MPA Mag, Aug. 1, 2025-Fergal McAlindenBond yields fell sharply Friday as investors flocked to US Treasuries after a weaker-than-expected jobs report spiked chances of a Federal Reserve interest rate cut.Click …
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The Condo Market Is Floundering: Four Charts That Explain the Downturn
The Wall Street Journal, July 31, 2025-Veronica DagherCondo sellers haven’t faced a market this weak in more than a decade.Click here for more (subscription)
August Mortgage Outlook: Rates May Slumber, but Buyers Dream of a Big Drop
NBC Right Now, Aug. 1, 2025-Holden LewisMortgage rates will probably stay about the same in August. If they change, they’re more likely to go down than up. Even if mortgage …
Why Mortgage Rates are Trapped in a Narrow Range
National Mortgage News, July 31, 2025-Spencer LeeIn a week marked by another Federal Reserve meeting, mortgage rates largely flatlined with the central bank’s decision surprising few.Click here for more (subscription)
The Condo Market Is Floundering
Wall Street Journal, July 31, 2025-Veronica DagherCondo sellers haven’t faced a market this weak in more than a decade. Prices are down, supply is up and sellers often feel lucky …
Fifth Third’s Chad Powers on Robust Home Equity Growth, Opportunities
Home Equity Lending News, July 31, 2025Fifth Third SVP Chad Powers called home-equity holdings valuable, predictable and one of the highest-performing assets. Credit quality is “great.” “We love this asset,” …
Worth the Risk: Value Investors Chase Office Deals
Commercial Property Executive, July 30, 2025-Joe GoseMany office buyers now believe we have either reached or are close to the bottom and that, if primed, some great assets are just …
What 5 Public Builder CEOs Are Saying About Demand, Incentives
Builder magazine, July 25, 2025-Vincent SalandroEarnings reports from NVR, Meritage Homes, Taylor Morrison, Century Communities, M/I Homes, and Tri Pointe Homes highlight the large role incentives are playing to offset …
Pending Home Sales Fell Unexpectedly in June
The Wall Street Journal, July 30, 2025-Ed FranklThe number of homes going under contract in the U.S. unexpectedly declined in June, as high prices and mortgage rates persist, according to …
Apartment Rents Drop in July as Vacancies Move to Multiyear High
CNBC, July 30, 2025-Diana OlickThe massive surge of new apartment supply in the last few years is still being absorbed, and that has vacancies rising and rents weakening.Click here for …