Jeff Cox of CNBC starts us off this week with an update on the jobs data released last week, showing that the U.S. economy added 142,000 jobs in August, slightly…
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New landlord rules from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac [Effective 2025]
Paul Wiseman of AP News reports that the U.S. economy grew at an annual rate of 3% in Q2 2024, driven by solid consumer spending and business investment. This marks…
Is the Fed signaling rate cuts in September?
According to Jeff Andrews of HousingWire, monthly new-home sales jumped by 10.6% in July and 5.6% year over year. This results from builders benefiting from elevated mortgage rates and ample…
San Francisco to Ban Rent Pricing Software
Alan Goldstein of Bloomberg reports on potential recession indicators, highlighting that Goldman Sachs reduced the probability of one in the next year to 20% from 25%. This was following stronger-than-expected…
Real estate commissions are dropping
Skylar Olsen of Zillow reports that home value growth has slowed down, with an annual appreciation of 3.2% nationally. Zillow forecasts home values to rise just 1% nationally through June…
Rates drop amidst poor 2024 Q2 jobs data
Paul Wiseman of AP News reports on the jobs data released last week showing that the U.S. economy hit a significant snag in July as job growth slowed drastically, adding…
Q2 2024 GDP growth beats expectations
Today, the Federal Reserve has announced that it is holding rates steady, according to Jeff Cox of CNBC. “Central bankers made no obvious indications, though, that a reduction is imminent,…
Distressed multifamily debt surges in Q2 2024
Dana Anderson of Redfin reports that mortgage rates have dropped to their lowest level since February, providing some relief to homebuyers. Despite this, pending home sales saw their largest decline…
Powell: We won’t wait for 2% inflation to cut rates
According to Kriston Capps of Bloomberg, President Biden proposed national rent control to cap annual rent increases at 5% for landlords with over 50 units, threatening the loss of federal…

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