

Conor Dougherty
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A Higher Monthly Payment, but Less Square Footage
Homebuilders are responding to rising interest rates with an innovation: a small house in the traditionally spacious exurbs.

A D.C. Suburb Finds a Creative Answer to America’s Housing Shortage
Montgomery County, Md., like many places, has an affordable housing crisis. So it started acting like a benevolent real estate investor.

Who Will Stand Up for Renters? Their Elected Representatives, Who Also Rent.
In California, legislators come out as tenants to form a renters’ caucus.

Mortgage Transfers Pick Up as a Way to Beat Rising Rates
Real estate agents are pushing sub-3 percent mortgages as an amenity, just like marble countertops or a view of the mountains.

Can the ‘California Effect’ Survive in a Hyperpartisan America?
For decades the state has been setting policy for the whole nation. Now red states are pushing back.

The Rent Revolution Is Coming
For the 44 million households who rent a home or apartment in the U.S., inflation keeps pushing costs higher and higher. Anger is rising too....