Starter homes used to be a relatively safe on-ramp to ownership, a place where you could live modestly while building equity. Today, you are more likely to inherit decades of neglect, then face repair ...

SALT LAKE CITY — Starter homes are continuing to get smaller. The median size of a new single-family home in the United States fell in 2024 for a third year in a row, dropping to 2,150 square feet, ...

Happy Tuesday, and welcome to another edition of Rent Free. State legislatures across the country are starting to convene. As they do, it's becoming clear that 2026 will be another very active year ...

Most people think of starter homes as stepping stones to a better house in the future, but one real estate expert has much to say to the contrary.

Starter-home sales rose 4.9% year-over-year in October, increasing for the 14th consecutive month, with San Francisco recording the biggest jump in starter-home sales More homes on the market ...

We are asking readers and listeners for their questions about all things homeownership and renting. Today, we're answering one of them. Submit your question below. Bidding wars may be cooling and ...

What qualifies as a “starter home” these days? Do its owners need to be a certain age or plan to live in it fewer than five years, or maybe 10? Or does the answer simply come down to price? People ...