Fast Company, April 11, 2025-Lance LambertNational active housing inventory for sale at the end of March 2025 was up 28.5% compared to March 2024. That’s just 20% below pre-pandemic levels …
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Stubbornly High Mortgage Rates Thwart the Crucial Home-Selling Season
The Wall Street Journal, April 10, 2025-Nicole Friedman and Gina HeebMortgage rates usually fall during periods of economic uncertainty. But during the past tumultuous week for the markets, mortgage rates …

Build-to-Rent Homes Reach Record Completions
HousingWire, April 10, 2025-Jonathan DelozierThe U.S. build-to-rent (BTR) housing sector reached new heights in 2024, completing a record-setting 39,000 single-family rental homes — a 15.5% increase from the previous year …

Florida Housing Market Sees ‘Buyers on Strike’ in Multiple Cities
Newsweek, April 10, 2025-Giulia CarbonaroA growing number of unsold homes are piling up in the Florida market as buyers in the state remain “on strike,” leading sellers to lose “patience” …

Why America Should Sprawl
The New York Times, April 10, 2025-Conor DoughertyThe conference room next to Ross Perot Jr.’s office has a floor-to-ceiling map of the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area. The map is in …

Study Portends Possible Migration Trends
National Mortgage Professional, April 10, 2025-Lew SichelmanAccording to a new LendingTree study, California, perhaps the most expensive state in the country when it comes to buying a house, was the …

What Trump’s Tariffs Mean for Mortgage Rates
Time magazine, April 9, 2025-Rebecca SchneidWith concerns about economic growth and the stock market, investors are seeking the relative safety of the Treasury market, driving equities lower and bond prices …

Survey: One in Three First-Time Homebuyers Regret Purchase
HousingWire, April 8, 2025-Jonathan DelozierA new survey by Guardian Service reveals that many first-time homebuyers regret buying a home and are grappling with unexpected costs and emotional stress, factors that …

Americans Have $35 Trillion in Housing Wealth—and It’s Costing Them
The Wall Street Journal, April 7, 2025-Veronica Dagher and Anne TergesenThe extra half a million dollars seemed to come so easily—on paper, at least.Click here for more (subscription)

U.S. Mortgage Rates Drop to Lowest Since October, Spurring Demand
Bloomberg News, April 9, 2025-Molly SmithU.S. mortgage rates fell to the lowest level since October, spurred by a rally in government bonds in the wake of an escalating trade war …