On prices, rent, and mortgage:
- Improving Affordability, Emerging Spring Demand May Boost House Price Growth Nationally, According to First American Data & Analytics Monthly Home Price Index Report – Fidelity
- Shrinking Rent Savings in DC Ease Path to Homeownership for Aspiring Buyers – Realtor.com
On sales, permits, starts, and supply:
- Count of Second Homes Declines in 2024 – NAHB
- Event: State Policy Playbook: Expanding and Preserving Attainable Housing with Manufactured Homes on May 27 – Lincoln Institute
- Why Approved Housing Doesn’t Always Turn Into Finished Homes – Realtor.com
- Does Upzoning Work? This New Study Says Yes—Under the Right Conditions – Realtor.com
- Seasonality in American Housing. ‘Spring selling season’ is real—but only where there is a spring – Home Economics
- Late April Is the Best Time to List a Home For Sale. At that time they sell faster—and at a higher price – Home Economics
- Pending Home Sales Increased in March Despite Rising Mortgage Rates and Gas Prices – Realtor.com
- The Disappearance of the Moderately Priced Single-Family Home – Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies
- In a Slow Market, Some Houses Are Still Selling Fast. Buyers are picky while prices and mortgage rates remain high, but homes in move-in condition can go quickly – Wall Street Journal
- NMHC on Apartments: Market Tightness “mostly unchanged” in April Survey
- Multifamily executives have lowered their expectations for total 2026 multifamily starts – Calculated Risk
On other developments:
- Handbook on Affordability – Cato Institute
- With less immigration, urban growth slowed in 2025 – Peterson Institute
- The race- and place-based factors influencing homeowners insurance in the climate change era – Brookings
- The Challenges and Opportunities Facing Detroit’s Housing Market: A Look at the Data and Local Responses – Chicago Fed
- 3rd Look at Local Housing Markets in March – Calculated Risk
- Spring Seller Survey: Optimism Meets Reality in the 2026 Housing Market – Realtor.com
- Trump wants $1.5tn for the Pentagon – and cuts to healthcare and housing – The Guardian
- Home Sales Profits Fell Below 45 Percent for the First Time in Five Years – ATTOM
- Why First-Time Buyer Age Isn’t Rising—Even as Housing Gets Less Affordable – AEI
- Housing policy keeps running into the same problems. Federal gridlock and local bottlenecks continue to slow down construction. Meanwhile, people are scrambling for housing. – Slow Boring