The Wall Street Journal, March 2, 2025-Robyn A. FriedmanRent-to-own deals are nothing new. These transactions, in which a portion of the buyer’s monthly rent payment is ultimately applied toward a …
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Florida Housing Market Sees Record Home Listings
Newsweek, March 3, 2025-Giulia CarbonaroThe number of homes for sale in Florida reached a record high last month, according to a new report by Redfin, which found that at the …
Why Asian Logistics Operators Are Leasing More U.S. Warehouses
The Associated Press, March 3, 2025-Haleluya HaderoLogistics operators based in Asia have been leasing more warehouses in the United States in response to changes in e-commerce, global trade and manufacturing.Click …
Home Affordability Declines Across the U.S.
MPA, Feb. 28, 2025-Jonalyn CuetoThe affordability of home purchases declined in January as the median mortgage payment applied for by prospective buyers rose to $2,205, marking a 3.7% increase from …
Five Years Later: How the Pandemic Reshaped the Housing Market
MPA, Feb. 28, 2025-Candyd MendozaThe U.S. housing market has undergone a dramatic transformation since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020.Click here for more
Home Buyers May See a Major Spring Housing Market Change Soon
TheStreet, Feb. 28, 2025-Caitlin Cahalan
More Pending Home Sales in U.S. Are Getting Cancelled
The Wall Street Journal Pro, Feb. 28, 2025In January, just over 41,000 U.S. home-purchase deals, or 14.3% of contracts, fell through, the highest rate for this time of year since …
The Investor Who Won Big on Zombie Malls Is Going All In on Empty Offices
The Wall Street Journal, Feb. 25, 2025-Kate KingAn investor known for squeezing cash out of dying malls is now trying a similar approach to profit from tanking office towers.Click here …
America’s New Homes Inventory Reaches Highest Level Since 2008 Crash
Newsweek, Feb. 27, 2025-Ashley ParksThe inventory of newly built homes in the U.S. has reached a historic high, raising concerns about economic implications for the housing sector. While homebuilders struggle …
Mortgage Rates Pulled Down Again by Economic Uncertainty
National Mortgage News, Feb. 27, 2025-Brad FinkelsteinMortgage rates are at their lowest level since the end of last year, following the sixth consecutive week of drops, as concerns over the …