On prices, rent, and mortgage:
- House Price Appreciation by State and Metro Area: First Quarter 2025 – NAHB
- Price Cuts on Home Listings Surge to 9-Year High—and These 3 Cities Lead the Trend – Realtor.com
- Home Prices Pick Up Steam in the Hottest Housing Markets – Realtor.com
- Homebuyers face less housing market competition from investors right now. Two-thirds of single-family investors are struggling to find properties for sale that generate positive cash flow. – Fast Company
- The Trump administration is working on a plan for time limits on rental aid – NPR
- Should federal rental aid come with a time limit? Here’s how it works in one place – NPR
- Fannie and Freddy back again – The Grumpy Economist
- It’s a Buyer-Friendly Housing Market as Mortgage Rates Dip – Realtor.com
- Trump Unlikely To Privatize Fannie and Freddie This Year, Says Mortgage Bankers Association CEO – Realtor.com
- The “Home ATM” Mostly Closed in Q1. Total Mortgage Equity Withdrawal (MEW) was Negative in Q1 – Calculated Risk
On sales, permits, starts, and supply:
- More Evidence of How Housing Regulation Is Bad for Housing – AEI
- Gentrification as a housing problem. The root cause is inflexible supply – The Works in Progress Newsletter
- Weekly Housing Trends View—Data for Week Ending May 31, 2025 – Realtor.com
- 1st Look at Local Housing Markets in May – Calculated Risk
- 10 states with the biggest housing market inventory shift. At the end of May 2025, 10 states had more active housing inventory for sale than they did in May 2019. – Fast Company
- Part 1: Current State of the Housing Market; Overview for mid-June 2025 – Calculated Risk
- Part 2: Current State of the Housing Market; Overview for mid-June 2025 2025 – Calculated Risk
- May 2025 Monthly Housing Market Trends Report – Realtor.com
- AI’s Role in Reshaping Employment: From Theory to Home Building Sector Impacts – NAHB
- Why developers have stopped building apartments – Axios
- Investors Are Selling a Record Share of Homes To Cut Their Losses—Especially in These 5 States – Realtor.com
- Deporting Undocumented Workers Will Make Housing More Expensive – Home Economics
- 75 housing markets where inventory is catching up—fast. Among the nation’s 200 largest housing markets, these 75 metro areas now have active inventory at or above 2019 pre-pandemic levels. – Fast Company
- The Housing Lobby’s Tax Boondoggle
- Republicans may expand a credit that subsidizes real-estate developers. – Wall Street Journal
- 2nd Look at Local Housing Markets in May – Calculated Risk
- Weekly Housing Trends View—Data for Week Ending June 7, 2025 – Realtor.com
On other developments:
- Making the case for housing as a human right – NPR
- Homeownership remains out of reach for many. What will it take to change that? – McKinsey
- Homesteading 2.0: A Proposal to Make Housing Affordable Again – AEI
- The Crime of Treating Housing as a Commodity. In New York City, working-class tenants are often victimized by predatory landlords. Their horror stories show the need for radical housing reform inside and outside the city. – Jacobin
- A West Virginia Salary Of Less Than $35K Will Let You Settle Into a Starter Home With Ease – Realtor.com
- Housing Subsidies Boost Costs – Cato
- U.S. Foreclosure Activity Sees a Slight Monthly Decrease in May 2025 – ATTOM
- World Bank Paints a Bleak Picture of the U.S. Economy—What It Means for Homebuyers and Sellers – Realtor.com
- States Can Help End the U.S. Housing Crisis Through Smart Policies – George W. Bush Presidential Center
- Slumlord Millionaire: how landlords, politicians and developers are fueling the housing crisis. New documentary examines how predatory practices, from inhospitable conditions to deed theft, affect New Yorkers – The Guardian
- Homeowners Are 43 Times Wealthier Than Renters – Realtor.com