New Homes More Affordable in the Long Run, Despite Overall High Prices: Report

In the ever-going search for affordability in the market, new research identifies that while prices may be higher on newly built homes, they cost less in the long run for homebuyers than existing homes. Realtor.com®’s new report on the total cost of homeownership found that homebuyers purchasing new

Mortgage Mix: Rates Continue Rising; Major Lenders Share Quarterly Earnings

Editor’s Note: The Mortgage Mix is RISMedia’s biweekly highlight reel of need-to-know mortgage-industry happenings. Watch for it every other Friday afternoon. – Rocket Mortgage has filed a lawsuit against rival United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM), seeking $100 million in damages. Rocket has accused UWM

America’s Homes Are Older Than Ever—and Local Red Tape Could Make Them Harder To Fix

While it’s well documented that regulatory friction is gumming up the new-construction pipeline, a new report offers a rare look at how local bureaucracy may also be affecting the homes already standing. The analysis from the Common Sense Institute (CSI) reviewed 2.8 million building permit records

Sheinelle Jones Is Moving Out of Marital Home a Year After Uche Ojeh’s Death—and Nearly Tossed Her Wedding Dress While Packing

"Today" co-host Sheinelle Jones has revealed that she is moving out of the New York home she shared with late husband Uche Ojeh—admitting that she nearly threw out her wedding dress while packing up her longtime abode. Jones, 48, who lost her husband to cancer in May 2025, lifted the lid on the movi