When a YouTube creator like MrBeast steps in to build 100 homes for Americans who cannot afford safe housing, it highlights both the scale of the crisis and the power of long‑term planning.

President Donald Trump has pledged to roll out reforms for the housing market. Experts say that the government should focus on ways to increase housing supply in order to help bring down costs.

For most people, a home isn’t just where they live — it’s one of their most powerful financial assets. As you make mortgage payments and your property’s value grows, you build home equity, or the ...