Unemployment Rate Falls to 4.3% as Economy Adds 178,000 Jobs in Surprise Rebound

Defying forecasts, the U.S. unemployment rate decreased to 4.3% in March, down from 4.4% the month before, as a solid bounce-back in payrolls suggested the labor market remains resilient. The much stronger-than-expected report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics released Friday showed that nonfarm p

War and Rising Rates Can’t Slow the Spring Housing Rush

As the war in Iran continues on, it's placing economic uncertainty on homebuyers navigating the spring selling season. Despite that, there's been an uptick in market pace, according to the Realtor.com® Weekly Housing Trends report. Homes are spending a shorter number of days on market compared with

Texas SB 17 has reshaped foreign capital in homebuilding

America’s largest homebuilders no longer just build subdivisions. Rather, they’re consolidating power. Scale is the new advantage, land is the new currency, and increasingly, ownership structure is the new danger. Foreign capital hasn’t pulled back from U.S. housing. It’s being organized. Japanese f

Wages Are Catching Up With Home Price Growth—So Why Don’t More Buyers Feel Empowered?

The housing market is finally sending buyers some encouraging signals, but not yet in a way that's likely to feel like broad relief for the middle class. Wages are expected to grow 3.4% in 2026, according to WTW, a global advisory firm—outpacing projected home price growth by 1.2 percentage points.