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Trade school and certificate program enrollment surged 10.2% this spring as more Gen Z students opted for lower-debt paths, a shift housing experts say could help young adults buy homes sooner by improving their debt-to-income ratios and accelerating savings.

Berkshire Hathaway agreed Sunday to buy Taylor Morrison, the nation's sixth largest homebuilder, for roughly $8.5 billion in cash, paying $72.50 per share, a 24% premium to the builder's May 29 closing price. It is one of the first major deals made under new CEO Greg Abel, who took over from Warren Buffett earlier this year.

A quarter of homeowners say housing-related stress is severely hurting their quality of life, and nearly 1 in 5 rank it as their top stressor, according to Hippo Insurance's 2026 Homeowner Anxiety Report. Gen Z and millennials are feeling it most, with 76% reporting a negative impact on their well-being, compared with 51% of baby boomers and Gen X.

More Americans are making early withdrawals from their 401(k) accounts to cover housing costs, with hardship withdrawals rising to 6% of Vanguard plan participants in 2025, up from 3.6% in 2023. The most common reason is making rent or mortgage payments to avoid foreclosure or eviction.

HOA advocacy groups are urging the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down the Corporate Transparency Act, a federal anti-fraud law they say will burden volunteer board members with costly disclosure requirements and could drive up dues for millions of Americans.

A healthcare case manager earning $61,000 a year spent four years and 16 offers trying to break into Rochester, N.Y.'s competitive housing market before finally closing on a three-bedroom home in 2025. The turning point came during a blizzard, when two competing buyers canceled their showings, leaving her as the only offer on a $150,000 listing. Her agent connected her with a State of New York Mortgage Agency downpayment assistance loan, which covered her entire $30,000 down payment and closing costs. She pays $1,192 a month and says she plans to stay for good.

A homeowner on Reddit discovered his neighbor's fence was 2 feet over his property line. After a survey confirmed it, he asked the neighbor to move it. The neighbor refused, claiming "squatters' rights" or adverse possession, arguing that since the fence had been there for five years, it's now his.

More couples are keeping their finances separate, with 42% merging accounts and 20% keeping money entirely apart, according to Fidelity's 2026 survey. Gen Z and millennials are driving the trend. Separate finances don't disqualify couples from getting a mortgage together, but they do require more paperwork, including bank statements from each account and documentation for any gifted down payment funds.

The spring housing market is closing out on a rough note, with mortgage rates jumping to 6.51% and mortgage applications falling 4% in a single week, even as home prices declined for the 18th straight week and inventory continued to rise.