Min 1: Sellers outnumber buyers by the widest margin in modern real estate history. New listings rose over 1% year-over-year in January after months of declines. Sellers who sat on the sidelines for years are finally listing properties. But buyers aren't showing up to meet them.
Min 1: The monthly payment on a typical American home just became $200 cheaper than it was twelve months ago. Zillow's January Market Report confirmed typical monthly mortgage payments dropped over 8% year-over-year. That's the first meaningful decline since 2020, and most buyers haven&
Min 1: Florida homes just gave back a decade of gains in twelve months. Cape Coral and Fort Lauderdale properties fell over 10% year-over-year according to Realtor.com's latest analysis. North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton dropped nearly 9%. Seven of Florida's eight largest cities are
Min 1: Cleveland properties are spitting out cash flow returns that make Miami look like a money pit. The Midwest just flipped the real estate investment script. While everyone chased Sunbelt appreciation and coastal glamour, cities like Columbus, Indianapolis, and Kansas City quietly built the strongest investment fundamentals in America.
Min 1: Buy a $3 million apartment building today and immediately deduct around $900,000 from your taxes. That's not a typo. Congress permanently brought back full bonus depreciation last July, and most investors still haven't figured out what it means for their bank accounts. The
Min 1: A seller in your neighborhood might've just accepted $405,000 in cash instead of waiting for a $445,000 financed offer. That's $40,000 they left on the table. And it's happening everywhere. Cash buyers are extracting massive discounts from desperate sellers.
Min 1 The Federal Reserve announced on January 28th it would hold its benchmark rate steady after cutting three times in late 2025. The decision came as expected but confirmed what investors feared: the era of rapid rate cuts is over. The Fed indicated it plans just one rate cut
Min 1 Redfin released data on January 26th revealing a shift in market power that changes everything for investors. Buyers canceled over 40,000 home purchase agreements in December, equal to just over 16% of homes that went under contract. That's the highest December cancellation rate in records
Min 1 Cotality released its January 2026 housing market report on January 29th, revealing numbers that redefine the affordability crisis. Only about half of U.S. metros remain affordable to median households when you include property taxes and insurance. Markets where people can actually afford to buy have plummeted 40%
Min 1 The National Association of Realtors released December existing home sales data on January 14th, revealing a market contradiction that changes everything for investors. Sales jumped over 5% month-over-month to reach the strongest pace since early 2023. But inventory crashed—down nearly 20% in a single month
Min 1 President Trump spoke at the World Economic Forum in Davos on January 21st, detailing his administration's housing affordability strategy. The proposals focus on lowering mortgage rates through government bond purchases and banning large institutional investors from buying single-family homes. Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman responded during
Min 1 HousingWire's Housing Market Tracker revealed something significant in data released last week: Pending home sales for the week ending January 23 reached their highest weekly total in roughly three years—nearly double what they were at the start of January. The progression tells the story. Early