Joe Enoch

2 months ago | aol.com | Nancy Chen |Joe Enoch |Kelsie Hoffman

Natural disasters can devastate entire communities. More than 16,000 homes and other structures were destroyed in California's January wildfires alone. Rebuilding can be time consuming and costly, but a Florida company says it can rebuild in a matter of weeks for less money. A CBS News analysis found the cost of home construction supplies across the country has increased by 47% since 2016.

Sep 18, 2024 | cbsnews.com | Nancy Chen |Joe Enoch |Analisa Novak

The real estate market is as challenging as ever, particularly for first-time buyers. According to the National Association of Realtors, the average age of first-time homebuyers has increased from 31 to 35 in a 10-year span. To combat rising home prices, many members of the millennial and Gen Z generations are turning to creative paths to homeownership, such as co-buying with friends or moving in with family. Gilbert Nyantakyi and Kwame Nkrumah, both under 30, co-own a house in New York City.

Sep 17, 2024 | aol.com | Aimee Picchi |Nancy Chen |Joe Enoch

September 17, 2024 at 4:21 PMShruti Chauhan, 45, knows all too well how brutal the real estate market can be for a first-time homebuyer — she's been searching for her first house for almost three years, putting up to three hours a day into the hunt and making over 30 bids. "Go home, crunch the numbers, whether this is the right fit or not, both in terms of finances and whether you see yourself there," Chauhan, a consultant who lives in New Jersey, told CBS News.

Sep 17, 2024 | finance.yahoo.com | Aimee Picchi |Nancy Chen |Joe Enoch

Shruti Chauhan, 45, knows all too well how brutal the real estate market can be for a first-time homebuyer — she's been searching for her first house for almost three years, putting up to three hours a day into the hunt and making over 30 bids. "Go home, crunch the numbers, whether this is the right fit or not, both in terms of finances and whether you see yourself there," Chauhan, a consultant who lives in New Jersey, told CBS News.

Jan 26, 2024 | news.yahoo.com | Chrissy Callahan |Vicky Nguyen |Joe Enoch

Jane Head has always been a big fan of NBC News correspondent Jacob Soboroff. When she posted a message on the journalist’s verified Facebook page and got a response from someone claiming to be Jacob, she was pretty psyched. “I was elated. It was just like, oh my gosh,” she told TODAY in a segment that aired on Jan. 25. Alas, it wasn’t Jacob, and the person imitating the journalist quickly encouraged Head to private message them on WhatsApp instead of the public Facebook page.