Total Home Sales in 2025 Were Weakest in 14 Years, New Analysis Shows

Total Home Sales in 2025 Were Weakest in 14 Years, New Analysis Shows

Total sales of homes across the U.S. remained tepid in 2025 for the third year in a row, hitting their lowest level in 14 years, according to a new analysis from the... Read more »
Rental vacancy data shows progress that can keep mortgage rates lower 

Rental vacancy data shows progress that can keep mortgage rates lower 

Today, the rental vacancy data is standing at 7.2% when the lowest during COVID was 5.6%. Rent inflation took off during Covid, sending the core CPI inflation data year over year to... Read more »
L.A.’s Mansion Tax Chokes New Construction as Permits Plunge 40%, New Study Shows

L.A.’s Mansion Tax Chokes New Construction as Permits Plunge 40%, New Study Shows

The Los Angeles “mansion tax,” officially known as Measure ULA, was adopted nearly three years ago to combat homelessness and fund affordable housing, but new research suggests the policy has backfired, stalling... Read more »
Credit data shows no housing crash

Credit data shows no housing crash

Credit stress data When the next job-loss recession happens, we will see a rise in credit stress data and I am 100% sure the doomers of America will sit on their useless... Read more »
Lender Data Shows Refinance Offers Have Increased 42% Nationwide Over the Last Year — RISMedia

Lender Data Shows Refinance Offers Have Increased 42% Nationwide Over the Last Year — RISMedia

Remember the days of 3% mortgage rates? As a relieved nation emerged from the Covid-19 pandemic in 2021, along with it came those historically low average mortgage rates below 5.00%, 4.00% or... Read more »
Aflalo Shows Look of Beverly Hills Project on Pavilions Site

Aflalo Shows Look of Beverly Hills Project on Pavilions Site

The Aflalo family has unveiled the look of an eight-story apartment complex and supermarket in Beverly Hills slated to replace a Pavilions market. Their Aflalo Family Trust and Moshe and Laura Aflalo... Read more »
CoreLogic home-price report shows slowest appreciation rate since July 2023

CoreLogic home-price report shows slowest appreciation rate since July 2023

The Federal Reserve’s 50 basis-point interest rate cut in September is already making an impact on housing markets across the country. But high mortgage rates and affordability challenges put a damper on... Read more »
Lender Data Shows Refinance Offers Have Increased 42% Nationwide Over the Last Year — RISMedia

Latest CPI Data Shows Lowest Inflation Since 2021 — RISMedia

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) was up 0.2% from June to July 2024 and up 2.9% from a year ago, according to the latest data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.... Read more »
CoreLogic home-price report shows slowest appreciation rate since July 2023

Fed’s Beige Book shows recent moderation in mortgage rates propped up demand for homes

Moderation in mortgage rates led to a pickup in demand for residential real estate, but limited inventories across the country hindered actual home sales, the Federal Reserve reported in its Beige Book... Read more »
Redfin shows signs of improvement in fourth quarter

Redfin shows signs of improvement in fourth quarter

Real estate brokerage Redfin revealed signs of progress in its fourth-quarter 2023 earnings report, signaling a potential turnaround after facing challenges earlier in the year. Fourth-quarter 2023 revenues at Redfin fell 2%... Read more »