Here is your real estate news for Friday, July 18th. Today’s Real Estate News (July 18, 2025): Builders Offer ‘Outrageous’ Incentives Builder confidence remains low at 33, with 38% cutting prices and 62% offering incentives like rate buydowns and closing-cost help. Despite incentives, weak demand and ~7% mortgage rates are expected to limit single-family starts in 2025. Harvard Warns of...

Here is your real estate news for Thursday, July 17th. Today’s Real Estate News (July 17, 2025): First-Time Buyers Shrinking, Hitting Lowest Levels Since 1981 The share of first-time homebuyers plunged to just 24% in 2024—the lowest since tracking began in 1981. Median buyer age has risen from 35 to 38 years. Southern cities dominate the top markets for newcomers, while California leads the ranks...

Here is your real estate news for Wednesday, July 16th. Today’s Real Estate News (July 16, 2025): Homebuyers Broaden Their Search In Q2 2025, nearly 59% of online home searches were outside buyers’ local metros—up from under 50% in 2019. San Jose leads this trend, with over 90% looking beyond local listings. Major metros like Boston, New York, and Chicago are experiencing notable out-of-area...

Here is your real estate news for Tuesday, July 15th. Today’s Real Estate News (July 15, 2025): Housing Market Signals Drag on Economy Moody’s Analytics economist Mark Zandi warns that persistently high mortgage rates (around 7%) are slamming home sales, homebuilding is stalling, and prices are softening. Private Credit Floods Commercial Real Estate A new Moody’s report shows nonbank lenders...

Here is your real estate news for Wednesday, July 9th. Today’s Real Estate News (July 9, 2025): Surge in Delistings as Frustrated Sellers Exit Market Home delistings in the U.S. spiked 47% year-over-year in May, with YTD delistings up 35%. Rising inventory (+28% YoY) coupled with sluggish demand has led sellers in markets like Phoenix to pull listings instead of cutting prices. Investors Buying Up...

Here is your real estate news for Tuesday, July 8th. Today’s Real Estate News (July 8, 2025): U.S. Housing Market Cooling Zillow forecasts a 1.4% decline in U.S. home values during 2025, citing rising inventory, affordability headwinds, and high mortgage rates. Despite this, existing home sales are expected to tick up slightly, with rental inflation easing as vacancy rates improve. First-Time...

Here is your real estate news for Monday, July 7th. Today’s Real Estate News (July 7, 2025): First‑Time Home Buyers Largely Absent; Landlords GainNew data show the number of first‑time homebuyers has dropped to near half the long‑term average—only 1.1 million in 2024—due to high mortgage rates and soaring prices, especially for homes under $500K. Meanwhile, rental demand is rising:...

Here is your real estate news for Thursday, July 3rd. Today’s Real Estate News (July 3, 2025): U.S. Housing Market Shows Signs of Freeze New home sales plunged 13.7% in May to an annualized pace of 623,000 units, a 6.3% year-over-year decline. With inventory at a 9.8-month supply — well above the 6-month benchmark — the market has entered a pronounced buyer’s market, especially in the South...

Here is your real estate news for Wednesday, July 2nd. California Cuts Red Tape for Housing ConstructionGovernor Gavin Newsom signed a major rollback of CEQA regulations for urban housing, allowing many new developments to bypass lengthy environmental reviews. The move aims to tackle California’s severe housing shortage and encourage more building in cities like Los Angeles and San Francisco. Critics...

Here is your real estate news for Tuesday, July 1st. Today’s Real Estate News (July 1, 2025): U.S. Housing Market Facing a Broad SlowdownHome sales dropped 13.7% in June—the lowest since October 2024—as expensive listing prices and elevated rates (≈7%) continue to suppress buyer activity, prompting builders to scale back. Suburbs Become the New Renter HubsRising home prices (+47% since 2020) and...