Bargain mortgages originated by builders are helping more people get onto the property ladder. The hidden cost is inflated home values and underwater loans. Big home builders are offering the cheapest ...

After a month of house hunting, Rehana Vhora came up empty. All the homes she looked at either were too rundown or too expensive. Then, she happened upon a new housing tract while heading to a home ...

Stocks broadly recovered from their earlier tariff fear sell-off—with home builders one big exception. Tariffs could add to the cost of building a home—and buyers could ultimately be on the hook. The ...

The numbers: Builder confidence rose in October as they expect mortgage rates to fall and U.S. home-buying conditions to improve in the coming months. Home-buying demand has been tepid over the last ...