NPR, Jan. 6, 2026-Lauren SommerA typical single-family house is encircled by green, its shrubs and plants sitting just under windows and hugging exterior walls. It’s an image that California is …
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Washington D.C.’s Stockpile of Old Offices Makes It a Mecca for Housing Conversions
The Wall Street Journal, Jan. 6, 2026-Peter GrantThe pace has begun to pick up as architects devise new hacks and developers are able to acquire more old buildings at cheaper …
Single-Stair Multifamily Codes Trend as States Lean Into Affordability
HousingWire, Jan. 6, 2026-Richard LawsonSingle-stair small multifamily housing has shifted from a niche building type to a momentum-driven national reform trend in recent months, as cities and states seek to …
Mortgage Spreads Are Narrowing, but for Which Reason?
National Mortgage News, Jan. 5, 2026-Brad FinkelsteinThe spread between the 10-year Treasury yields and 30-year fixed mortgage rates tightened at the end of 2025, largely driven by Fannie Mae and …
A Surprising Housing Market is Now the U.S.’s Hottest, Says Cotality
MPA, Jan. 6, 2026-Liezel OnceYoungstown, Ohio, emerged as the nation’s hottest housing market in Cotality’s latest Home Price Index, outpacing the usual coastal and Sun Belt contenders.Click here for more
New Homeowner Data Challenges Mortgage Rate Lockdown Theory
HousingWire, Jan. 5, 2025-Logan MohtashamiI have often debated whether the mortgage rate lockdown is real or just another housing myth. At first glance, the lockdown theory seems like common sense, …
Fed Inches Toward Neutral, Leaving Mortgage Rate Path in Focus
MPA, Jan. 5, 2025-Liezel OnceThe Federal Reserve’s rate-cutting campaign in late 2025 and early 2026 appears to be nearing a pause, with two regional presidents signaling that borrowing costs might …
Banks Snatch Up Mortgage Bonds That Saw Best Returns Since 2002
Bloomberg News, Jan. 5, 2025-Ameya KarveFlush with deposits, US banks are buying up mortgage bonds and betting that the asset class will get a further boost in 2026 from relaxed …
Why America Stopped Building the ‘Starter Home’
The Washington Post, Jan. 5, 2025-Julie WeilWhat qualifies as a “starter home” these days?Click here for more (subscription)
Americans Are Looking to the Midwest to Find Affordability
Wall Street Journal, Jan. 2, 2026-Jeanne Whalen, Paul OverbergThe region offers housing costs below the national median and steady wage growth.Click here for more (subscription)