What Trump's 50-year mortgage plan could mean for homebuyers

Details are still sparse, but a 50-year loan could meaningfully reshape a housing market where 30 years is the norm.

• Nov 11

Hidden costs of downsizing to a smaller home

A New York Times piece published last week takes a look at the hidden costs of downsizing, including higher interest rates and unexpected factors in a changing real estate market. Claire Wolters, the author of the story, joined CBS News to discuss.

• Oct 21
• 02:41

Spirit Airlines declares bankruptcy for second time in less than a year

Spirit Airlines again filed for bankruptcy protection from its debts only months after emerging from Chapter 11.

• Aug 29

Here's where you can buy a mansion for less than $1 million

There are four metro areas across the U.S. where the median cost for a mansion is less than $1 million.

• Aug 15

First-time homebuyers face affordability crisis

A recent Harvard University study found the median home price of nearly $400,000 is almost five times the average income, but three times is considered affordable -- a ratio that has skewed sharply since COVID-19. Kelly O'Grady reports.

• Aug 12
• 02:50

Inside the housing market slowdown

2025 is shaping up to be the worst year for home sales in U.S. history. Shanelle Kaul reports.

• Aug 3
• 02:03

What downturn in housing market means for buyers

In May, there were 34% more sellers than buyers nationally, according to the real estate company Redfin. That is the highest rate since Redfin started gathering data in 2013. Kelly O'Grady reports.

• Jul 23
• 03:00

Trump floats eliminating federal capital gains tax on home sales

President Trump said he's "thinking about" eliminating capital gains tax on home sales. Here's what that would mean for the housing market.

• Jul 22

Investors are purchasing more U.S. homes, as would-be buyers are priced out

The rise in investor home purchases reflects how much the housing market has slowed as traditional buyers are sidelined, according to BatchData.

• Jul 8

What's behind the Compass-Zillow dispute?

Real estate giant Compass is suing the digital home-buyer marketplace Zillow over what it's calling the "Zillow ban." James Rodriguez, a real estate reporter for Business Insider, breaks down the dispute.

• Jun 30
• 02:59

Compass sues Zillow over its "Zillow ban," alleging antitrust breach

Real estate company Compass claims Zillow is illegally undermining competition by banning property listings if they don't appear on Zillow within 24 hours.

• Jun 23

U.S. home sale prices reach record of almost $400,000, report finds

Home sale prices are at a record high, but buyers are nevertheless paying below sellers' asking prices, research shows.

• Jun 20

These interior paint colors could boost your home's sale price by $2,600, Zillow says

Home sellers take note: The color of your kitchen and bedroom could boost your home's sale price.

• Jun 18

Company gives $10 million in holiday bonuses

A Maryland real estate company had an extraordinary surprise for its employees at its holiday party this year. Small envelopes revealed that St. John Properties gave its workers $10 million, divided among them. Everyone got a bonus, from maintenance workers to receptionists to vice presidents. The average award was $50,000, and the highest was $270,000, based on how long they'd all been working there. The bonus was for meeting a massive expansion goal.

• Dec 11, 2019
• 01:37

The secret of burial plots: "Location! Location! Location!"

Luke Burbank talks with Baron Chu, a broker of burial plots, and visits the Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Hollywood, Calif., where pricey chunks of real estate are sold to starry-eyed customers seeking status and a view, from six feet under. (This story originally aired on April 15, 2018)

• Jul 29, 2018
• 04:06

The Vessel: Thomas Heatherwick's oversized public art structure

It's the centerpiece of the largest and most expensive private real estate development in American history: "Vessel," a 150-foot-tall sculpture in the middle of Hudson Yards, a new 16-building complex on the West Side of Manhattan. The honeycombed flight of fancy, made of 154 flights of stairs, was conceived by 49- year-old British designer Thomas Heatherwick, who has put his stamp on some of the most provocative buildings and public projects around the world. Anthony Mason reports.

• Mar 17, 2019
• 05:13

Venice

In 1980, the sights and sounds in Venice Beach, California, were a celebration of sex, exhibitionism, and self-promotion. Morley Safer walked the boardwalk and found a metaphor for America in the parade of short shorts and roller skates.

• Sep 21, 1980
• 11:02

Starchitect

Bjarke Ingels is young, Danish and the current star of the world's architectural scene, handling over 60 major projects including the Googleplex and Two World Trade Center. Morley Safer reports.

• Mar 13, 2016
• 13:23

LA still recovering from January wildfires

California is still rebuilding after January's deadly wildfires as officials paint a grim picture of the upcoming fire season. Rick Caruso, real estate developer and former Los Angeles mayoral candidate, joins "America Decides" with an update on where recovery efforts stand.

• May 20
• 08:22

Here's where it's toughest for the middle class to find an affordable home

Households earning $75,000 can afford only 1 in 5 for-sale homes, down from half of all listed properties before the pandemic, a new study finds.

• May 15

1/14/2024: Commercial Real Estate; Master of the Mind

First, how empty offices spell trouble for landlords. And, a look at how a neurosurgeon is targeting Alzheimer's and addiction.

• Jan 14, 2024
• 43:01

8 U.S. cities where you must earn at least $100,000 to live comfortably

Since the pandemic, the monthly rent for a typical apartment around the U.S. has surged almost 30% to $1,858, Zillow data shows.

• May 12

Eye on America: Starter home struggles

In Texas, we examine how a shortage of millions of homes for sale is driving up demand and squeezing out families looking to purchase starter homes. And in Massachusetts, we hear from members of the sandwich generation, whose responsibilities taking care of multiple generations of their family have come at a cost to their retirement savings. Watch these stories and more on Eye on America with host Michelle Miller.

• Feb 8
• 21:23

Why many potential buyers have been scared away from Florida's condo market

Owners of older South Florida condominiums have seen a surge in special assessment fees for safety upgrades in response to a state law passed following the 2021 Surfside partial building collapse.

• Apr 24

Florida condo owners have unsellable homes

After a new state law passed following the Surfside condominium collapse in 2021, some say additional costs are turning away buyers. Skyler Henry reports.

• Apr 24
• 02:20

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