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Will banning institutional investors make homes more affordable?

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Housing professionals across the country raised their eyebrows earlier this week when President Donald Trump said he would look to stop large institutional investors from buying homes, citing increased affordability pressures on the typical American consumer. Cotality principal economist Thom Malone has long studied the impacts that real estate investors of all sizes have on […]

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Polymarket, Parcl launch real estate prediction market

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Americans can now get involved in the housing market without actually purchasing a home. Processing Content The market prediction platform Polymarket partnered with Parcl, a real-time housing data and on-chain real estate platform, to launch a set of markets that allow users to bet on future home prices, the companies announced in a press release

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10 best markets for first-time homebuyers in 2026

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Almost all of the top markets for first-time homebuyers are located in the eastern half of the United States, a new report from Realtor.com found. Processing Content Rochester, New York, topped the list based on factors including affordability, inventory and local amenities. Rochester placed second last year behind Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, which ranks second in 2026.

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Expert Forecasts Point to Affordability Improving in 2026

Expert Forecasts Point to Affordability Improving in 2026

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Wondering what to expect from the housing market in 2026? You’re not the only one. For the past few years, affordability has been the biggest barrier standing between most people and their next move. And a lot of buyers and sellers have been holding their breath waiting for things to get better. The good news?

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Affordability in the housing market improves to close 2025

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The housing market looks set to stabilize this year as home-price growth slowed to a 14-year low in the final months of 2025, new industry reports said. Processing Content Annual home-price appreciation ended last year at 0.7%, the smallest calendar-year increase since 2011, when prices dropped 2.9%, according to Intercontinental Exchange’s Home Price Index.  Cotality

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Home price growth slows, affordability pressures persist

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U.S. home price growth remained muted in October as high mortgage rates and affordability constraints continued to weigh on the housing market, according to data released Tuesday by S&P Dow Jones Indices. The S&P Cotality Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price Index rose 1.4% from a year earlier — up slightly from a 1.3% annual increase

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Home-price appreciation slows toward end of year

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National home-price growth is slowing as 2025 comes to an end, while economists anticipate affordability to improve in the new year, multiple reports found. Processing Content The Federal Housing Finance Agency’s index increased 0.4% in October on a seasonally-adjusted monthly basis and 1.7% from a year ago. Prices jumped 1.3% monthly and 1.4% annually on

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Housing market favoring buyers, but prices still tick up

Housing market favoring buyers, but prices still tick up

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Houses stand in this aerial photograph taken near Mountain View, California, U.S., on Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2019. Facebook Inc. is following other tech titans like Microsoft Corp. and Google, pledging to use its deep pockets to ease the affordable housing shortage in West Coast cities. The social media giant said that it would commit $1

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MBA 2026 forecast: Slow growth amid inflation, rate hikes

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Economic growth is expected to slow in 2026 and remain below trend for several years as higher interest rates and lingering inflation pressures weigh on the U.S. economy, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s December Economic and Mortgage Finance forecasts. MBA economists Mike Fratantoni, Joel Kan and Judie Ricks wrote that the forecasts show 2025

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Headlines Have You Worried about Your Home’s Value? Read This.

Headlines Have You Worried about Your Home’s Value? Read This.

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Hearing talk about home prices falling? That may leave you worried about whether your house is losing value. But here’s what you need to know. While some local markets have seen small price dips this year, home prices are not falling nationally. So, don’t let the headlines scare you. The vast majority of the country

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