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NAHB’s 2026 priced‑out estimates reveal that over 65 % of households in 39 states and the District of Columbia cannot afford a median‑priced new home. New Hampshire tops the unaffordability chart with 83.4 % of its households priced out, while even lower‑priced markets like Mississippi see more than 60 % excluded. A modest $1,000 increase in median home prices could push thousands more families out of the market, exemplified by 14,365 Texas households. Affordability varies sharply across metros, with only 14 % of San Jose households meeting the $407,659 income threshold versus three‑quarters in affordable areas such as Rome, GA.
The Home Buyers’ Plan (HBP), which lets Canadians withdraw up to $60,000 from their RRSPs for a first‑home down payment, was widely promoted as a tax‑free shortcut to homeownership. However, buyers who entered the market at the March 2022 peak of...
Builder confidence for new single‑family homes slipped one point to 36 in February, according to the NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index. Affordability pressures—high price‑to‑income ratios and rising land and construction costs—drove the decline for a second consecutive month. While price‑cutting fell...
Housing affordability remains a pressing concern, with 65% of U.S. households unable to afford a median-priced new home in 2026. Elevated mortgage rates amplify the impact of even modest home‑price increases, pushing more families out of the market. The National...
Realtor.com’s January 2026 Rental Report shows the 29th consecutive month of year‑over‑year rent declines for 0‑2‑bedroom units, with the median asking rent falling 1.5% to $1,672. Vacancy rates in the nation’s 50 largest metros rose to 7.6%, the highest since...
The NAHB’s AD&C Financing survey shows that in Q4 2025 the cost of credit for residential builders fell to its lowest level since 2022. Contract rates dropped across land acquisition, development, speculative and pre‑sold single‑family loans, and effective rates fell even...
A Redfin survey reveals a widening "living‑alone premium" as 64% of single respondents report difficulty paying rent or mortgage, compared with 39% of married households. Rising home prices and rents outpace wage growth, leaving single earners—often earning under $50,000—bearing a...
The UK’s national average house price has just breached the £300,000 mark, yet a range of properties remain affordable across the country. A 19th‑century cottage in North Yorkshire sells for £294,000 with an A‑rated EPC, while a Grade II‑listed flat in...
Existing home sales slipped 8.4% in January to a seasonally adjusted 3.91 million units, the lowest level since August 2024. Inventory remained tight at 1.2 million homes, providing only a 3.7‑month supply and keeping resale prices elevated. The median existing‑home price rose 0.9%...
Henry Chin, CBRE’s global head of research, told the REIT Report podcast that U.S. commercial‑real‑estate investors will deploy significantly more capital in 2026, with investment volume projected to rise about 16% as fundamentals recover and interest rates trend lower. He...
Digital stablecoins are being positioned as an operating system for global real‑estate finance. Projects like TransactionCOIN aim to replace wire transfers with instant, blockchain‑settled payments for deposits, closings, and rent. By compressing settlement cycles from weeks to minutes, stablecoins could...
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Rics) reported tentative signs of recovery in England and Wales' housing market after a prolonged slowdown linked to budget uncertainty and economic pressure. In January, the Rics optimism index rose to +35% for expected...
Office‑to‑residential conversions are rapidly reshaping the DMV, with more than 6,500 residential units now in the pipeline. The region needs roughly 320,000 housing units by 2030, leaving a shortfall of about 100,000 units that obsolete office space can help fill....
U.S. foreclosure filings rose to 40,534 in January, a 32% year‑over‑year increase and the eleventh straight month of growth, despite a 10% monthly decline from December. Lender‑initiated starts jumped 26% from a year earlier, while completed REO properties surged 59%...
U.S. commercial real‑estate lending jumped 30% in Q4 2025, driven largely by banks as interest‑rate volatility eased. Originations rose 25% sequentially, with office loans nearly doubling year‑over‑year and overall 2025 originations up 40% from 2024. Depository institutions led the surge,...
Southern Nevada’s housing market shifted toward buyers in January as price growth cooled and inventory surged. The median price of a single‑family home held at $470,000, 3.1% lower than a year earlier, while listings rose 18.7% year‑over‑year, creating a near...
