On prices, rent, and mortgage:
- Rent collections are down in New York — and no one’s sure why. The issue has exposed thorny questions for the city’s affordable housing sector. – Politico
- Landlords Win in Closely Watched Massachusetts Rent-Control Fight. The state is at the forefront of a national debate over how to manage skyrocketing housing costs – Wall Street Journal
On sales, permits, starts, and supply:
- Structural Demand Outpacing Supply: Jobs-to-Permits Ratios Highlight Housing Gap – NAHB
- Inventory will Tell the Tale – Calculated Risk
- New Home Sales Decrease to 580,000 Annual Rate in May. Median New Home Price is Down 8% from the Peak due to Change in Mix – Calculated Risk
- Affordability Concerns Push New Home Sales Lower in May – NAHB
- U.S. Housing: ROAD to Housing Act – Incremental Supply Push – TD
- US new single-family home sales post second straight monthly decline – Reuters
On other developments:
- Trump cancels signing of landmark bipartisan bill aimed at lowering housing costs – BBC
- Trump cancels signing of major housing bill. The president said he wouldn’t sign the bipartisan legislation until the SAVE America Act was passed. – Politico
- Trump Says He Won’t Sign Housing Bill Until Congress Passes the SAVE Act. Here’s How It Can Become Law Anyway – Time
- Trump cancels housing affordability bill signing until SAVE Act is passed – Axios
- See How Owning a Home Is Getting More Expensive in Every Way. The long list of spiraling costs includes property taxes, insurance, maintenance and home improvements – Wall Street Journal
- How to Solve the Housing Crisis? Everyone Has an Idea. High interest rates and a chronic shortage of inventory have pushed the U.S. housing market to a breaking point. In this podcast series, we examine the strategies emerging to solve the country’s housing shortfall. – Wall Street Journal
- Grading the States: Affordability & Homebuilding Report Cards—2026 Update – Realtor.com
- Senate passes housing bill to boost affordability, restrain investors. The bipartisan measure, the first major housing legislation since the financial crisis, would bar institutional investors from buying more than 350 single-family homes. – Washington Post
- Harvard Study Reveals the Real Reason the Housing Crisis Isn’t Getting Better – Realtor.com
- US consumers favor homebuying over renting for first time since 2023, BofA study shows – Reuters
- A Solution to A.I.’s Growing Power Demand: Homes. Tesla, Sunrun and Renew Home plan to tap solar panels, batteries, thermostats and other devices installed in millions of homes to meet the energy demands of artificial intelligence. – New York Times
- Buying a home has gotten harder for young adults in most U.S. metro areas – Pew Research Center
- Tornado Alley Is Shifting East. These Housing Markets Are Unprepared and Face the Biggest Risks. – Realtor.com
- The Cost of Mamdani’s Rent Freeze: Experts Warn Mayor’s High-Stakes Vote Could Trigger a NYC Housing Crisis – Realtor.com
- Declining Immigration Undermines Urban and Rural Population Growth – Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies