Younger and first-time buyers are carefully weighing the full financial picture, not just the mortgage but taxes, insurance, homeowners’ association fees, utilities and maintenance repairs.

As U.S. student enrollment dwindles, school expenses soar and the country’s population rapidly ages, an improbable mashup is making more and more sense.

Homeowners eager to sell may have to wait a while before a buyer comes along.

Frequent natural disasters and high inflation have led insurers to raise premiums, and forced many customers to pare back their policies.

Celebrities including Snoop Dogg and Kyrie Irving are supporting Josephine Wright’s legal battle to keep her property.

“Having to erase our identity to get a better appraisal was a wrenching experience,” one of the homeowners said in a statement.

Local leaders nationwide are overhauling parking requirements for developers, scaling back the minimum number of spots for shopping centers and apartment complexes.

Homeowners have little reason to sell. They can charge high rent, their locked-in borrowing costs are low and equivalent properties are hard to find.

In an aging nation, accessory dwelling units make particular sense for people in their 60s and up who don’t want to move and will need nearby caregivers.