How to think about home prices for the rest of 2025
Home sales have continued to disappoint through the peak buying season and are only now just showing some growth over last year.
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Elevated mortgage rates aren’t discouraging homebuyers
Housing demand continues to hold up despite elevated mortgage rates, trade war uncertainty and terrible consumer confidence data.
Seattle housing market wrestles with crippling affordability concerns
Seattle is wrestling with a problem that is more acute than all but a handful of metropolitan areas — crippling affordability issues.
Comfortable city living usually requires a six-figure salary
Nine of the top 10 cities where homeowners need the highest incomes are located on the West Coast or in the Pacific region.
Americans are divided over housing impacts of immigration, tariffs
Opinions fell mainly along party lines, with Republicans having a rosier view of tariffs and new immigration policies than Democrats.
Federal Reserve watchdog investigates efforts to dismantle CFPB
The Federal Reserve watchdog is reportedly taking a closer look at efforts to dismiss staff and cancel contracts at the CFPB.
These suburbs saw the largest increases in renters during the pandemic
A Point2Homes study found that a number of suburbs experienced significant shifts in renter rates from before and after the pandemic.
CFPB enforcement head resigns, citing ‘no intention to enforce the law’
Cara Petersen, the acting CFPB enforcement director, has resigned, citing a lack of intention to “enforce the law in any meaningful way.”
New listings slump. Have home sellers already called it quits?
New listings have finally emerged from a two-year slump, but we may have already hit the seasonal peak. Are home sellers done for the year?
How the Trump/Musk dispute could influence mortgage rates
How could the public fight between President Trump and Elon Musk impact mortgage rates? Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami looks at three factors.