New Homes Are 11% Smaller but 74% More Expensive per Square Foot [LendingTree Study]

Newly built homes in the U.S. have gotten smaller in the past decade, while the average price per square foot for these homes has skyrocketed.  We analyzed the latest housing data to find out how much smaller homes have gotten and where they're shrinking the most. Here's what we found.  New-home siz

Tariffs and Rising Construction Costs Could Signal Trouble Ahead For Rents, Despite Two Years of Price Declines

The impact is being felt across the country as the Midwest saw the steepest annual drop in completions, followed by the South. Rent prices declined for the 24th month in a row in July, marking a full two years of easing rental pressure in the U.S. rental market. At the same time, a growing pullback

Milwaukee Is Holding up Better Than Any Other Major U.S. Housing Market

The majority of America’s most resilient housing markets are located in the Rust Belt and are seeing an increase in home sales and prices Milwaukee is holding up better than any other major U.S. housing market, with home sales up 12% year over year, prices up 8.2%, and the typical seller fetching mo

The new American shopping mall is less Macy's, more church, bowling, Barnes & Noble

As mall staples like Macy's and Sears close, and Claire's declares bankruptcy, new success is arriving from businesses that lead to retail "cross-shopping."