Lenders witness surge of mortgage demand last week
Friday, May 9th, 2025
It’s probably too early to get excited, but several lenders reported that mortgage demand climbed to 2022 levels this week.
NAR: Home prices are up in 83% of metros
Thursday, May 8th, 2025
Home prices rose in more than 80% of U.S. metro areas in the first quarter of 2025 — even as affordability remained stretched and fewer markets posted double-digit gains.
According to the National Association of Realtors (NAR), 189 of 228 metro areas (83%) saw year-over-year increases in the median price for existing single-family homes. That’s a slight decline from 89% in the fourth quarter of 2024.
Is it a good time to sell a house? ‘No’ is increasingly the answer
Wednesday, May 7th, 2025
President Donald Trump’s trade war has turned perceptions of the U.S. economy upside down, and data is beginning to trickle in on how tariffs might impact consumer behavior in the housing market.
The latest numbers come from Fannie Mae‘s Home Purchase Sentiment Index, which measures consumer attitudes on housing using six questions from a national survey. The survey was conducted from April 1-18.
Trump wants to cut rental assistance. His first-term budget requests show he’s serious
Tuesday, May 6th, 2025
The Trump administration released an outline of its 2026 federal budget proposal on Friday, and it calls for steep cuts to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
4 charts that show why Florida’s housing markets are struggling
Thursday, May 1st, 2025
Florida’s housing markets were as hot as any after the COVID-19 pandemic began, but now they’re among the coldest.
Stubbornly high mortgage rates, rapidly rising inventory and macroeconomic headwinds are impacting housing markets all over the country, but Florida is notable for both how far it’s fallen and how much it’s slumping.