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Immigrant workers reach record share of U.S. construction workforce
Amid labor shortages, NAHB data shows more than half of construction workers are foreign-born in key trades like drywall and roofing
Microcounties shine amid broader single-family home building declines
High costs are driving development away from densely populated urban cores towards smaller, more affordable markets: NAHB

March home sales show economic fallout of Iran war
Rising borrowing costs and plunging consumer confidence are undercutting spring sales momentum

Auction buyers turn bearish on 2026 home pricing
Local community developers see an ongoing ‘slow-motion housing correction’ in 2026: Auction.com
U.S. home flipping profits plunge to lowest level since 2008
Attom data shows flippers are turning to older properties and financing as profitability wanes
Multifamily sector confronts new reality as vacancies climb, rents fall
Shifting demographics and slowing household growth are reshaping multifamily market performance

How a single home purchase can have a multigenerational impact
Race-conscious credit policy remains central to closing the nation’s persistent homeownership gap
Know the keys to unlocking CERCLA defenses
How lenders can stand out with earned media


Companies rethink office space as leases come due




AI-driven data practices raise new antitrust concerns
Midwest emerges as rental cash cow in barren market for real estate investors
As investor margins tighten, wage growth and home price gains are under scrutiny
‘Unpredictable’ housing market drives need for hybrid investor strategies
With home flipping profits shrinking and rental performance softening, savvy investors are keeping their exit strategies open
Real estate investors report mixed outlook for acquisitions in 2026
Twice as many fix-and-flippers than rental investors expect investment conditions to improve in 2026, revealing a widening confidence gap
Single-family rent growth deteriorates for fifth straight month in November
Rents for the least expensive price tier averaged no annual growth, while luxury rentals held up
Small landlords control the buy-for-rent market, not the mega-investors targeted by Trump
Investors owning fewer than 11 rentals bought over 1 million homes through the first three quarters of 2025
A real estate investor ban would yank the price floor out of the housing market
In a post-pandemic homebuying environment few can afford, single-family real estate investors are helping an entire mortgage market hold on to profitability

Warnings flash in the low-doc, low credit score, high-LTV corner of non-QM lending
A closer look at February non-QM loan performance across credit scores, DTIs and LTVs
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March home sales show economic fallout of Iran war
Rising borrowing costs and plunging consumer confidence are undercutting spring sales momentum
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Immigrant workers reach record share of U.S. construction workforce
Amid labor shortages, NAHB data shows more than half of construction workers are foreign-born in key trades like drywall and roofing
Microcounties shine amid broader single-family home building declines
High costs are driving development away from densely populated urban cores towards smaller, more affordable markets: NAHB

Auction buyers turn bearish on 2026 home pricing
Local community developers see an ongoing ‘slow-motion housing correction’ in 2026: Auction.com
U.S. home flipping profits plunge to lowest level since 2008
Attom data shows flippers are turning to older properties and financing as profitability wanes
Multifamily sector confronts new reality as vacancies climb, rents fall
Shifting demographics and slowing household growth are reshaping multifamily market performance

How a single home purchase can have a multigenerational impact
Race-conscious credit policy remains central to closing the nation’s persistent homeownership gap
Know the keys to unlocking CERCLA defenses
How lenders can stand out with earned media


Companies rethink office space as leases come due




AI-driven data practices raise new antitrust concerns
Real estate investors report mixed outlook for acquisitions in 2026
Twice as many fix-and-flippers than rental investors expect investment conditions to improve in 2026, revealing a widening confidence gap
Midwest emerges as rental cash cow in barren market for real estate investors
As investor margins tighten, wage growth and home price gains are under scrutiny
‘Unpredictable’ housing market drives need for hybrid investor strategies
With home flipping profits shrinking and rental performance softening, savvy investors are keeping their exit strategies open
Stalling rents, climbing vacancies deal double blow to real estate investors
Rent growth at 15-year lows and rising vacancy rates are flashing warning signs
Industry Watch: UWM, Kiavi, Pennymac and others make headlines
A roundup of notable mortgage industry activity over the past two weeks
Exclusive: Fix-and-flip investors are still bleeding profitability
Returns for home flippers have fallen to 2008 levels as a ‘triple squeeze’ on profits sends some in the sector running for rentals
Repair, remodeling costs rise steadily in third quarter
Trump administration tariff policies ‘not apparent in material costs’ says analytics firm Verisk

Warnings flash in the low-doc, low credit score, high-LTV corner of non-QM lending
A closer look at February non-QM loan performance across credit scores, DTIs and LTVs

Power Moves: Click n’ Close, Mortgage Cadence, Rate and others make notable hires
A roundup of the last two weeks of personnel moves in the mortgage industry
‘Punitive double standard’: NAREB takes aim at FHA spousal debt rule
Unlike conventional loans, FHA mortgage applications consider non-borrowing spouse’s debt while not counting their income in community property states
Consumer sentiment falls off a cliff in April, hits record low
Economic anxieties over the Iran war have surpassed consumers’ tariff concerns in 2025
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Microcounties shine amid broader single-family home building declines
High costs are driving development away from densely populated urban cores towards smaller, more affordable markets: NAHB

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Local community developers see an ongoing ‘slow-motion housing correction’ in 2026: Auction.com

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Midwest emerges as rental cash cow in barren market for real estate investors
As investor margins tighten, wage growth and home price gains are under scrutiny
‘Unpredictable’ housing market drives need for hybrid investor strategies
With home flipping profits shrinking and rental performance softening, savvy investors are keeping their exit strategies open
Real estate investors report mixed outlook for acquisitions in 2026
Twice as many fix-and-flippers than rental investors expect investment conditions to improve in 2026, revealing a widening confidence gap
Single-family rent growth deteriorates for fifth straight month in November
Rents for the least expensive price tier averaged no annual growth, while luxury rentals held up
Small landlords control the buy-for-rent market, not the mega-investors targeted by Trump
Investors owning fewer than 11 rentals bought over 1 million homes through the first three quarters of 2025
A real estate investor ban would yank the price floor out of the housing market
In a post-pandemic homebuying environment few can afford, single-family real estate investors are helping an entire mortgage market hold on to profitability
‘Punitive double standard’: NAREB takes aim at FHA spousal debt rule
Unlike conventional loans, FHA mortgage applications consider non-borrowing spouse’s debt while not counting their income in community property states
Consumer sentiment falls off a cliff in April, hits record low
Economic anxieties over the Iran war have surpassed consumers’ tariff concerns in 2025
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