Globe St., Feb. 27, 2025-Kristen SmithbergRenters are increasingly choosing to stay put for more than a decade, as soaring home prices and tight inventory keep many on the sidelines of …
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Multifamily Construction to Stay Strong in 2025 – Report
MPA, Feb. 27, 2025-Candyd MendozaDespite a slowdown in new multifamily construction, the development pipeline remains robust, with Yardi Matrix forecasting a steady pace of deliveries in 2025 before a gradual …
Mortgage Rates Drop to Lowest Since Mid-December, but Demand Still Falls Short
CNBC, Feb. 26, 2025-Diana OlickMortgage interest rates dropped again last week, hitting the lowest level in two months, but demand for mortgages didn’t respond. Total mortgage application volume fell 1.2% …
Housing Market ‘Tilting In Buyers’ Favor’
Newsweek, Feb. 26, 2025-Giulia CarbonaroHousing markets across the nation are starting to tilt in buyers’ favor, according to a Redfin expert who is encouraging aspiring homeowners to set their own …
Housing Market Inventory Offers a Hint of What’s to Come
Fast Company, Feb. 26, 2025-Lance LambertTotal active U.S. housing inventory for sale recently fell by 42,133 homes, from 871,509 in December 2024 to 829,376 in January 2025, according to the …
Majority of U.S. Homes Don’t Have Flood Insurance Despite Rising Risk
PropertyCasualty360, Feb. 26, 2025-Joe ToppeFlooding is the most common and expensive natural disaster in the U.S. and 96.7% of homes don’t have flood insurance, according to a report by ValuePenguin.Click …
Pro Take: Households Squeezed, and Financial Stability Risks Raised, as Climate Threats Boost Insurance Costs
The Wall Street Journal Pro, Feb. 26, 2025-Yuri NaganoClimate change not only wreaks havoc on households that find themselves in the path of destructive weather-related events. It also poses potential …
2025 Could Be the Last Year of Inventory Shortage
HousingWire, Feb. 24, 2025-Mike SimonsenHome prices in 2025 are a couple percentage points above where they were last year at this time. People often ask, “How can it be possible …
Millennial Home Buyers Now Have Major Advantage in the Housing Market
The Street, Feb. 23, 2025-Caitlin CahalanThe housing market has posed significant challenges for first-time home buyers, who are now primarily millennial and Gen Z consumers.Click here for more
FHA Waives Elevation Requirement for Single-Family Constructions
National Mortgage News, Feb. 25, 2025-Spencer LeeThe Federal Housing Administration has issued a waiver on new requirements that went into effect earlier this year, which are intended to mitigate flood …