Min 1 Nominal wage growth exceeded home price growth for first time since 2011 according to Fannie Mae economists. Home price appreciation projected at 3.6 percent in 2025 compared to 5.8 percent in 2024 while wage growth remained steady. That crossover created slow gradual affordability improvement nobody recognized
Min 1 Home prices fell in over half of US states in early 2025 particularly in Sun Belt according to mid-year housing analysis. Markets that heated most during pandemic saw steepest declines while Northeast and Midwest showed modest gains. Austin declined 13 percent from peak while Phoenix, Tampa, and Dallas
Min 1 Baby Boomers own 52 percent of nation's wealth including roughly $20 trillion in real estate assets according to Federal Reserve data. They hold 41 percent of all US property despite representing less than 20 percent of population. That concentrated ownership faces liquidation as Boomers age, downsize,
Min 1 Active listings in November jumped 12% higher than November 2023 and hit the highest level since 2020 according to Redfin. More than half of those homes sat on the market for at least 60 days without going under contract. That 55% share marked the highest November percentage since
Min 1 Renter households grew 2% in 2024 to a record 45.3 million while homeowner households increased only 0.6% to 86.3 million according to Redfin analysis of Census Bureau data. That three-to-one growth differential marked the second-fastest renter pace since 2021. Rental households accounted for 55% of
Min 1 Data center supply in primary markets increased 34% year-over-year to 6,922.6 megawatts according to CBRE, far surpassing the 26% increase in 2023. Primary markets had record 6,350 megawatts under construction at year-end 2024, more than double the 3,077.8 megawatts at year-end 2023. Overall
Min 1 The seller lock-in effect began easing in 2024 according to CoreLogic year-end report. Homeowners with ultra-low mortgage rates started listing properties driven by life events or need to tap accumulated equity. Active listings in November reached highest level since 2020 at 12% above November 2023 according to Redfin.
Min 1 Insurance premiums grew average 21% between May 2022 and May 2023 according to Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies. Florida markets saw increases exceeding 200% in hurricane-exposed coastal zones. Property taxes rose simultaneously as municipalities reassessed values based on pandemic-era appreciation. That dual cost escalation transformed carrying costs
Min 1 The national housing market sits paralyzed while million-dollar properties moved at three times the velocity. National Association of Realtors tracked sales at $1 million or above surging 8.4% from a year ago in August, while overall home sales managed only 1.8% growth. Affluent buyers consumed inventory
Min 1 Office-to-residential conversions reached an inflection point nobody saw coming. Manhattan alone has 16,400 apartments in the conversion pipeline, nearly matching the borough's entire new construction pipeline of 17,600 units as of late 2024. The wave accelerated after New York enacted 467-m tax incentives in
Min 1 Institutional investors reversed course after a decade-long buying spree. The nation's largest landlords sold more single-family homes than they purchased for six consecutive quarters through Q3 2024. Invitation Homes, Progress Residential, American Homes 4 Rent, and FirstKey Homes all became net sellers. The shift happened quietly
Min 1 Build-to-rent vacancy rates fell in Q2 2024 for the first time in nearly three years. The inflection happened while skeptics warned about oversupply destroying returns. Total US build-to-rent inventory reached 350,000 units with another 45,000 on the way, yet demand absorbed completions faster than construction delivered