AP finds firms are cutting jobs, raising prices, and delaying reshoring.

Flexible payment systems are giving property managers more predictable cash flow while easing renters' financial strain.

Renters are scaling back on medical care, credit payments and food while housing costs consume growing portions of income.

Southern metros lead the nation in fostering female-owned firms.

Occupancy is slipping as population growth slows and immigration plummets 54% from last year.

A puzzling disconnect persists in housing demand even as affordability reaches its best level since 2022.

Cities like Birmingham and Raleigh are emerging as new youth magnets, as Gen Z rental growth surges sixfold.

Weather setbacks, geopolitical conflicts and rising oil prices cloud consumer confidence.