On prices, rent, and mortgage:
- We Can Return to 20-Year Mortgages. Instead of Lowering Mortgage Rates, Shorten Mortgage LENGTHS. – Real Estate Decoded
- Investors Are Piling Into Flint’s Dilapidated Housing Market. Michigan city’s home prices rose 28% in the first quarter, making it the biggest mover in this year’s WSJ/Realtor Housing Market Rankings – Wall Street Journal
- Will New York Freeze the Rent? A Panel Will Cast Its First Vote. The panel that regulates rents for nearly one million apartments is set to weigh in on potential increases for the first time since Mayor Zohran Mamdani took office. – New York Times
On sales, permits, starts, and supply:
- Federal Threats on the Horizon Are Killing Housing Supply Growth Now – Cato Institute
- Why developers can’t afford to build affordable housing. Building more affordable housing means first addressing the labor problem causing it. – Washington Post
- A Federal Housing Handout Has Ended. Foreclosures Will Follow. A Biden-era program that prevented distressed borrowers from losing their homes has been rolled back – Wall Street Journal
- April 2026 Monthly Housing Report: Spring Market Weathers Economic Uncertainty – Realtor.com
- NAHB Debuts New Resource that Estimates Quarterly Remodeling Spending by State – NAHB
- Remodeling Growth to Slow Sharply in Early 2027 – Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies
- New Home Sales Increase to 682,000 Annual Rate in March. Median New Home Price is Down 16% from the Peak due to Change in Mix – Calculated Risk
- New Home Sales Rise, Supported by Limited Existing Inventory – NAHB
- 1st Look at Local Housing Markets in April – Calculated Risk
- New-Construction Insights: Urban New Builds Are Scarce and Expensive – Realtor.com
On other developments:
- High Housing Costs Are Pushing Foreclosures to a Six-Year High. Homes with foreclosure filings jump 26% in first quarter, partly reflecting rising property taxes and insurance premiums – Wall Street Journal
- Spring Housing Market Remains Resilient Despite Economic Clouds – Realtor.com
- The Return for These Investors Isn’t Money, It’s More Affordable Housing. Local governments are trying to create housing that is permanently affordable by investing directly in construction. They are rewriting how housing programs have traditionally operated. – New York Times
- Trump privately raises objection to Senate housing bill. The president’s concerns could complicate passage of the largest housing measure taken up by Congress in years. – Politico
- The Homebuyer Vibe: Record 55% Say Their Finances Are Getting Worse. The Other 45% Don’t Check. – Housing Notes
- The Affordable Housing Hiding in Plain Sight. Smaller, older homes are plentiful in many parts of the US. But the financing system that helps people buy or refurbish these fixer-uppers has broken down. – Bloomberg
- The Spring Housing Market Has a Vibes Problem as ‘Fear of Overpaying’ Takes Hold – Realtor.com
- Timing of housing bill action in the House remains uncertain. House GOP leadership continues to work through the amended text of a bill aiming to increase housing supply and homeownership. – Politico
- The Congressional Progressive Caucus Affordability Agenda Is a Dud. This populism means many simpler ideas to lower prices through expanding supply get ignored – Cato Institute
- Home Equity Rates Continue to Decline in First Quarter – ATTOM