Multi-Housing News, March 21, 2025-Gabriel FrankRecord-setting demand and absorption coupled with significant growth of the nation’s 65-and-older population have continued to make senior housing a compelling investment endeavor, even if …
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Home Sales Are Down, But Deals Are Up
National Mortgage Professional, March 21, 2025The U.S. new home market is showing signs of strain, but not surrender. According to Zonda’s latest New Home Market Update for February 2025, national …
Freddie Mac Names Hutchins Interim CEO as Pulte Revamps Agencies
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 …
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