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"In March 2026, housing starts were 10.8% above March 2025. In the same month, building permits totaled 1.372 million, 7...
05/05/2026

"In March 2026, housing starts were 10.8% above March 2025. In the same month, building permits totaled 1.372 million, 7.4% below March 2025. This means construction activity has picked up, but the pipeline of future projects is still weaker than it was a year ago." Learn more:

The February 2026 release, originally scheduled for March 17, 2026, and the March 2026 release, originally scheduled for April 17, 2026, for the New Residential Construction report have been rescheduled for release on April 29, 2026. For more information, see the Economic Indicators Release Schedule...

“Despite the national trend, 21 states managed to buck the crisis and see modest improvements in affordability. Importan...
04/23/2026

“Despite the national trend, 21 states managed to buck the crisis and see modest improvements in affordability. Importantly, prices didn’t actually drop in these regions; rather, local income growth outpaced the rising cost of living… Kansas led this group, with households spending 5% less of their total income on essentials compared with 2019. New Mexico followed closely at 4.7%, with Utah seeing a 4.1% improvement.” Learn more:

New analysis reveals the states where soaring costs have crushed discretionary income, and the few success stories that bucked the trend.

"The house price-to-income ratio in the U.S. has remained near historic highs for the last three years. Even though hous...
04/14/2026

"The house price-to-income ratio in the U.S. has remained near historic highs for the last three years. Even though house price inflation has decelerated, the U.S. is the only developed market (DM) outside of Japan that did not see house prices fall during the recent tightening cycle. This is in part due to the prevalence of 30-year fixed-rate mortgages among American homeowners." Read more:

House prices are expected to stall at 0% this year, while home sales are expected to gradually improve.

“Over the past week, around 40,000 residents of Bhagirathpura - a neighbourhood of largely poor and lower-middle income ...
04/07/2026

“Over the past week, around 40,000 residents of Bhagirathpura - a neighbourhood of largely poor and lower-middle income families - were screened by health authorities and around 2,450 cases of vomiting and diarrhoea were identified, said the government. The deaths in Indore - often ranked India's cleanest city - have sparked an uproar and put the governing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on the defensive… officials say that a pipeline leak led to sewage mixing with drinking water, leading to a diarrhoea outbreak in the area.” Learn more:

Officials in Indore say four people have died after drinking contaminated water but families allege the toll is higher.

"In L.A., even fewer unhoused people have a primary care provider. Just 7% of the population saw a provider in the past ...
04/02/2026

"In L.A., even fewer unhoused people have a primary care provider. Just 7% of the population saw a provider in the past year between 2022 and 2023, according to a study published by the USC Street Medicine program, meaning very few people would have medical exemptions certified under the new law." Learn more:

On a brisk January morning, physician assistant Brett Feldman searched the streets of Los Angeles for patients, knocking on car windows and peering into tents.

“Approximately 75 percent of land in American cities is constrained by zoning practices that exclusively permit single-f...
04/01/2026

“Approximately 75 percent of land in American cities is constrained by zoning practices that exclusively permit single-family residences. This restrictive zoning limits the variety of buildings that can be constructed and hinders the ability of low-income families to live in resource-rich neighborhoods. Eliminating single-family zoning can help encourage affordable development in areas long restricted to low-income families. By eliminating single-family zoning, developers gain the flexibility to build inherently more affordable housing types like townhomes, duplexes, or even apartment buildings, thus diversifying the housing stock.”
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Zoning, initially designed to regulate land use and density, has evolved into a significant impediment for growing communities attempting to adapt to current circumstances. Restrictive land use regulations and zoning […]

“Moreover, builders are facing persistent labor shortages, with the government reporting nearly 300,000 job openings in ...
03/25/2026

“Moreover, builders are facing persistent labor shortages, with the government reporting nearly 300,000 job openings in the construction industry in December. NAHB estimates that the residential construction sector will need to add roughly 740,000 workers a year just to keep pace with the industry’s growth, retirements and departures… Builders continue to grapple with rising construction costs, tariffs and economic uncertainty as 2026 gets underway, while many potential buyers remain on the sidelines due to affordability concerns, the National Association of Home Builders reports.” Learn more:

The housing market will continue to face several headwinds in 2026, including economic policy uncertainty as well as a softening labor market and ongoing affordability problems. But easing financial conditions led by an anticipated modest reduction in mortgage rates should help to somewhat offset th...

"Instead of reflecting the bright blue Arizona sky near the Four Corners region of the Southwest, the lake's water level...
03/19/2026

"Instead of reflecting the bright blue Arizona sky near the Four Corners region of the Southwest, the lake's water level reflects the dire reality that the Colorado River is running out of water. And the dock with the sign dangles off a 100-foot cliff, waiting for a refill that climatologists say will likely never come."
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A $40 billion plan proposes massive desalination plants to save the Colorado River, but critics call it "crazy."

“A new analysis from the Realtor.com economic research team considers what it would take to restore home affordability t...
03/12/2026

“A new analysis from the Realtor.com economic research team considers what it would take to restore home affordability to 2019 levels,... The analysis finds it would take: mortgage rates falling to 2.65%, down from 6.15% currently, or incomes rising 56% to a median of $132,171, up from $84,763 currently, or home prices falling 35% to a median of $273,000, down from $418,000 last year. None of these outcomes are likely or expected in 2026.” Learn more: https://www.realtor.com/news/trends/home-prices-mortgage-rate-affordability/

A new analysis from Realtor.com considers what it would take to restore home affordability back to 2019 levels.

“Rising air pollution can cut life expectancy by more than five years per person in South Asia, one of the world's most ...
03/12/2026

“Rising air pollution can cut life expectancy by more than five years per person in South Asia, one of the world's most polluted regions, according to a report published on Tuesday which flagged the growing burden of hazardous air on health. The region, which includes the world's most polluted countries of Bangladesh, India, Nepal, and Pakistan, accounts for more than half of the total life years lost globally to pollution, the University of Chicago's Energy Policy Institute (EPIC) said in its latest Air Quality Life Index.” Learn more:

Rising air pollution can cut life expectancy by more than five years per person in South Asia, one of the world's most polluted regions, according to a report published on Tuesday which flagged the growing burden of hazardous air on health.

“Water-related violence has nearly doubled since 2022, rising from 235 incidents to 419 in 2024, according to Water Conf...
03/05/2026

“Water-related violence has nearly doubled since 2022, rising from 235 incidents to 419 in 2024, according to Water Conflict Chronology, a database updated this week by the Pacific Institute that tracks water-driven violence throughout history.” Learn more:

The world has entered the era of "global water bankruptcy" as water systems relied on by six billion people, and half of the world's food production, are

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