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Wage growth softens the sting of rising mortgage payments

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Surging interest rates pushed housing affordability lower for the second straight month in April, but rising wages helped blunt the blow for mortgage borrowers, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.  Processing Content The median monthly payment on April’s purchase mortgage applications increased to $2,152 from $2,131 the previous month, with the latest number hitting its […]

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Gap between inflation and home-price growth widens in March

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The gap between inflation and home-price growth widened in March, as price gains continued to slow, an industry report found. Processing Content The S&P Cotality Case-Shiller home price index rose 0.7% annually in March, down from a 0.8% increase in the previous month. More than half of the major metropolitan markets in the United States

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Home insurance rate hikes may be cooling off

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The rapid acceleration of home insurance costs may be approaching an inflection point after growth cooled considerably last year, according to a new report from Rate Cos.  Processing Content The average premium increased 9.2% in 2025, rising to $2,205 from $2,020 the prior year, with moderation resulting in the slowest growth pace since 2020. Last

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Real estate agents show more optimism in 2026 housing market

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Although the war in Iran has heightened affordability struggles for potential homebuyers, real estate agents are more optimistic about the housing market than they were a month ago. Processing Content The Real Brokerage’s Agent Optimism Index, which measures agents’ 12-month forward outlook, increased to 64 in April from 62 in March. While notably below February’s

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CHLA calls for ‘moon shot’ to boost Gen Z homeownership

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A November 2025 National Association of Realtors profile of Home Buyers and Home Sellers concluded that “the typical age of first-time buyers climbed to an all-time high of 40 years.” and “The share of first-time home buyers dropped to a record low of 21%.” Processing Content The President recently issued two Executive Orders [EO on

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The real fix for housing: Reform 1031s and HUD sales

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Enjoy complimentary access to top ideas and insights — selected by our editors.Want unlimited access to top ideas and insights? Subscribe Now In January, the Trump Administration released a new executive order seeking to limit the role of large institutional investors in single-family homes and promote greater access to homes for families and local buyers.

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90% of U.S. markets see uptick in home value

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April home prices recorded the strongest monthly gain in nearly two years, as 90% of markets in the United States saw home value recover compared to the previous month, an industry report found. Processing Content Prices rose 0.32% last month on a seasonally-adjusted basis, equal to a 3.9% annualized rate, according to ICE Mortgage Technology’s

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Manufactured homes market set to hit $42.7 billion by 2031

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The manufactured housing market is expected to boom over the next few years, a new industry report found. Processing Content Mordor Intelligence expects the manufactured homes market size to expand from $28.5 billion in 2025 to $30.5 billion this year, and reach $42.7 billion by 2031 at a compound annual growth rate of 6.97%. This

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Housing affordability ‘will never’ return, dv01 warns

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Long-term conditions in the U.S. housing market have made one thing clear to dv01 researchers: housing will never be affordable again. Processing Content This is the title of a report authored by Vadim Verkhoglyad, vice president and head of market intelligence and research at dv01, which is part of Fitch. The gap is substantial. The

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Housing shortage is at least 10 million homes, White House says

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The US has a shortage of at least 10 million single-family homes, according to a new report from White House economists — a higher figure than some previous estimates from the government and the private sector.   Processing Content “If homebuilding and the growth of the single-family housing stock had continued at their historical pace instead of

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