Pending home sales extend gains in May on regional spikes
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Pending home sales extend gains in May on regional spikes
Contract signings jumped in the Northeast and Midwest as buyer activity remained subdued in the South and West
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Home repair and renovation costs poised to surge amid Iran war pressures
Annual decline in first-quarter remodeling costs belies a rapid increase from the end of 2025
Single-family construction spending rises in April amid headwinds
But starts and permits plunged amid weak demand, signaling drag on future activity
Investor homebuying plunges in first quarter amid market uncertainties
Ownership caps, geopolitical tensions and rate volatility all buffeted single-family investors
Despite record high home prices, flipping profits hit lowest mark since 2008
Market seeing fewest flips since 2020 while investors seeing decreasing returns, due to tightening margins
Home repair and renovation costs poised to surge amid Iran war pressures
Annual decline in first-quarter remodeling costs belies a rapid increase from the end of 2025
DSCR lending is surging. Not all of it is a win.
Fix‑and‑flip capital is slowing as rental lending is absorbing it — and lenders need to understand the difference
Home seller profit margins sink to five-year low
But after years of outsized returns, sellers still cashed in big during the first quarter
Price declines, demand uncertainty muddy outlook for fix-and-flip investors
Regional divides emerge as flippers in Texas and Florida face supply-side competition and price softening
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