Cities and states are legalizing duplexes and small multi-unit buildings in single-family zones, betting that missing middle housing can help close a persistent supply gap.
Read MoreAI-driven data center demand has made grid power capacity, not land, the key constraint in commercial real estate — and communities near proposed sites are increasingly pushing back on resource use.
Read MoreInstitutional investors have grown from a niche post-crisis strategy into a real presence in some housing markets, and their concentrated buying is drawing fresh scrutiny over local affordability effects.
Read MoreHomeowners locked into low mortgage rates are staying put rather than trading up to a much higher rate, keeping existing home inventory unusually tight even as overall demand has cooled.
Read MoreDowntown office vacancies remain stubbornly high years after remote work took hold, and cities are betting on residential conversions to solve both that problem and housing shortages at once.
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