Bloomberg, February 25, 2026-John GittelsohnConstruction of new data centers in the U.S. fell for the first time since 2020 despite soaring demand for artificial intelligence computing capacity.Click here for more …
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Everything President Trump Said About Housing in Tuesday’s State of the Union Address
MPA, Feb. 25, 2026-Liezel OncePresident Donald Trump used his State of the Union address to promise a housing market that would be “affordable again” for first‑time buyers while preserving the …
Here Are the U.S. Housing Markets Gen Z Is Flocking to
MPA, Feb. 25, 2026-Liezel OnceGen Z are only just beginning to show up in national migration statistics, but a new dataset suggests their choices are already reshaping pockets of the …
U.S. Mortgage Rates Reach Lowest Since 2022, Spurs Refinancing
Bloomberg News, Feb. 25, 2025-Vince GolleU.S. mortgage rates slipped last week to the lowest level since 2022, generating more refinancing activity.Click here for more (subscription)
We Need More Houses. Why Aren’t More Being Built?
The New York Times, Feb. 25, 2026-Maya NguyenOur weekly exploration of numbers that help us understand our world continues with a question at the center of the housing crisis: How …
Delinquencies Spike at Large Servicers in Fourth Quarter
Inside Mortgage Finance, February 25, 2026-Brandon IveyAccording to Inside Mortgage Finance’s Large Servicer Delinquency Index, the overall delinquency rate increased by 46.6 basis points from the end of September, hitting …
Senate Democrats Unveil Proposal to Discourage Private Equity Ownership of Homes
The Hill, Feb. 24, 2026-Alexander BoltonSenate Democrats, led by Sens. Elizabeth Warren (Mass.) and Jeff Merkley (Ore.), unveiled a bill to rein in private equity ownership of housing at a …
Home Flippers Bullish Despite Tougher Pricing Climate
Scotsman Guide, Feb. 24, 2026-Ryan KingsleyA quarterly survey of roughly 450 fix-and-flip real estate investors showed improving outlooks within the embattled sector to close out last year, with growing optimism …
Fed’s Goolsbee: Prioritize Inflation Before Further Cuts
National Mortgage News, February 24, 2026-Maria VolkovaFederal Reserve Bank of Chicago President Austan Goolsbee said Tuesday morning that the central bank should prioritize getting inflation to its 2% target, as …
AI Infrastructure is Powering Office Markets
The Weekly Take (CBRE podcast), Feb. 24, 2026AI’s massive investment surge is reshaping commercial real estate. Chemonics’ Victoria Slivkoff and CBRE’s Colin Yasukochi discuss AI’s influence on tech talent and …