Millions of men in the prime of their lives are missing from the labor force. Could a big U.S. housing construction project bring them back?

Evictions disrupt people’s health, relationships, work, and education. Now all those struggles will be exacerbated by the pandemic.

The financial constraints of major student loans make it harder for hundreds of thousands of Americans to buy their first homes. But so does a small technicality—one that the Federal Housing Administration could fix.

Housing data suggest young people are flocking to the city for cheap homes and a trendy new scene.

A not-so-short history of the Spanish economy: The half-century housing bubble, the excruciating recession, the grisly unemployment, and, finally, a glimmer of hope. 

Lee Friedlander’s photographs of beauty queens and real estate

Ten years after Katrina, many New Orleans residents struggle to find an affordable place to live even though the city is full of vacant properties.

And four other intriguing things: Mark Penn at Microsoft, a better virtual-reality headset, feminist data, and the ghosts of Fukushima.