On prices, rent, and mortgage:
- How Austin’s stunning drop in rents explains housing in America. We finally have some good news about housing affordability. – Vox
- Higher rents keep men at home – AIBM
- Don’t overlook these two big parts of your housing payment. Not all monthly costs are tied to mortgage rates. – Washington Post
- America’s Rising Debt Could Keep Mortgage Rates High—and Housing Expensive – Realtor.com
- The Austin Experience: More Housing, Lower Rents – Timothy Taylor
On sales, permits, starts, and supply:
- D.C. mayoral candidates want to build more housing — but investors don’t. Plans by Janeese Lewis George and Kenyan R. McDuffie to increase the housing supply and lower costs for renters are different in scope, but they face the same hurdles. – Washington Post
- Rehabilitating Housing Supply: Evidence from an Institutional Investor’s Acquisition, Renovation, and Market Position – AEI
- NAR: Existing-Home Sales Decreased to 3.98 million SAAR in March. Median House Prices Increased 1.4% Year-over-Year – Calculated Risk
- Existing Home Sales Fell in March – NAHB
- Single-Family Permits Decline Sharply to Start 2026 – NAHB
- Part 1: Current State of the Housing Market; Overview for mid-April 2026 – Calculated Risk
- Part 2: Current State of the Housing Market; Overview for mid-April 2026 – Calculated Risk
- The war in Iran hits home as housing rebound stalls. Home sales and mortgage applications have slumped as higher rates weigh on consumers. That spells trouble for the GOP’s pledges to address housing affordability. – Politico
- Higher Energy Prices Increase Residential Construction Costs – NAHB
- What the Economic Report of the President Gets Wrong and Right About Housing Supply – Cato Institute
- White House Promises ‘Trump Boom’ of New Housing by Cutting Red Tape – Realtor.com
- ‘Chilling effect’: The housing shortage could have a money problem. The housing legislation that has some long-term rental homes hanging in the balance has been held up over differing views between the House and the Senate. – Politico
- Empty Department Stores Are Housing Cleveland’s Booming Population. Historic buildings are being reimagined as modern apartments, attracting young renters, empty nesters and reverse commuters – Wall Street Journal
- Builder Sentiment Posts Notable Decline on Economic Uncertainty – NAHB
- When more housing becomes a hard sell
- The U.S. agrees it needs more homes, but fights over where and how reveal deeper conflicts about growth and change. – Slow Boring
On other developments:
- Housing and Demographics – Calculated Risk
- Real estate stocks and housing affordability. The spring housing season is here. Where are real estate stocks? – Fidelity
- March 2026 Luxury Housing Report: Pure Luxury—Where Luxury Is the Norm – Realtor.com
- Housing Problems are Political, Not Economic – Real Estate Decoded
- The Housing Market Is More Fragmented Than Ever—Here’s a New Way To Understand the Data – Realtor.com
- America’s Furniture Stores Struggle to Survive a Frozen Housing Market. Retailers are going bankrupt and liquidating as record-low housing turnover leaves fewer customers looking to furnish homes. – New York Times
- Will Americans want more housing if it looks prettier? Maybe a little bit, but I have my doubts. – Noahpinion
- AI use in housing is booming. The rules to keep it fair are shrinking. The Trump administration is rolling back civil rights protections that have been used to challenge bias in housing. – Politico
- Trump has not done enough to tackle soaring housing costs, real estate billionaire says. Republican donor Stephen Ross argues housing affordability is ‘going to be the biggest issue’ in US – FT
- Michigan zoning plan sparks affordability debate – Axios
- Big spending on social housing is untenable in this economy. The D.C. mayoral candidate’s dueling plans: Bold and unrealistic vs. modest and achievable. – Washington Post
- A New Mandate: Redevelopment Authorities and Social Housing in Massachusetts – Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies
- Market Clock 2026 Q1: The Most Fragmented Housing Market in Years – Realtor.com
- Make Housing More Affordable – CEPR
- A Quick Visit to the Housing Market – CEPR
- Golden Years Postponed: How Expensive Housing Markets Are Keeping Older Homeowners Employed – Realtor.com
- How Homeownership Helps Build Wealth. Mortgage modifications during the Great Recession helped distressed borrowers keep their homes and accumulate more capital gains wealth, a new Wharton study finds. – Wharton
- The war in Iran hits home as housing rebound stalls. Home sales and mortgage applications have slumped as higher rates weigh on consumers. That spells trouble for the GOP’s pledges to address housing affordability. – Politico
- Foreclosure Activity Rises in Q1 2026 as Market Continues to Normalize – ATTOM