30-Year Refinance Rate Rises by 4 Basis Points

30-Year Refinance Rate Rises by 4 Basis Points

As of February 23, 2026, the national average 30‑year fixed refinance rate is holding steady at 6.47%, a modest increase of just 4 basis points from last week’s average. This suggests a... Read more »
The rental market has entered its infrastructure era

The rental market has entered its infrastructure era

The next housing transition will not be defined by who builds the most units.It will be defined by who controls the rental workflow. For years, the rental conversation has centered on demand.... Read more »
Bernie Sanders Plays LA In Push for Billionaire Tax Act

Bernie Sanders Plays LA In Push for Billionaire Tax Act

U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders aimed for California’s class of tech titans and struck the heart of the Golden State’s luxury residential real estate market in leading a rally for the proposed 2026... Read more »
Smaller, Smarter, and Outdoor-Oriented: How Builders Are Adapting to Changing Buyer Tastes

Smaller, Smarter, and Outdoor-Oriented: How Builders Are Adapting to Changing Buyer Tastes

As affordability challenges and demographic shifts impact what is desirable and attainable for homebuyers, builders are quietly reshaping what the “typical” home looks like in America. New data from the National Association... Read more »
4 Real Estate Investment Lessons from Warren Buffett That Still Work in 2026

4 Real Estate Investment Lessons from Warren Buffett That Still Work in 2026

Some of the most successful stock investors have based their investing principles on value investing. Investors such as Warren Buffet, Benjamin Graham, and Irving Kahn have used value investing to build vast... Read more »
2025 new-home sales inched up; concessions weakened prices

2025 new-home sales inched up; concessions weakened prices

A delayed December new-home sales release showed a slight increase in 2025 over a year earlier, but median new-home sales prices decreased, reflecting a challenging homebuilding market weighed down by cost reductions,... Read more »
Hollywood Strike Watch Puts LA Resi on Alert

Hollywood Strike Watch Puts LA Resi on Alert

Hollywood’s back at it — the negotiating table, that is. Three years after strikes hobbled the industry and had a trickle-over effect on real estate and many other businesses, the Screen Actors... Read more »
Milton Stricker’s Personal Midcentury Modern Home Snags a Buyer a Week After Hitting the Market for  Million

Milton Stricker’s Personal Midcentury Modern Home Snags a Buyer a Week After Hitting the Market for $2 Million

A stunning midcentury modern home in Seattle designed by architect Milton Stricker, apprentice to Frank Lloyd Wright, has already found a buyer just days after it was listed for $1,990,000. Custom-built in... Read more »
How to Find 3% Interest Rate Homes in 2026: The Assumable Mortgage Strategy

How to Find 3% Interest Rate Homes in 2026: The Assumable Mortgage Strategy

Imagine snagging a home with a mortgage rate that feels like a dream compared to today’s market—a cool 3%! Well, good news: if you’re looking to buy in 2026, this isn’t just... Read more »
New home sales still at multiyear highs

New home sales still at multiyear highs

I discussed this on this episode of the HousingWire Daily podcast and today I’ll show the key data line that explains why this is the case. From Census: New Home Sales: Sales... Read more »