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…

Dawn Lim of Yahoo! Finance reports that Blackstone President Jon Gray declared that the office market has bottomed out, signaling a potential rebound after valuations plunged 50%-70% from their peak.…

Ahead of the rate decision today, Reuters reported that U.S. equity fund outflows slowed to $3.2 billion in the week ending Jan. 22, down from $8.26 billion the prior week,…

Dana Anderson of Redfin reports on the lack of housing supply, citing a survey that reveals that 34% of U.S. homeowners say they’ll never sell their home, with baby boomers…

Sarah Wolak of HousingWire reports on the ongoing devastating fires surrounding Los Angeles. These wildfires, burning over 60 square miles, have displaced more than 150,000 residents, killed 24 people, and…

Joel Berner of Realtor.com starts this week by reporting that mortgage rates continued climbing into 2025. Freddie Mac reported a 6-basis-point increase in the 30-year mortgage rate to 6.91%, the…