Weekly pending home sales back to year-over-year growth as we head into spring

Weekly pending home sales back to year-over-year growth as we head into spring

Weekly pending sales Pending home sales data provides a week-to-week perspective, though results can be affected by holidays and short-term fluctuations, such as the giant winter storm in January. We were showing... Read more »
America Added Millions of Households—but Austin’s Growth Is in a League of Its Own

America Added Millions of Households—but Austin’s Growth Is in a League of Its Own

America added millions of households over the past decade. But one metro is in a league of its own: Austin, TX, has added 51% more households in the same time. Nationally, households... Read more »
The Realities Behind the 2025 Multifamily Rent Growth

The Realities Behind the 2025 Multifamily Rent Growth

Laura Khouri Year-end rent growth articles and reports by data analytics and commercial real estate firms agreed on one thing. Namely, that apartment rent growth was slim to non-existent in 2025. Depending... Read more »
How Financial Know-How Transforms Small Business Growth for Real Estate Agents

How Financial Know-How Transforms Small Business Growth for Real Estate Agents

U.S. real estate agents running as small business owners face financial management challenges that don’t show up on a closing checklist: cash flow problems between commissions, messy records that blur what’s really... Read more »
How brokerages operationalize culture for agent growth

How brokerages operationalize culture for agent growth

When people talk about culture in real estate, it often sounds abstract. Values on a wall. A mission statement in a handbook. Something that feels important, but hard to translate into daily... Read more »
Population Growth Slows Dramatically Under Trump’s Immigration Crackdown

Population Growth Slows Dramatically Under Trump’s Immigration Crackdown

National population growth in the U.S. slowed dramatically in 2025 as international immigration declined under President Donald Trump, according to newly released estimates. The country’s total population grew by about 1.8 million... Read more »
Plumas Leads California’s Housing Market as 22 Counties Post Double-Digit Sales Growth

Plumas Leads California’s Housing Market as 22 Counties Post Double-Digit Sales Growth

The California housing market wrapped up 2025 with a surprising surge in activity, showcasing impressive sales growth in numerous counties, with Plumas County leading the charge with a phenomenal 133.3% increase in... Read more »
U.S. housing inventory growth slows to 10% in 2026

U.S. housing inventory growth slows to 10% in 2026

Housing inventory growth has slowed from 33% year over year in mid-2025 to 10.0% today. The cooling marks the clearest end to the supply-shortage era and the beginning of a market where... Read more »
Home price growth slows, affordability pressures persist

Home price growth slows, affordability pressures persist

Despite the modest uptick, price growth remains near its weakest pace since mid-2023 and continues to trail consumer inflation. Annual gains were less than one-third of the 5.1% average home price increase... Read more »

MBA forecasts slow 2026 growth amid inflation, rate hikes

MBA economists Mike Fratantoni, Joel Kan and Judie Ricks wrote that the forecasts show 2025 GDP growth of 1.6% and a 35% chance of a recession over the next 12 months. Growth... Read more »