Candyd Mendoza of MPA reports that President Trump has nominated Jonathan McKernan to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) amid ongoing efforts to dismantle the agency. While McKernan, a…

AirDNA recently released a report on the short-term rental industry, highlighting slower nationwide listing growth (6.8% vs. 14.4% in 2023) and continued affordability challenges due to high mortgage rates and…

Dawn Lim of Yahoo! Finance reports that Blackstone President Jon Gray declared that the office market has bottomed out, signaling a potential rebound after valuations plunged 50%-70% from their peak.…

Ahead of the rate decision today, Reuters reported that U.S. equity fund outflows slowed to $3.2 billion in the week ending Jan. 22, down from $8.26 billion the prior week,…

Dana Anderson of Redfin reports on the lack of housing supply, citing a survey that reveals that 34% of U.S. homeowners say they’ll never sell their home, with baby boomers…

Sarah Wolak of HousingWire reports on the ongoing devastating fires surrounding Los Angeles. These wildfires, burning over 60 square miles, have displaced more than 150,000 residents, killed 24 people, and…

Joel Berner of Realtor.com starts this week by reporting that mortgage rates continued climbing into 2025. Freddie Mac reported a 6-basis-point increase in the 30-year mortgage rate to 6.91%, the…

Mark Worley of Redfin reports on housing prices, highlighting that home prices rose 0.5% in November 2024, marking the third consecutive month of such growth. Year-over-year, prices increased 5.7%, the…

As we look to close out the year, several outlets have been reporting housing market predictions for 2025. Starting with Redfin, which reports that pent-up demand will drive a modest…