Housing

But suburban owners still want to be close to downtown amenities.

Abby Joselyn planned to live out of her van for two years. But now, a year and a half into her vanlife journey, she "can't imagine being done in six months."

With the goal of living mortgage-free, "I really knew that I would go anywhere and I would live in anything," Kate Mill says.

High interest rates and limited inventory are key factors in restricting affordability.

The industry's mood continues to brighten, a trade group says, but sourcing sophisticated equipment remains a challenge.

Investors chasing returns have fueled a self-storage boom.

When Caitlin LaClair and her family moved to Texas and then Massachusetts, they were hit with sticker shock.

Zoning laws are notoriously arcane, but a new tool from the National Zoning Atlas is turning them into something like a Google map for land use laws. "We want people to understand what zoning says and what it does," said Sara Bronin, the National Zoning Atlas Director.

Mortgage debt has grown 30% since before the pandemic. But the majority of mortgage debt holders have rates below 5%.

"This market is just really wacky right now," says Houston-based broker LaTisha Grant.