Can 50-year mortgages help the housing market

The average cost to buy a home in the U.S. is about $500,000, more than triple the price 30 years ago. Carter Evans reports on one idea that could help more Americans become homeowners.

• Dec 22, 2025

A quarter of U.S. homeowners unprepared for costs of extreme weather

As climate change whips up wilder weather, more Americans must deal with "hazards they have not faced in the past," expert says.

• Sep 9, 2024

Struggling homeowners could see financial benefit from Chicago's focus on the DNC

An alderman wants to get a new home repair grant program to help homeowners who live near where the DNC is being held.

• Jul 30, 2024

Homeowners on Chicago's West Side could see long-term benefit from DNC

Ald. Walter Burnett (27th) wants to get a new home repair grant program to help homeowners who live near where the DNC is being held. Dorothy Tucker reports.

• Jul 30, 2024

Here's how much you have to make to afford a starter home in the U.S.

The annual income needed to afford even a basic home in the U.S. has risen sharply since the pandemic, a new report shows.

• Mar 28, 2024

Even with insurance, Bloomingdale homeowners on hook for collapsed ceiling

The couple were frustrated to learn that years-old defects left the cost of repairs on them, even with insurance.

• Dec 7, 2023

It's taking Americans much longer in life to buy their first home

There are several reasons why it's taking longer for millennials to buy property, one of which is they're being outbid by boomers.

• Aug 15, 2023

Almost 2 years after Woodridge tornado, townhome residents still waiting on repairs

"This was like from movie. Never seen before."

• Apr 3, 2023