Author: Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA TODAY

Standard homeowners’ policies cover a wide range of potential disasters, but not floods, earthquakes, maintenance damage and sewer back up.

The U.S. housing sector, which is facing a shortage of 5.5 million to 6.8 million housing units, is in need of innovation, say experts.

In the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim area metro area, 120,534 fewer entry-level homes were sold in 2020 compared to 1990.

An influx of young remote workers to New York City is causing rental bidding wars and record-breaking leasing activity.

Exuberant buying — with multiple offers and bidding wars  — reminiscent of the time before the 2008 housing crash have become a common occurrence.

The time might not be right to buy a home in Boise, Idaho, or any of these 10 overvalued housing markets in the US.

Factors included listing prices, inventory levels, new listings, time on market, homebuyer demand and price reductions.

As easy as the housing market has been for sellers, buyers have had to navigate a market characterized by a steep price growth and tight inventory.

As rents continue to rise at fast clip and mortgage rates remain low, buying a starter home now costs less per month than renting in many U.S. metros.

Rent prices have soared in 2021. The national median rent jumped by 11.4% and rents may go even higher as markets rebound from COVID-19.