US Housing View – April 10, 2026

On prices, rent, and mortgage:    

  • April ICE Mortgage Monitor: “Annual home price growth was 0.4% in March” – Calculated Risk
  • Inflation Adjusted House Prices 2.3% Below 2022 Peak. Price-to-rent index is 9.7% below 2022 peak – Calculated Risk


On sales, permits, starts, and supply:    

  • America Underbuilt Inc.: The Supply Side of the U.S. Housing Challenge – St Louis Fed
  • 1st Look at Local Housing Markets in March – Calculated Risk


On other developments:    

  • How a population boom changed North Dakota’s housing markets. Latest data show signs that pre-boom affordability levels haven’t returned everywhere – Minneapolis Fed
  • Housing market trends favor home shoppers, but Iran war clouds the outlook for mortgage rates – AP
  • Where the New Houses Are—and What That Says About Growth – Barron’s
  • Congress is threatening a leading source of single-family homes. A great, bipartisan housing bill could undermine its own objective. – Washington Post
  • Mamdani pledged affordable New York housing in his campaign. How is that going? Mayor’s decision to appeal court order that the city must expand its housing voucher program has angered advocates for the homeless – The Guardian
  • The housing crisis is a storytelling problem. NIMBY activists dominate the narrative. Pro-housing voices need new themes. – Fast Company
  • Event: Bridging the Gap: Unlocking Strategies to Boost Housing Supply on May 4 – Milken Institute
  • The Solution to the Housing Crisis That Nobody Has Fixed Yet – Realtor.com 
  • This might be the best time to buy a home in years, depending on where you live. A new report shows most major housing markets are no longer dominated by sellers. But rising mortgage rates could offset gains. – Fast Company
  • Average Single-Family Home Property Tax Bill Rose 3 Percent in 2025 – ATTOM
  • Buyers are entering housing market later in life. Affordability issues, supply crunch mean people are older when they purchase their first homes. – Washington Post

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