PLAIN CITY, Utah — Miranda and Cole Potokar, who are 23 and 24, have talked a lot with friends about their terrible timing in the housing market. "We would make jokes like, 'What was I doing in third ...

If you want to understand why the American starter home seems to have gone extinct, don’t look at greedy developers, rapacious investors or discriminating banks. Look at the government policies that ...

A starter home is term used to describe a relatively small and affordable home that is well-suited for first-time homebuyers. These homes typically don’t come with luxury upgrades, may be relatively ...

Portland is building fourplexes and smaller homes to fight high prices.

For many first-time buyers, starter homes feel like an endangered species. In hundreds of cities nationwide, so-called starter homes now cost $1 million or more.¹ Even in areas where prices are lower, ...

Marisa Peñaloza is a senior producer on NPR's National Desk. Peñaloza's productions are among the signature pieces heard on NPR's award-winning newsmagazines Morning Edition and All Things Considered, ...