Min 1 Zillow released its annual hottest housing markets forecast in January, and Buffalo, New York fell from the top spot after holding it for two consecutive years. The new champion? Hartford, Connecticut—a market where inventory sits 63% below pre-pandemic levels. That's the worst inventory deficit
Min 1 Cotality real estate data showed something unusual in their January 2026 market rankings. Washington DC, which sat at number six on the fastest-depreciating markets list in December, suddenly jumped to number two. The capital city's housing market accelerated its decline faster than any major metro
Min 1 Commercial real estate investment sat frozen for two years while buyers and sellers argued over pricing. Institutional funds raised capital but refused to deploy it. Property owners held firm on valuations even as interest rates climbed above 7%. Transaction volume collapsed to levels not seen since the 2008
Min 1 The math doesn't make sense until you see it happening in real time. A brand new three-bedroom house in suburban Phoenix sold for nearly $404k in December while a comparable existing home three streets over listed at about $422k. The new construction came with warranties,
Min 1 The housing appreciation map flipped and most investors are still looking at the old playbook. Toledo leads the nation with projected 13% home price growth in 2026, followed by Buffalo at 10.2% and Syracuse at 9.8%. Realtor.com economist Hannah Jones tracked the reversal through inventory
Min 1 Empty Midtown towers are becoming rental apartments faster than at any point in modern development history. Developers started 9.5 million square feet of office-to-residential conversions in early 2026, shattering the previous year's 4.3 million square feet. Bisnow tracked construction commencements through mid-
Min 1 Cranes still swing over luxury towers in Austin and Phoenix, but the money already moved. Mid-tier apartments are printing rent gains while trophy buildings bleed tenants to concession packages. CoStar's National Multifamily Director Grant Montgomery tracked the divergence through Q4 data showing three-star properties
Min 1 The National Association of Realtors Executive Committee approved 18 comprehensive updates to the MLS Policy Handbook on November 14-16, 2025, during NAR NXT in Houston, with all changes taking effect January 2026 following a comprehensive antitrust risk assessment by a preeminent national law firm. NAR is repealing
Min 1 Homeowners insurance premiums jumped over 24% nationally between 2021 and 2024, with states like Illinois seeing increases exceeding 50%, and Cotality Chief Data and Analytics Officer John Rogers projects another 8% increase in 2026 followed by 8% in 2027. Insurance now accounts for 9% of the typical U.
Min 1 ABC News Data Team analysis found at least 121 mortgage foreclosures in the Eaton Fire burn scar from January through September 2025, with 91 foreclosures recorded in the Palisades Fire zone during the same period as home values steadily dropped in both communities. The average home sale in
Min 1 Compass closed its $4.2 billion acquisition of Anywhere Real Estate on January 9th after DOJ leadership overruled antitrust staff who recommended an in-depth investigation, with the Wall Street Journal and Bloomberg reporting that antitrust chief Gail Slater sought extended review but got blocked by Deputy Attorney
Min 1 Realtor.com analysis using data from Cotality and Quantarium found that destroyed homes in Pacific Palisades dropped in total value from $14.7 billion to $10.8 billion, while Altadena properties fell from $7 billion to $4.7 billion, erasing $8.3 billion in residential value 1 year