificial intelligence across its mortgage business to handle customer phone interactions, providing another example of how AI is entering the technology infrastructure behind the U.S. housing industry....

Renting rather than buying a small home in the Los Angeles area can save a typical household more than $2,000 per month, according to an analysis published by the Los Angeles Times on Wednesday....

Asking rents across the United States continued to decline on an annual basis, according to a new rental-market report released Monday by Realtor.com, although rental costs remain substantially above pre-pandemic levels....

Public housing access became the focus of a new application window in Waterbury, Connecticut, as the Waterbury Housing Authority prepared to open its general public housing waiting list. The housing authority operates thousands of public housing units serving residents in the New Haven County area. Housing information tracking the authority reported that the general public...

Manhattan’s rental market tightened further as the median asking rent for a market-rate apartment reached approximately $5,000, while the number of available listings fell substantially from the previous year. The latest figures showed a rental market in which demand remained strong while prospective tenants faced fewer choices. The combination creates additional pressure for renters searching...

The U.S. housing market showed continued weakness as sales of previously owned homes declined for a second consecutive month, highlighting the pressure that elevated mortgage rates and high home prices continued to place on buyers. Existing-home sales fell 1.7% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.06 million units, according to data reported by Reuters...

The U.S. rental market entered the second half of 2026 with renters gaining more options in many communities as new apartment construction continued to add supply and landlords increasingly competed for tenants. Recent national housing research shows that the market is becoming more favorable in some areas, although affordability remains a significant concern for households...

U.S. mortgage rates edged lower on August 7 after reaching elevated levels earlier in the summer, offering modest relief to prospective homebuyers while keeping the broader housing affordability question firmly in focus. The latest rate movement also has implications for the rental market, as households deciding whether to rent or buy continue weighing monthly housing...

One of the country’s most closely watched luxury real estate rankings changed this week as Fisher Island, Florida, lost its position as America’s most expensive ZIP code. The change, highlighted in new market analyses released and widely reported on August 5, underscores how the nation’s luxury housing market continues to evolve as wealth, investment, and...

The U.S. rental housing market continued its gradual transition toward greater balance on August 3 as apartment operators and property managers adapted to increasing housing inventory and changing renter expectations. Industry professionals report that while demand for quality rental housing remains strong, expanding apartment supply in many metropolitan areas is encouraging greater competition among residential...