Multi-Housing News, May 29, 2025-Gail KalinoskiLast year, the number of new residential units resulting from office building conversions nearly doubled from the previous year, according to RentCafe. In 2025, a …
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The Housing Market Needs More Small Homes. Here’s Why That’s Unlikely to Happen.
USA Today, May 29, 2025-Andrea RiquierIn 1998, Zinie Chen Sampson and her husband, Craig, bought a 1,400-square-foot home in the near West End of Richmond, Virginia, when she was newly …
Housing Affordability Improves as Regional Price Trends Diverge
MPA, May 29, 2025-Jonalyn CuetoHomebuyers received encouraging news in March as housing affordability improved nationwide, driven by falling mortgage rates and slower price growth, according to new data from First …
Mortgage Rates Rise Again to Highest Level Since February
National Mortgage News, May 29, 2025-Brad FinkelsteinMortgage rates rose for the third consecutive week, and are now at their highest level since the start of February, the Freddie Mac Primary …
Luxury Home Sales Collapse to Lowest Level in a Decade
Newsweek, May 28, 2025-Giulia Carbonaro Pending sales of luxury homes dropped by nearly 10% in April across the U.S., as increased volatility in the financial markets and widespread uncertainty around …
Insurance Companies Using Aerial Imagery to Determine if They’ll Renew Home Coverage
NPR, May 28, 2025-Audrey McGlinchyAs insurance companies expand the use of satellites and drones to determine if they’ll continue to cover homes in Texas, complaints for non-renewals and policy cancellations …
Trump Pledges Government Will Continue Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Guarantees
Axios, May 27, 2025-Ben BerkowitzPresident Trump on Tuesday pledged the government would continue its guarantees for mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, even as it moves toward possibly giving …
U.S. Home Buyers Are Most Uncertain Since 2023 as Rates Surge, BofA Survey Shows
Reuters, May 28, 2025-Saeed AzharU.S. homeowners and prospective buyers are feeling the most uncertain about the real estate market since 2023, a Bank of America survey showed on Wednesday, as …
Senior Housing Occupancy Growth Is Outperforming Other Major CRE Sectors
Globe St., May 28, 2025-Erik ShermanOccupancy rates of senior housing are on track to reach levels not seen since 2008, according to a report from NIC. It is also outperforming …
How Student-Loan Crisis Will Show Up in the Economy
The Wall Street Journal, May 26, 2025-Justin LahartMillions of Americans had their student-loan payments put on pause during the pandemic. Now they are back on the hook again.Click here for …