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Prosecutors say a tech company is helping landlords work together to drive up rents. The lawsuit's outcome could change how we pay for everything.

Puerto Rico is becoming a popular destination for mainland Americans seeking tax breaks, but an influx of wealth is driving up housing costs.

High mortgage rates, expensive auto loans, and a static labor market make it hard for people to move up the economic ladder.

The $418 million settlement will effectively eliminate the long-standing 6% commission, which has been standard in home purchase transactions for years.

A shady tactic known as "steering" is a big reason real-estate commissions remain so high, but a wave of lawsuits could end the practice.

Allowing people to keep cheap mortgage rates when they move home could boost listings and transactions, but may also risk creating fresh problems.

If you've been waiting — maybe even cheering — for the housing bubble to pop and home prices to plummet, you're out of luck.

Baby boomers' dominance in the US housing market is coming to an end. And Gen Z, not millennials, are poised to take over.

US home prices climbed 5.2% in November, according to data from CoreLogic, as lower mortgage rates and dwindling supply propped up the market.

Mortgage rates are finally falling, the real-estate brokerage said, after a year where higher borrowing costs drove away potential homebuyers.

Redfin's CEO says the housing market is at "rock bottom." That may be true for some, but for others, the crunch can still get worse.