MBA paper says slowing household formation and steady construction could outpace demand and pressure home prices in some markets.

The second half of 2026 hinges on whether demand stays positive with mortgage rates near 6.60% and tighter comps from July onward.

Pending sales rose to 75,856 vs 72,039 in 2025 as inventory turned negative year over year with mortgage rates near 6.58%.

A small condominium project in Denver’s West Colfax neighborhood may be the best evidence yet that Colorado’s housing reforms are producing real results. The Colorado Housing and Finance Authority this month closed a $5.7 million low-interest construction loan for Wolff Street Flats, a 23-unit affordable for-sale development by Osina Development and Modus Real Estate. It […]

Weekly pending sales increased to 75,935 versus 69,636, and purchase apps were up 7% year over year despite higher mortgage rates.

Leaders in Akron, a heartland city nearly 40 miles south of Cleveland, hope to shed the city’s “Rust Belt” label and drive its emerging revival by making it easier to build new homes. To achieve the objective, planners believe they’re on the verge of eliminating minimum lot sizes to counteract a shrinking-city paradox. Population loss […]

For agents, the message is less about disruption and more about resilience as housing remains a foundational asset class.

Housing inventory turned negative year over year as supply hit 795,921 vs 803,479 last year, with rates at 6.56%.

HousingWire Data shows the median list price of homes in Florida at $495,000, with the median price of new listings at $450,000.

Even if we go negative year over year soon, we are in a much healthier spot with inventory than we were from 2020 to 2023.

Pending sales rose to 78,006 and purchase apps rose 7% yearly, even as mortgage rates hit highs and yields neared 4.60%.

With inventory at multiyear highs, NAR prices are up 0.9% year over year versus 3.6% wage growth, easing affordability pressure.

Pending sales rose to 79,220 vs 74,212 last year as rates dipped to 6.42% and inventory growth slowed to 1.49% year over year.

If mortgage spreads were at the highest levels from 2023-2025 with the 10-year yield at this level, mortgage rates would be over 7%.

Housing demand rebounded last week even though the war with Iran continues and mortgage rates are higher today than before the war started.

Inventory rose to 743,006, new listings hit 77,919 and pending sales rose to 73,241 as rates neared 6.25%.

The St. Louis Fed says that high costs for labor, land, capital and materials exacerbate the housing shortage.

Kentucky's failure shows how difficult housing politics remain even as other states manage to pass modest reforms.

Inventory is up from record lows, but new listings remain below normal, keeping 2026 growth rates below last year’s peak.

U.S. inventory growth slowed to 3.21% year over year as rates neared 6.64%, with new listings down 7.9% from 2025.

We’re not getting new jobs in 2026. Until the hiring rate turns around, we should expect restricted growth on home sales.

ICE says the overall delinquency rose to 3.72% in February, while serious distress climbed 25% in four months, led by FHA loans.

War-time economics have sent gas prices skyrocketing and pushed mortgage rates higher over the last five weeks, from a low of 5.99% to a high of 6.64%.

Top-producing agents told HousingWire the industry is pivoting toward multi-generational advisory work, and research has confirmed why.

Mortgage rates ended the week at 6.64%, purchase apps slowed to 5% YoY, inventory rose to 713,549 and mortgage spreads were about 2%.

Despite higher oil prices and mortgage rates and no indication that Iran war is ending, existing home sales posted another positive week.

National Association of Real Estate Brokers President Ashley Thomas III spoke with HousingWire on efforts to address homeownership inequity.

Rates rose above 6.25% and ended the week at 6.41% as spreads worsened while the 10-year yield neared its yearly high.

A New Western report says independent investors delivered 120,193 homes in the starter segment during 2025.

Consumer advocates say new rules for investors are necessary to prevent entire neighborhoods from being dominated by rental homes.