On prices, rent, and mortgage:
- Home Prices: Sept Update – Home Economics
- Zillow upgrades its outlook—here’s its home price forecast for more than 400 housing markets. Zillow slightly upgrades its national home price outlook—predicting that over the next 12 months, U.S. home prices are likely to rise 1.9%. – Fast Company
- The cities where home prices have changed the most (and least) over the past 130 years. Did your grandparents and great-grandparents really pay less for their homes than you did, even after inflation? The Department of Data might have the answer. – Washington Post
- Zohran Mamdani’s Socialist Housing Plan Could Crash New York’s Rickety Rental Market. The city has the nation’s most regulated housing sector and the largest stock of government-owned and subsidized housing, and yet progressives blame its real estate troubles on the free market. – Reason
On sales, permits, starts, and supply:
- Non-Conventional Financing for New Home Sales Loses Ground in 2024 – NAHB
- California Home Sales Up 6.6% Year-over-year SAAR in September – Calculated Risk
- Median Age of Construction Labor Force Holds at 42 – NAHB
- Where are Porches Most Common for Newly-Built Homes? – NAHB
- The Outlook for US Housing Supply and Affordability – Goldman Sachs
On other developments:
- Housing Market Stalls as Government Shutdown Drags On – Realtor.com
- Judge Blocks Federal Layoffs During Shutdown, Including Deep Cuts at HUD’s Fair Housing Office – Realtor.com
- New Housing Options Emerge for Older Americans. As people live longer, they are reimagining where and how they want to live – Wall Street Journal
- Is It Bad to Buy Into a Gentrified Neighborhood? I can finally afford to live in the area I once only dreamed of calling home. But I’m torn. – New York Times
- We Found a Solution to Homelessness. Now the Trump Administration Wants to Throw It Out. – New York Times
- September 2025 Rental Report: Rental Affordability Improved Compared to a Year Ago – Realtor.com
- My Generation: Blame the Rich, Not the Boomers – CEPR
- California’s Housing Market Amid Shutdown: 5 Key Takeaways – Realtor.com
- A real estate boom is coming — are you ready? – The Hill
- How COVID-19 Reshaped the U.S. Labor Market and Housing Demand – NAHB
- 2nd Look at Local Housing Markets in September – Calculated Risk
- Are You Paying More Than 30% of Income on Housing Costs? Recent census data shows that owning a home that is considered affordable is impossible in some areas. – New York Times