Fannie Mae Predicts Steady 6.1% Mortgage Rates Through 2027
#NEW Fannie Mae's revised forecast expects the 30-year fixed mortgage rate to average... 6.2% in Q3 2026 6.1% in Q4 2026 6.1% in Q1 2027 6.1% in Q2 2027 6.1% in Q3 2027 6.1% in Q4 2027 https://t.co/AhH8SZ64tC
Turn Your Home Into a Tax-Deductible Business Asset
The Augusta Rule lets you rent your home to your business up to 14 times a year at the going market rate. That payment moves from your business bank account to your personal account and the business writes it off...
Eliminate Capital Gains Tax to Boost Family Home Supply
One of the policy pieces needed to get more homes on the market (and thereby increasing the inventory of forever homes for young families) is getting rid of the capital gains tax penalty for selling a longtime family home. ...
Athens Built 2004 Olympic Village for Social Housing
Unlike most Olympic host cities, Athens designed its 2004 Olympic Village from the outset for post-Games social housing. It was at the time Europe’s largest: €300 million, 2,300 housing units across 366 buildings, and roughly 10,000 eventual residents. https://t.co/rBmJlMnBgS
NIMBY Policies Block Housing Supply, Drive High Rents
We both know @Timodc, from living in places that allow new units, that a couple of penthouses are not the problem... The problem is the inability to build new units in Democrat-led cities... SF, LA and NY, it's the same...
35‑Year Builder Never Sells Homes to Singles
This certainly reflects Dean Windham’s experience as an OH builder. In 35 years, he’s sold no SF homes to an unmarried buyer. https://t.co/9ogISUTdzE
Beazer Homes Faces $140K California Fee per Home
$140,000. That’s how much @BeazerHomes CEO Allan Merrill tells ResiClub the homebuilder is paying in government fees in California per new-build home
Parents' HELOC Loans for Kids' Down Payments Lead to Foreclosure
Parents Who Took Out HELOCS & Mortgages To Provide Down Payments For Kids To Buy Homes In 2021 Now In Power Of Sale Sounds crazy right? And it's not thousands of parents but it is happening right now in Ontario to...
Mid‑range Homes ($400‑500K) See Strongest Growth
More buyers at lower prices? Don't sleep on the trend. We're seeing the most growth right now in the region between $400K to $500K. More on my blog. https://t.co/k8PxYYpcrC https://t.co/ImgNJtdh6D
411k FHA Borrowers Face Equity Risk in Weak Markets
Doing a little more deep dive on FHA borrowers. How many people are "at risk" with low or negative equity and higher mortgage rates? About 411,000 since mid-2022. Many of the biggest FHA markets, like Phoenix and Houston, have had the...
Housing Hope Delayed One Year, Still On Track
Good housing read from @conorsen. Housing hope delayed a year but not totally derailed feels about right. https://t.co/3R3f8NDfvG
Project Progressing; Build-to-Rent Updates Coming Soon
Still working on this. But it’s coming together 🏆 Follow @chasecalhoun.realestate for more on build-to-rent and real estate investing. #realestate #investmentproperty #buildtorent
Anthropic to Quadruple London Staff Amid US Tensions
Anthropic Plots Major London Expansion As tensions with the US government mount, Anthropic has leased a new office with enough space to quadruple its 200-person head count in London. https://t.co/EDUGMd1bgO
High Earners Cut Taxes with Short‑Term Rental Strategy
If you made six figures at your W2 last year and still felt personally victimized by your tax bill… Just know you’re just playing a game no one taught you how to win. One of the only ways W2 high...
Mortgage Rates Stable Now, but Could Surge Soon
Bond yields and by extension mortgage rates seem to like a ceasefire and an open Strait. Just remember this can turn at a moment's notice. And that prior to the conflict, we had a national average sub-6% 30-year fixed.
Milwaukee Leads Home Price Gains; Austin Trails Losses
#NEW Home price shifts across America's 50 largest metro area housing markets Tightest: Milwaukee, WI (+5.7% YoY) Weakest: Austin, TX (-5.9% YoY) MoM = Month-over-month YoY = Year-over-year Without seasonal adjustment Analysis via @ResidentialClub https://t.co/Q58oWthGbA
Former Solicitor General Calls ROAD Housing Act Unconstitutional
A former U.S. Solicitor General just put out a paper arguing that the ROAD to Housing Act is "constitutionally flawed thrice over." It's not an easy read, full of legalese, but boils down to three key arguments: 1) It violates the Constitution's...
Hamptons Real Estate Inventory Drops 35% in Q1
How low w/inventory go in the #Hamptons where available #realestate, always tight, fell 35% in Q1, following banner 25 that featured sky-high deals? Waiting on 'death, divorce, distress' #NY #LongIsland #mortgage https://t.co/zIdHd23XCX
Vornado Exec's Trust in Solomon Leads to Fraud Spotlight
#Vornado leasing boss #GlennWeiss always thought #JaredSolomon w/1 of his stars, entrusting him w/the co's gigantic #TimesSquare sign. Now that sign is at the heart of fed fraud charges v Solomon 'I trusted Jared' #REIT #NYC #realestate #CRE #retail https://t.co/AH6n4YpWL9
Challenges Spark Innovation, Fueling Explosive Business Growth
Different aspects of our business have only improved dramatically when they’ve been challenging. For example: Years ago, when it was taking longer to lease space than I would have liked, it forced us to drill down like crazy and figure out how...
NYC’s Ultra‑wealthy Protest New Second‑home Tax
Cry us a river. New York City’s super-rich complain about Mamdani’s tax on second homes https://t.co/B9PODh5Bd0
Married Americans Own Homes at Triple Unmarried Rate
Latest @WSJ w/ @MariaBaerWrites: "Marriage smooths the path to homeownership - [we see a] monumental gap between married & unmarried Americans: 71% of married adults aged 25 to 54 own their own home today, compared with only 21% of their...
Iran War Stalls 2026 Housing Recovery, Builders Eye 2027
[@opinion] Green shoots for housing coming into 2026 were dashed by the war in Iran — May might be a bit of a bounce back but we’ve already lost two crucial months of the spring selling season and builders have...
SF $2k/Ft Homes Ripple Into Bay Suburbs
Single-family homes going for $2,000/ft in SF is going to have trickle-down effects, just curious whether it shows up more in Bay Area suburbs or the kinds of places SF people leave when they can’t afford to stay. @mikesimonsen @NewsLambert
NYC Pension Funds Allocate $4B to Citywide Housing
Big news: we just announced our plan to invest $4B of NYC’s pension funds in financing housing across the five boroughs
Expensive U.S. Cities See Sharp Housing Price Swings
The Most Splendid Housing Bubbles in America: Price Drops & Gains in 33 Big Expensive Cities, March 2026. From “Mansion Shortage” in AI-bubble-epicenter San Francisco infecting mid-tier home prices, to Austin & Oakland prices plunging over 25% since 2022 https://t.co/gQYh2m0pnZ https://t.co/v3Kk4XR5CY
Pay Contractors Only After Milestones Are Completed
The biggest mistake flippers make with contractors is paying too much upfront. Sign a contract, set a draw schedule, tie every payment to a completed benchmark. If it’s not done, the check doesn’t go out.
2025 HMDA Data Shows FHA Borrower Credit
Since the only corner of the US housing market that has any distressed borrowers are in the FHA loans, I was curious if the credit quality of FHA borrowers deteriorated over the past few years. The 2025 HMDA data is...
Florida Short Sales Surge, Foreclosures up 43% YoY
Over 1,000 houses in Florida now have the word 'short sale' in their listing description. Most are listed at a loss from the previous sale. Some at a $100,000+ discount. Real distress is starting to show up. According to ATTOM, foreclosures...
Low‑income Families Can't Just Flee Rising Costs
In case there is any lingering confusion, "Well I'll just move to Miami," isn't something those at the bottom of the K can say when their utility company threatens to raise rates or their landlord announces rent is going to...
Bain Capital’s David Gross Pays $41.25M for Beverly Hills Mansion
JUST IN: Bain Capital's David Gross snagged a Beverly Hills mansion for $41.25 million in an off-market deal, ranking among the top sales in LA County this year.
Homeowners Vastly Underestimate Long‑term Maintenance
This is EXACTLY what I mean when I say homeowners are bad at math, and it is worse than you think. Annual maintenance is typically 1% of the home’s value, according to most estimates. That is $60,000 on a 400K...
Convert Home to Rental, Leverage Deductions and 1031 Exchanges
Converting a home to a rental property fundamentally changes how expenses are treated, how gains are taxed, and how future sales can be structured to maximize tax efficiency. Advisors who understand these rules can help clients navigate the timing of...
Low-Income Applicant Denied LIHTC Housing for Multiple Jobs
#TaxTwitter Anyone familiar with the LIHTC? My son is looking for an apt. He works 2 part-time jobs & his combined income is much lower than 60% of AMI. Property mgt company rejected his application because he has "2 sources...
Mark Epstein Poised for $75M Downtown Sale
#MarkEpstein, bro of the notorious #JeffreyEpstein, may get $75M for downtown site he's selling. Why he might be selling 515Greenwich is unclear. C/be dvpmt site. #realestate #CRE #NYC #investmentsales #mortgage #Ossa #Newmark #Dara https://t.co/7DWL9AJygG
Design That Powers Itself Redefines Home Living
What if your house powered itself? 👀 ⚡️ I’m doing something at my new project, Casa Mallorca, that I’ve NEVER done before - and it’s changing the way I think about design entirely. Good design isn’t just about how something looks....
U.S. Home Prices Continue Steady Gains, Up 0.6% MoM
U.S. home prices, as measured by the Zillow Home Value Index, rose +0.6% month-over-month between the February 2026 and March 2026 Year-over-year: +0.8% Since 2022's peak: +2.2% Since March 2020: +44.1% Table via @ResidentialClub https://t.co/HanulIqzx2
Rent Control Still Shrinks Housing Supply Through Conversions, Decay
Excellent points as always from John. I would add, in long run, while rent control may have minimal impact on new construction when exempted, it's still supply killer via a) conversions to for-sale and b) aging/rotting of old apartments into obsolescence.
AI Firms Devour NYC Office Space, Leasing Data Shows
My friend and broker from the Breather days, Ramsey Fehrer at CBRE, shared NYC tech leasing data they pulled for a client recently. AI is eating NYC office space. https://t.co/tEdfzI97NT
San Francisco Agents Unanimously See Price Rises, National Confidence Low
Nationally, only 27% of the resale agents we just surveyed said home prices were mostly increasing month over month. TOTALLY different story in San Francisco, where 100% of agents said prices rising. Not sure I’ve seen that high a conviction in...
Operators Favor Legacy PMSs Over Risky AI Startups
Appfolio and the other "legacy" PMSs are racing to build AI agents before the new AI-native startups can build their own PMSs. For the record, all the operators I know (from people running 100 units to people running thousands) are rooting...
Mayor Proposes Insurance Cuts to Ease Rent‑freeze Push
The #democraticsocialist throws kissies at small landlords. #MayorMamdani offers help shaving 20-30% #insurance costs for #rentstabilized+#affordablehousing, w/may be a bid to make #rentfreeze easier to swallow. #NYC #realestate #CRE #multifamily https://t.co/FNOBbI5LwG
NAR's First‑Time Buyer Stats Flawed by Tiny Survey
Last year, NAR told us the median age of a FTHB was 40 and 62 for a repeat buyer. Now they're telling us the FTHB share fell to 21%, the lowest ever. But it's all based on a 120-question mail-in survey with...
AI Could Automate $13T Mortgage Market, Ditch Advisors
Wealthfront runs 45% EBITDA margins without a single advisor. Now David Fortunato wants to automate the $13 trillion mortgage market. (0:00) Can AI Replace Your Financial Advisor? (1:47) How Close Is Self-Driving Money? (3:59) What Happens to 400K Financial Advisors? (4:43) Is the 1%...
Buyers Favor Properly Priced Homes, Overpricing Fails
Overpricing is not working, but buyers respond to well-priced homes. Only 21.6% of pendings needed a reduction before getting into contract in April. In contrast, 33.7% of active listings in the Sacramento region have had a price reduction. https://t.co/x4ayQ8T7U2
Foreign Luxury Buyers Fuel NYC Jobs and Tax Revenue
Non-residents who spend millions of dollars on NYC apartments help drive NYC’s economy. Most of the profit in condominium development is in the penthouses. The Ken Griffins of the world make NYC high end development viable, driving high-paying construction, brokerage,...
Hamptons Home Prices Hit Record, Surge over 30%
Lots of bonus cash, too little supply: "The median sales price for the Hamptons surged 18.3% annually to $2.4M, highest on record, Average sales price also surged 31% to $4.3M, the highest on record -@jonathanmiller
Cato Releases Handbook with 100+ Affordability Policies
🚨 NEW TODAY🚨 The @CatoInstitute "Handbook on Affordability," featuring more than 100 policy recommendations to lower the cost of housing, healthcare, education, childcare, energy, transportation, food, everyday essentials , & more: https://t.co/OyGv25KXXO https://t.co/0cLaHQ0gPx
China’s New‑home Prices Dip 0.21% in March, Easing Pressure
1/3 Bloomberg: "New-home prices in 70 cities in China dropped 0.21% in March, the second consecutive month of easing pressure and the smallest decline in 11 months." https://t.co/OQEWA9QELf
Rural Spain Fears AI Data Centers: Land Loss, Water Crisis
What happens when Big Tech wants to build a data center on your land? Locals in rural Spain fear forced land sales and water shortages as AI moves in https://t.co/prPonKTo3A via @clarahenz https://t.co/hMOAu2WgmC