Mortgage rates dip to 6.22% as 30‑year fixed falls a quarter point
The national 30‑year fixed mortgage rate slipped to 6.22%, marking a quarter‑point decline since last weekend. The 15‑year fixed rate eased to 5.72% and refinance rates averaged 6.43% for a 30‑year loan. Industry forecasts diverge, with the Mortgage Bankers Association seeing rates near 6.30% through 2026.
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Colorado’s industrial warehouse market is fragmented into distinct submarkets, each driven by functional priorities rather than aggregate metro metrics. In Denver’s infill and core corridors, limited land and high labor proximity sustain strong demand for small‑bay, last‑mile spaces, while Commerce City and the airport corridor attract logistics‑heavy, bulk facilities. North Metro and Brighton serve as pressure‑relief zones, balancing cost and connectivity, and the northern Front Range offers expansive, flexible sites for manufacturing and regional distribution. Recent construction has lifted overall vacancy, but vacancy and rent performance now vary sharply by product type and submarket.
Redfin’s 2025 analysis shows the median U.S. homeowner now stays in a home for 12 years, the longest tenure since 2022. Tenure peaked at 13.4 years in 2020, fell during the pandemic‑driven buying surge, and rebounded slightly in 2025. California...

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Langham Estate announced a £50 million refurbishment of 50 Eastcastle Street, converting the historic Fitzrovia building into 46,000 sq ft of furnished workspace. The project, part of a broader upgrade programme for the estate’s West End portfolio, retains the former Princess’s Theatre façade while...

Barwood Capital has launched Growth Fund VI, targeting £300 million with a £400 million hard cap, to invest in UK industrial and logistics real estate driven by the fourth industrial revolution. The six‑year closed‑ended vehicle will seek a final close in Q2 2027 and...
Housing market analysts note that roughly 75,000 single‑family homes are being relisted, representing about 11% of active inventory. De‑listings surged to 60‑80% of new listings during the holiday season, reflecting sellers pulling overpriced homes. Most relistings stem from owner‑occupiers waiting...

Argyll has launched a £3.5 million refurbishment of the grade‑II‑listed Hudson House in Covent Garden, converting 14,000 sq ft across seven floors into 48 private serviced offices. The project, slated for completion in June, preserves Edwin Lutyens’ original marble floor and vaulted ceilings...

Calgary’s retail investment slipped 31% in 2025, totaling $531.5 million across 54 transactions. Deal sizes shifted upward, with half of the sales above $5 million and the largest at $54.5 million for a 201,000‑sq‑ft centre. Average pricing remained steady at $419 per square...

The U.S.-Israel-Iran conflict has triggered the largest oil price jump in four years as the Strait of Hormuz effectively shut, sending crude markets into turmoil. Inflation concerns now dominate Treasury trading, pushing the 10‑year yield above 4% and raising mortgage‑rate...

The U.S. housing supply gap widened to 4.03 million units in 2025 as new construction fell short, leaving nearly 2 million Gen Z and millennial households unformed. Affordability constraints—requiring roughly $86 k income and a 14.4% down payment—forced many young adults to stay with...

Mortgage originators are split on the value of trigger leads as the Homebuyers Privacy Protection Act takes effect on March 5, forcing a shift to permission‑based marketing. Proponents argue trigger leads provide quick consumer access, but critics cite reliability issues and...

Blackstone is preparing a publicly traded REIT that will acquire stabilized, leased data‑centre properties, giving retail investors direct exposure to the cashflows powering AI compute. The vehicle avoids speculative land‑banking, focusing on income‑producing assets with predictable lease revenue. By listing,...
Closed‑end fund RLTY offers an 8.3% yield but pays out more than it earns, eroding NAV over time. The fund is positioned to capture AI data‑center growth through holdings in REITs such as DLR, AMT, and EQIX. However, its 34.6%...

Real estate brokers can turn private lending into a strategic advantage by offering faster, more flexible financing than traditional banks. Private lenders specialize in distinct property types and deal sizes, allowing brokers to match investors with the right capital source....
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Wealthy people don’t buy rentals for $200 a month in cash flow. They buy them for equity and tax advantages. Say you buy four properties at $50K equity each. That’s $200K added to your net worth, plus a massive...

UK inflation fell to a ten‑month low in January, reviving hopes of a Bank of England rate cut in March. However, gilt yields surged, with five‑year yields up 19 basis points, ten‑year up 14 basis points and two‑year up 12...
#1540Broadway, fka the #Bertelsmann bldg, reaches 50% as #Pandora 2xs its space+#Korean bank signs for 18.5KSF. 'We expect to be well on toward 80% by the end of Q2' #GFP #MSD #MichaelDell #realestate #CRE #WooriBank #Newmark https://t.co/jMCtLaQVv3

Buy‑to‑let landlords stayed active in the UK rental market as average rents rose to £1,602 PCM, a 4.9% increase year‑on‑year. The South Coast led growth with a 10.5% jump, while London rents grew modestly but remain 49% above the national...

UK estate agents who grew in 2025 allocate significantly more budget to marketing beyond property portals than the market average, according to the Voice of the Agent survey of 495 firms. Average agents spend 6.8% of income on such marketing,...

SimplyPhi’s 2025 Regional Housing Market Report shows average private rents in all nine English regions surpass Local Housing Allowance (LHA) rates, creating monthly shortfalls of £377 to £1,194. While rental supply peaked at 77,458 units in Q2 2025, only about 1,154...
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After years studying housing policy, the author bought a vacant lot in Indianapolis and built a modest 1,200‑sq‑ft home using a physician loan that offered 100% financing at 3% interest. The experiment revealed how credential‑based financing grants access to some...

A Rentals.ca study shows Canadian rental affordability improving since early 2023, yet most provinces remain unaffordable. Alberta is the sole province where average rent consumes 23.4% of median household income, comfortably below the 30% affordability threshold. Nova Scotia now has...
Mobile Infrastructure Corp (NASDAQ: BEEP) released its Q4 and full‑year 2025 results, highlighting a 10% year‑over‑year rise in contract parking volumes and a near‑60% jump in residential contracts. Revenue slipped to $35.1 million and net loss widened to $23.7 million, reflecting market‑specific...
The article dissects a Nashville multi‑family investment that collapsed, illustrating a common mistake where investors chase aggressive, high‑return projects during an up‑cycle. Marketed by YieldStreet/WillowWealth, the deal featured high leverage, floating‑rate debt, lease‑up risk, and hidden recapitalization, leading to a...
Manova Partners, a Munich‑based real‑estate firm, has sold the Nashville West Shopping Center, a 323,927‑square‑foot super‑regional retail complex near Vanderbilt University. The property, built between 2007 and 2008, sits at the I‑40 and Charlotte Pike intersection and comprises six single‑story...
CoStar’s January Commercial Repeat‑Sale Indices show a split between market tiers: smaller, secondary‑market properties rose 1.3% month‑over‑month, while premier assets in major cities slipped 0.4% in the value‑weighted gauge. Over the past year the equal‑weighted index gained 1.1% versus a...

FHA loans held by borrowers with credit scores between 0 and 619 are experiencing a sharp rise in 90‑day delinquency rates, the steepest since the program’s inception. The surge follows a post‑COVID fiscal stimulus that drove home prices to record...
The article warns that relying solely on Airbnb leaves short‑term rental hosts vulnerable to algorithm changes, fees, and account issues. It highlights mainstream OTAs such as Booking.com, Expedia Group, and Google Vacation Rentals as essential diversification channels. It then introduces...

Mortgage rates slipped back above the 6% threshold after the Iran attack, with the 30‑year fixed climbing to 6.12%—a 13‑basis‑point jump. Ten‑year Treasury yields rose nine basis points, and mortgage‑backed‑security prices fell, feeding the rate increase. Simultaneously, oil prices spiked...
Kentucky lawmakers are advancing Senate Bill 51, a constitutional amendment that would freeze property‑tax assessments for homeowners 65 and older on their primary residence. The freeze locks in the assessed value at the age they turn 65 or when they...
Inventory in the NSDCC market rose sharply this week, with active listings increasing by 21 and approaching last year’s total. Pending contracts across price tiers are now in line with historical levels, with 155 pendings recorded in the first week...

HVS Brokerage & Advisory closed the sale of two midscale hotels in Apopka, Florida: the 81‑key Hampton Inn & Suites by Hilton and the 77‑key Holiday Inn Express & Suites. Each property was sold separately to private regional investors, with the Holiday Inn purchased by a Connecticut 1031‑exchange...
In a recent episode of his Freedom Podcast, Michael Blank explains why multifamily investing eclipses house flipping and single‑family rentals as the quickest route to financial independence. He details the ceiling he hit with flipping, the math behind scaling rentals,...

War & Mortgage Rates: We're All Along For The Ride Since I am old & have been around for many Geopolitical Events I have learned 2 things: - No one knows exactly how things will turn out - The initial reaction of Financial...
Beacon Partners submitted a land development plan for a 342‑unit multifamily community on a 3.8‑acre parcel at 122 Freeland Lane in Charlotte. The project will sit beside the Station at LoSo office and retail towers and feature courtyards, a dog park,...

Newmark arranged a $172.5 million acquisition loan for The Ben, Autograph Collection, a 208‑key luxury hotel in West Palm Beach, on behalf of Related Ross. The financing was supplied by Nomura and led by Newmark’s senior debt team. The Ben, delivered...
Final Look at Local Housing Markets in January Altos: Active single-family inventory was down 1.4% week-over-week https://calculatedrisk.substack.com/p/final-look-at-local-housing-markets-899

Homebuilders with the most—and least—FHA exposure 2% of Toll Brothers buyers use FHA financing 46% of LGI Homes buyers use FHA It makes sense… Toll Brothers average price is $1.19M LGI Homes average price is $364K ResiClub PRO report: https://t.co/vTkPhe0k9z
The fancy-schmancy townhouse where the 1st Mrs. #Trump lived goes for a deeply discounted $14M. Original ask was $26.5M. Has no full-on kitchen. 'My mom absolutely loved that house' #Ivana #NYC #realestate #mortgage #UES https://t.co/49RjM6YgHM via @WSJ

Not much on the market. Slightly below one year ago now in the Sacramento region. And in case you wondered, at this time in 2008, there were over 10,000 MORE active listings than today. https://t.co/R9TLciGJi0

Homebuilders taken down, but REITs up US stocks +0.1% ex-US -1.7% $IBIT and $USO up big with the worst day for bonds in 3 months. $AGG https://t.co/Q5GdXN7VqF
#Mortgage rates jump sharply higher after Iran strikes, reversing last week's decline https://t.co/O08aG0nWf9 @mortgagenewsmnd #realestate #realestateinvesting

BACK TO A 6-HANDLE The average 30-year fixed mortgage rate today: 6.12% Same day last year: 6.74% ------------------ 10-year Treasury yield today: 4.06% Spread today: 206 bps

California’s housing market is officially a landed gentry system. 🏠 New data from the Wall Street Journal: 1 in 5 of CA home transfers are now inheritances—double the US average. Does CA need to end Prop 13 to save the American Dream?...

Some properties in Florida are actually starting to look semi-affordable. On this house - 50% correction from peak, and down 7% in last 10 years. $263,000 zestimate. (sold for 295k in 2024) $2,519 rental value. Actually hits the 1% rule. https://t.co/d1gJnTvJub

A step in the right direction? Yes. Sellers stepped back from the market in 2025, but for three months in a row we are finally above 2024 levels again. We are still historically anemic, but this is a positive direction....
2% inflation won't lead to 3% mortgage rates with the Fed at neutral policy. https://t.co/TpEKz1u8Cu
Is Gen Z completely priced out of homeownership, or are market shifts creating new opportunities? Analyzing the latest economic data reveals significant racial disparities and supply trends that suggest the 2030s could be a pivotal decade for young buyers. https://t.co/hWYTDWyAf9

Easy prediction: New apartment construction starts and acquisitions will plunge across Massachusetts in 2026 until after the potential November ballot measure on rent control is decided. https://t.co/PNqV8oMkvq