While the current housing market is challenging for many Americans, a Gallup poll from May 2025 showed that 30% of aspiring homeowners felt they were still likely to buy a place within five years.

“Custom-made things tend to cost more and take longer to make than anything store-bought or mass-produced — especially when it comes to houses,” Rachel Cruze wrote in a recent Ramsey Solutions blog ...

Q. How do you feel about someone buying a vacation home, then renting it out when they’re not there? A. As long as you’re debt-free and buying with cash, I’m cool with it. A vacation home is a really ...