The most competitive markets this year share characteristics such as relative affordability and “supply that trails demand,” according to Zillow. Taking the top spot in the ranking is Buffalo, New York, followed by Indianapolis and Providence, Rhode Island.

Newsweek found properties that jacked up their prices during the California wildfires raising concerns of potential price gouging.

Zillow is introducing climate-risk estimates for home listings, which could impact home buyers' decisions and lead to increased construction of more resilient homes.

City officials are ramping up efforts to curb rent gouging following devastating firestorms that destroyed over 12000 homes displacing tens of thousands

Prices are now 1.5% off their all-time high in July, but some economists say prospective home buyers and sellers shouldn’t expect home values to plunge — one reason behind the shift is the market typically slows in the fall and winter and prices are still above where they were a year ago.

The emergency law caps rents to a ‘fair market value’ determined by HUD, but the caps are so low that many high-end homeowners are delaying putting

New data from Zillow shows Austin is one of the few major U.S. cities where rent prices are falling. President Biden in 2022 announced Admiral Linda Fagan as the new commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard making her the first woman to lead a branch of the U.S. military. President Trump's administration has now fired Fagan.

California law prohibits price-gouging after an emergency has been declared, meaning that individuals and businesses cannot increase the price of goods and services such as gas or rentals by more than 10% from before the emergency was declared. Price-gouging is a misdemeanor punishable by up to a year in jail and $10,000 fine for each violation.

Despite low unemployment levels, easing inflation, and a robust stock market, many Americans continue to feel the squeeze of high costs—particularly when it comes to housing. Median rents for 2025

The San Jose metropolitan area has for years had the highest home values in the United States. That doesn’t seem to be changing anytime soon, with the area’s typical value reaching another record high at the end of 2024.

According to Zillow, the median value there was over $1 million. “It was, you know, on the more affordable side of things here. And also very lovely, and there’s a burgeoning kind of scene of ...

How the study came about: The Rent Brigade is a new independent collective made up of tenant advocates, web programmers, housing researchers and ordinary Angelenos who say they naturally gravitated toward working together after posts about alleged rent gouging flooded social media in the days after the fires.