Bloomberg News, March 20, 2025-Patrick ClarkFreddie Mac, one of the key government-backed housing finance entities, named its president, Mike Hutchins, as interim chief executive officer, according to a person familiar …
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Florida Explores Ditching Property Tax as Home Prices Soar
The Wall Street Journal, March 20, 2025-Arian Campo-Flores and Deborah AcostaFlorida’s leaders are considering a far-reaching remedy to cut the soaring costs of owning a home: ditching property taxes.Click here …
American Homes Are Getting Younger
The New York Times, March 20, 2025-Matt YanMore than 500,000 new apartment units were completed across the United States last year, according to RentCafe. All of that construction can help …
Institutional Investors Shift Focus to Private Infrastructure, Real Estate
Globe St., March 20, 2025-Philippa MaisterSome of the world’s largest institutional investors are considering ways to play the next real estate cycle with a core focus on private infrastructure and …
Mortgage Rates Face Uncertain Path Despite Fed’s Steady Hand
National Mortgage News, March 20, 2025-Brad FinkelsteinMortgage rates remain in a volatile range despite the Fed’s decision to keep short-term interest rates unchanged. Analysts expect modest declines in mortgage rates, …
First-Time Homebuyers Becoming First-Time Home Sellers
HousingWire, March 20, 2025-Jonathan DelozierThe surge in first-time homebuyers during 2020 has led to a new trend: first-time home sellers.Click here for more (subscription)
U.S. Mortgage Rates Increase for First Time in Nine Weeks
Bloomberg News, March 19, 2025-Vince GolleThe average US 30-year mortgage rate rose for the first time since early January, causing a pullback in refinancing and tempering purchase activity.Click here for …
Homes for Sale Could Become Harder to Find
Axios, March 19, 2025-Sami SparberThis tough housing market could soon get even trickier to navigate.Click here for more
U.S. Housing Market Gets ‘Encouraging Sign’
Newsweek, March 19, 2025-Giulia CarbonaroThe recent decline in mortgage rates is bringing homebuyers back into the game in time for the spring selling season, in what Redfin experts consider an …
Housing Market Map: Zillow Once Again Downgrades Its 2025 Home Price Forecast
Fast Company, March 19, 2025-Lance LambertOn Tuesday, Zillow economists published their updated forecast model, projecting that U.S. home prices, as measured by the Zillow Home Value Index, will rise 0.8% …