Starter homes cost $1 million in a record 242 U.S. cities—proof the affordability crisis has hit the homes meant for first-time buyers
The first rung on the property ladder now costs seven figures in a record 242 cities, a new Zillow report shows.
At a glance
- $ZG today−2.72%last $30.36
- 52-week range11.4% above low$27.25 – $74.80
- In the headline$1 millionAmount
- Coverage1 this week1 in 30 days · thin coverage — a small sample
- Sector scannerCalmCommunication Services
What it means
- What to watch: The headline hangs on one number ($1 million) — one data point is a snapshot, so the trailing trend is the context it needs.
- How the stock is trading: $ZG -2.72% in the latest session.
- Timing: It landed over the weekend: the change beside it is Friday's, and Monday is the first session that could react. Market holidays are not detected.
Where the stock stands
$ZG last traded at $30.36, -2.72% on the session. That is 59% below its 52-week high of $74.80 and 11% above its low of $27.25 — within a tenth of its 52-week low. Over the year it has ranged 174% from low to high: a very wide band for one year, the kind of volatility where large swings are routine. These are latest-session quotes, not live prices — the live tape is on the $ZG page.
How much coverage it is getting
This is the only story Wook has logged on $ZG in the last 30 days, so there is no run to measure it against yet. 12 related stories — same name or same desk — are lined up beside this one if you want the whole thread.
The bigger picture
Media and telecom stories turn on subscribers, pricing and the cost of content or networks — what each customer pays and what it costs to keep them matters more than the headline subscriber count. On Wook's supply-chain scanner, Communication Services reads calm today — no unusual stress in the filings and disclosures it watches.
What to watch next
The $ZG page has the full chart, the filings and the valuation model behind these figures. Because one outlet dominates the coverage, reading another outlet on the same story is the quickest check on whether it is being confirmed or just repeated. Wook AI, above, can pull live figures and do the math — how far $ZG is from its high, or how this week's coverage compares — on request.
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