CoStar faces renewed activist pressure over Homes.com strategy

CoStar faces renewed activist pressure over Homes.com strategy

Roughly a year after calling on CoStar Group to embark on a journey of “meaningful self-help,” the firm’s activist investors at Third Point Investors Ltd are back again pushing the Andy Florance-helmed... Read more »
Texas A&M Study Reveals Pressure on Renters

Texas A&M Study Reveals Pressure on Renters

New data from the Texas A&M Real Estate Center shows that pressure on renters is driven by 9 percent population growth in the state, more than double the national average. Key findings,... Read more »
Rates Go Down, Easing Pressure on Buyers

Rates Go Down, Easing Pressure on Buyers

The good news for anyone looking to buy a home or refinance their existing mortgage is that today’s mortgage rates, as of January 19, 2026, are showing a promising downward trend. According... Read more »

Under pressure, public homebuilders rebrand or mute DEI stance

Companies across all industries, including homebuilding, have walked back their DEI rhetoric or reduced their public disclosures of diversity, equity, and inclusion programs over the last year. The retreat stands as a... Read more »
Rising home insurance costs are adding pressure for buyers: Insurify

Rising home insurance costs are adding pressure for buyers: Insurify

The dream of homeownership is becoming increasingly elusive for many Americans as both home prices and insurance premiums are on the rise.  Over the past decade, home prices have nearly doubled, according... Read more »
Down payment assistance programs are a boon amid mounting pressure on homebuyer affordability

Down payment assistance programs are a boon amid mounting pressure on homebuyer affordability

The combination of high home prices and insufficient savings for a down payment makes it challenging for first-time homebuyers to pull the trigger on a property purchase. But the good news is,... Read more »
Rising home insurance costs are adding pressure for buyers: Insurify

Pressure on lot supply eased last year: Zonda

Thanks to a slower rate of housing starts, there were more lots available in the fourth quarter of 2023 compared to a year earlier, according to Zonda’s New Home Lot Supply Index. ... Read more »
Rising home insurance costs are adding pressure for buyers: Insurify

NYCB reportedly in talks to transfer mortgage risks amid market pressure

Less than a year after coming to the rescue of Signature Bank during the market turmoil of March 2023, New York Community Bancorp (NYCB) faces a confidence crisis due to its exposure to commercial real estate... Read more »
As House passes bipartisan tax legislation, lawmakers feel pressure from voters on housing

As House passes bipartisan tax legislation, lawmakers feel pressure from voters on housing

The U.S. House of Representatives this week passed a bipartisan tax bill that included an expansion of the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) program, a move lauded by housing advocates including the... Read more »