2025

The U.S. housing market is entering the second half of the year on uncertain footing, according to Cotality's latest midyear market analysis. While price growth is slowing and inventory is rising--offering a glimmer of hope to buyers--high home prices, property taxes, and borrowing costs continue to challenge affordability. Mortgage performance remains largely stable, but signs of regional divergence and...

Image CEO Mahbod Nia also says REIT plans to sell up to $500 million in non-core...

Despite growing attention around all-cash transactions, most Americans — especially first-time buyers — continue to finance their home purchases, according to new data from the National Association of Realtors (NAR). Among primary residence buyers, 74% financed their home purchase in 2024. That share jumps to 91% for first-time buyers, said Jessica Lautz, NAR’s deputy chief economist and vice...

The U.S. Conference of Mayors formally endorsed a bipartisan statement to support the Let America Build campaign — a housing policy initiative backed by Realtor.com — during the organization’s annual meeting in Tampa on Sunday. The resolution — introduced by Austin Mayor Kirk Watson — acknowledges the mounting housing affordability crisis, and it calls for policy reforms at all levels of...

As class-action lawsuits continue against major real estate brokerages for alleged telemarketing violations, firms of all sizes are under increasing pressure to strengthen their compliance practices. According to attorney Michele Shuster, a founding partner of Mac Murray and Shuster LLP, staying within the bounds of federal and state telemarketing laws isn’t just a legal necessity — it’s vital...

The National Association of Mortgage Brokers (NAMB) on Monday issued a letter of support for the Community Home Lenders of America (CHLA)’s white paper on LO compensation reform. CHLA‘s white paper, released last week, urged Congress to roll back the loan originator compensation rule to focus on its original purpose — a ban on yield spread premiums (YSP), a predatory practice from the financial...

The most recent National Mortgage Database (NMDB) Aggregate Statistics report from FHFA reveals the significant amount of home equity that American households possess. This should put an end to any discussions suggesting that the housing market is on the verge of a mass foreclosure crisis or that national home prices will crash like they did from 2007 to 2011. Vast home equity cushion Keep this very...

Image CEO Chris Constant says Getty’s balance sheet is strong, diversified, and ready for...

Vacancy Hits Record Low as Cloud Giants Push into Secondary Markets Worldwide Record-breaking demand from hyperscalers and cloud providers drove data center leasing volumes to new highs in the first quarter of 2025, fueled by the global AI boom and tightening power supply, according to CBRE's latest Global Data Center Trends report. Vacancy rates across global data centers fell to a record low of 6.6%,...

Image Owen Thomas also said upcoming midtown Manhattan project expected to attract significant...