Min 1: The U.S. Senate passed the bipartisan 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act on March 12, 2026 by a vote of 89-10, advancing one of the most significant federal efforts to address the nation's housing supply and affordability challenges in decades. The legislation would be
Min 1: Florida's housing market reported more closed sales and more new pending sales in February compared to a year ago, while median prices continued to ease but at a slower pace according to Florida Realtors® data released March 16, 2026. Closed sales of single-family homes statewide
Min 1: U.S. mortgage rates climbed sharply in the week ending March 12 as investors fret the economic impact of President Trump's war on Iran, undoing welcomed progress in housing affordability. The average rate of a standard 30-year fixed mortgage hit 6.11% according to Freddie
Min 1: Commercial real estate property stocks are trading at their biggest discount to U.S. equities in 20 years according to CRE Daily analysis. After several years of sharp declines and underperformance, U.S. commercial real estate is starting to look like a bargain as average property values remain
Min 1: Nearly 40,000 home-sale agreements nationwide were canceled in January 2026, equal to 13.7% of homes that went under contract that month according to Redfin analysis of MLS pending-sales data. That's up from 13.1% a year earlier and marks the highest January
Min 1: President Trump signed an executive order in January 2026 titled "Stopping Wall Street from Competing with Main Street Homebuyers" and pushed Congress to make it permanent. Bipartisan legislation followed within weeks—Senators Josh Hawley and Jeff Merkley introduced the Homes for American Families Act that would
Min 1: First-time homebuyers essentially vanished from the housing market in 2025. National Association of REALTORS® research shows they accounted for just 21% of home purchases—an all-time low in the data they track. That's a stunning collapse. Rising home prices combined with elevated mortgage rates
Min 1: The housing market's biggest problem isn't mortgage rates anymore—it's job insecurity. Compass Chief Economist Mike Simonsen calls it "The Great Stay," where homeowners hold onto both their jobs and houses because they lack confidence about finding employment elsewhere. Unemployment
Min 1: Luxury real estate is having a moment. Manhattan luxury sales hit nearly $12 billion across more than 1,400 contracts in 2025—an 11% year-over-year increase according to recent market reports. That momentum is accelerating into early 2026. In a single week in February, Manhattan agents
Min 1: Rental property investors just got a major tax break for 2026. The qualified business income (QBI) deduction under Section 199A lets eligible landlords deduct up to 20% of their rental income according to new IRS guidance issued February 20, 2026. Here's the catch: you must operate
Min 1: Home insurance costs are hitting homeowners harder than almost any other expense. Premiums increased 24% between 2021 and 2024 according to the Consumer Federation of America—outpacing inflation by 11% over the same period. The national average now sits at $2,544 annually for a policy with $300,
Min 1: Foreclosure activity just hit its 11th consecutive month of year-over-year increases. Total filings reached 40,534 properties in January 2026—up 32% from January 2025 according to ATTOM data released in February. Here's the bigger story: completed foreclosures jumped 59% year-over-year. Banks