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East Aurora's service wait might be ending

Homeownership rate in the U.S. is lower than you think, new research finds

A line chart that compares U.S. homeownership rates under traditional and new measures from 2006 to 2024. The traditional rate fell from 67.3% to 63.1% by 2015, then edged up to 65.3% in 2024. The new measure dropped from 55.1% to 49.4% in 2016, then recovered to 53.1%.

U.S. homeownership rate

Data: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis calculations based on 2024 American Community Survey data; Note: Traditional measure reflects share of occupied housing units where owner is a resident. The new measure is the share of the adult population who owns their home; Chart: Emily Peck/Axios

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The rise of whites-only "heritage communities"

Axios Live: What housing leaders say could ease the crisis

Whole Foods Market set to anchor new Durbin Park retail development

Axios Live: New housing law fuels bipartisan momentum

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Housing, imports and consumers: 3 fresh reads on the economy

A line chart that tracks monthly year-over-year changes in the U.S. import price index for all imports and imports excluding fuels from January 2019 to June 2026. All imports fell to minus 6.8% in April 2020, peaked at 13% in March 2022, then reached 7.1% in June 2026.

Year-over-year change in U.S. import price index

Data: Bureau of Labor Statistics; Chart: Courtenay Brown/Axios

New housing law could reinvent the mobile home

Tokyo has gotten really cheap while the U.S. gets pricier

A bar chart that compares average three-bedroom rents across 11 cities. New York is highest at $8,873, followed by Zurich at $6,285 and San Francisco at $6,071. Tokyo is lowest at $2,361. Most cities cluster between about $4,850 and $5,900.

Average rent for a three-bedroom apartment in select cities

Data: Numbeo.com via Deutsche Bank Research Institute; Note: For an apartment in the "city center"; Chart: Emily Peck/Axios

Bipartisan housing bill looks on track to become law

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