Fan-Yu Kuo of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) reports that inflation cooled to a six-month low in March, with the Consumer Price Index (CPI) rising 2.4% year-over-year, down…

Barney Henderson of Newsweek reports that JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon has warned that tariff policy risks pushing the U.S. into a recession, fueling inflation, and straining vital international alliances.…

Danielle Hale of Realtor.com reports that existing home sales rose 4.2% in February 2025 to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.26 million, though they still trailed last year’s pace…

Lily Katz of Redfin starts us off this week reporting that while U.S. home prices rose 3.2% year-over-year in February 2025, the Midwest led the surge, with Milwaukee’s median sale…

Joel Berner of Realtor.com reports that mortgage rates have dropped, with the Freddie Mac 30-year rate falling 13 basis points to 6.63%, the lowest since December. This decline, driven by…

Yesterday, tariffs went into effect for several U.S. trading partners. Jeff Andrews of HousingWire reports that tariffs on steel, lumber, and various goods from China, Mexico, and Canada will add…

CoreLogic released its monthly Single-Family Rent Index report highlighting that growth slowed to 1.5% year-over-year in November 2024, the lowest in over 14 years. Detroit led with a 6.1% increase,…

Candyd Mendoza of MPA reports that President Trump has nominated Jonathan McKernan to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) amid ongoing efforts to dismantle the agency. While McKernan, a…

AirDNA recently released a report on the short-term rental industry, highlighting slower nationwide listing growth (6.8% vs. 14.4% in 2023) and continued affordability challenges due to high mortgage rates and…