Developers are building more single-family houses for renting. That can lower prices for both renters and buyers.

If you’re looking to move but haven’t found the perfect home — or you’re balking at the current market’s high prices — you might be wondering what it would take to build a brand-new home of your own.

Even in places where the need for housing is acute, the pace of building lags the demand. So we asked the reporter Alexander ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Owning your own home has always been thought of as the "American dream." But with housing prices skyrocketing and mortgage rates ...