- August apartment rents turn positive for the first time in four years
Apartment rents are finally turning positive as vacancies drop, thanks to less new supply.
- Mortgage rates hit highest level in 3 weeks, weakening demand further
Mortgage rates rose again last week causing demand for both refinances and purchase loans to drop. Rates climbed to their highest level in three weeks.
- Investor competition for commercial real estate sees strongest growth in a year
Even though macro uncertainty and volatility continue to show up in the broader economy, bidding keeps rising, according to JLL.
- Cash is no longer king in home sales
Cash buyers are a diminishing share of the overall housing market, as more supply and weaker prices give all buyers more purchasing power.
- Six investors reveal the biggest market risks — and one strategy they agree on
Investors see different risks threatening markets, but broadly agree that traders should diversify beyond recent winners.
- New York unseats San Francisco as the top market for tech talent, CBRE reports
AI-related roles now account for nearly one-third of all tech-talent job listings in the U.S., per the new CBRE report.
- Where commercial real estate demand is the highest, according to new data
The National Association of Realtors has released a new index that uses factors in local economies to indicate future demand.
- Weekly mortgage demand stalls along with interest rates, but rates are now moving higher again.
Mortgage rates were unchanged last week, as was mortgage demand, and total volume remains lower than year-ago levels.
- Bond yields are climbing. Here’s what that means for mortgages and other consumer borrowing
Long-term government bond yields have risen sharply in recent days. Higher bond yields push consumer borrowing costs up, sometimes immediately.
- Housing investors say this is their worst market in at least 3 years
Mortgage rates hit a recent low at the end of February but rose sharply at the start of the war with Iran. They are now at their highest level in over a year.
- New federal rules could end mortgage escrow interest for some homeowners. States are suing to block them
A new lawsuit challenges recently issued rules from federal banking regulators that preempts state laws requiring banks to pay interest on escrow accounts.
- Trump officials float cut to capital gains tax on home sales. What it could mean for homeowners
Trump officials may be considering a tax break for homeowners selling their primary residence in the lead up to the midterm elections.
- Mortgage rates finally stop rising, causing demand to trickle back
Mortgage rates finally eased a tiny bit, but it was enough to bring some demand back to a very beleaguered mortgage market.
- Trump says NYC pied-à-terre tax 'must be stopped,' eyes federal block
Trump in a Truth Social post called Mamdani's pied-à-terre tax a "dangerous political 'experiment' in New York will destroy" the city and state.
- Invitation Homes CEO says ban on institutional homebuying will bring down prices, but not immediately
The CEO of the nation's largest single-family rental landlord said the new law banning large-scale investors from the market will lower prices in the long term.
- Trump’s foreign licensing business booms to $59.5 million as Gulf developers pay
Nearly two-thirds of Trump’s foreign licensing fees came from two Gulf developers, in the UAE and Qatar, including one pursuing a $20 billion U.S. expansion.
- K-shaped economy shows up in housing: Luxury sales rise as starter-home buyers struggle
Even as luxury homes fly off the market, sales of starter homes are down despite growing inventory and more price cuts, research shows.
- Homeowners are paying much more for insurance — and keeping coverage is getting harder
Homeowners insurance premiums have risen faster than inflation across the country, according to a new industry report.
- Trump's deportation agenda raised prices, contracted local economies, immigration group says
A report released Wednesday by the immigration advocacy group America's Voice argues President Trump's immigration policies are hurting the economy.
- Mortgage rates hit their highest level in over a year, causing demand to drop below year-ago levels
Mortgage rates rose to the highest level in over a year, causing total mortgage demand to drop below year-ago levels.
- Foreigners are buying fewer U.S. properties, but luxury homebuilders still draw them in
Foreign buyers are pulling back sharply from U.S. residential real estate, in part due to a pullback among workers that would qualify for H-1B visas.
- Buying a condo with a mortgage may soon get more complicated. Here's why
New policies that apply to mortgages for condos take effect Aug. 3, and some experts are sounding the alarm that buyers may see delays or denials.
- Fed holds rates steady: What it means for credit cards, savings accounts, mortgages and auto loans
The Fed's benchmark affects many of the interest rates consumers see every day, including those tied to mortgages, credit cards, car loans and savings accounts.
- Housing and healthcare need less red tape to lower costs, Colorado's Hickenlooper tells CNBC
Housing and healthcare need big policy changes as voters raise concerns about affordability, Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colo., tells CNBC.
- Why bond investors are pushing up some of your interest rates
Many types of consumer loans such as mortgages peg their interest rate to the yield on 10-year Treasury bonds, which has been moving higher.
- South Korea's president invokes dramatic Japan realty crash to push domestic property agenda
Lee was highlighting the country's excessive investment in real estate, and highlighted that Japan's housing market "burst like a balloon."
- Wall Street is selling more rental homes, as buying ban takes effect
The largest landlords are all net sellers year to date, with 3,180 more homes sold than bought since Jan. 1.
- Mortgage rates are rising again, but homebuyers are seeing some advantages
Mortgage rates last week rose to the highest level since last August, but homebuyer demand climbed as well, as buyers see more supply.
- Property taxes are poised for major midterm elections ballot battles across many U.S. states
Americans will have a rare opportunity to use votes to directly shape tax policy with 26 ballot measures on taxation across 13 states set for midterm elections.
- Housing costs is the top political issue for young voters, CNBC survey finds
The cost of housing is the top priority for voters ages 18 to 34, besting food and healthcare cost concerns, the CNBC All-America Economic Survey found.
