 If you want to understand the UK's housing market right now, the best thing to do is go looking to buy a home. Maynard Cowher is 43 and lives in a small two-bed house in London. She's a full-time carer for her parents. Since her mom was diagnosed with blood cancer, she says her family needs more space. But she's struggling to find a bigger house within her $770,000 budget that's close to her mom's hospital.