Time, Jan. 13, 2026-Simmone ShahAround the world, from droughts to floods to wildfires, extreme weather events are becoming more frequent, severe, and longer lasting. More than one in four homes …
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Pace of Inflation Held Steady in December; Consumer Prices Up 2.7% on Year
The Wall Street Journal, Jan. 13, 2026-Harriet TorryInflation remained relatively contained at the close of 2025 despite turbulence from tariffs, giving the Federal Reserve some breathing room as it weighs …
House Bill Seeks Higher VA Loan Fees to Fund Veterans’ Benefits
HousingWire, Jan. 13, 2026-Flávia Furlan NunesMortgage trade groups are closely monitoring a bill in the U.S. House of Representatives that would raise fees on Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) mortgages …
Rent Concessions Are on the Rise in America’s Sunbelt Cities
Wall Street Journal, Jan. 12, 2026-Rebecca Picciotto Cities like Phoenix overbuilt upscale housing when remote workers started showing up during the pandemic. Now that extra inventory means perks for renters. …
Affordable HOMES Act Passes House
HousingWire, Jan. 12, 2026-Sarah WolakThe U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 5184, the Affordable HOMES Act, on Friday with a bipartisan vote of 263–147. The legislation aims to boost housing …
What Retail Real Estate Will Look Like in 2026
Retail Brew, Jan. 12, 2026-Erin CabreyThe turn of the new year means that, metaphorically, as one door closes, another opens, and the same is literally true on the daily in …
A Powerful Force Has Been Holding Back the Housing Market. It’s Finally Easing.
The Washington Post, Jan. 11, 2026-Julie Z. WeilThe housing market recently crossed a noteworthy line: There are now more Americans with mortgage rates higher than 6 percent than below 3 …
Economists Forecast Just 50 Basis Points of Fed Cuts in 2026
National Mortgage News, Jan. 12, 2026-Brad FinkelsteinJust 14% of the economists surveyed by Wolters Kluwer expect the Federal Open Market Committee’s next short-term rate reduction to take place at its …
Rocket, Mr. Cooper Team-Up Becomes Top GSE Seller
Inside Mortgage Finance, January 12, 2026-Dennis HollierThe combined entity of Rocket and Mr. Cooper overtook UWM for GSE loan sales in 2025.Click here for more (subscription)
Hundreds of Apartments are Being Built on top of a Costco
Entrepreneur magazine, Jan. 9. 2026-Sherin ShibuA first-of-its-kind Costco with 800 apartment units above it is coming to Baldwin Hills, a neighborhood in South Los Angeles that Census Reporter finds has …