Think the 2025 market is a claw machine? Here’s how to win anyway Jun. 09th 2025
I love taking my son to the arcade, sharing with him the games I grew up playing and the workarounds that can help improve his odds of winning. On one such trip, we spent too much time and money trying to win a prize out of the arcade’s claw machine.
Will the 2025 housing market crash like 2008? Jun. 09th 2025
The 2025 U.S. housing market is flashing warning signs reminiscent of 2008: rising household debt burdens, persistent inflation and home prices that are outpacing incomes. Unlike the pre-2008 era, stricter lending standards and robust regulations have kept mortgage delinquency rates low, significantly lowering the odds of a catastrophic collapse. Yet, the growing share of income devoted to debt payments signals a need for heightened oversight and proactive measures to prevent financial strain from destabilizing the housing market.
New listings slump. Have home sellers already called it quits? Jun. 07th 2025
New listings have finally emerged from a two-year slump, but we may have already hit the seasonal peak. Are home sellers done for the year?
HUD plans new time limits, work requirements for rental aid: report Jun. 06th 2025
HUD is reportedly planning on the requirements via rulemaking, in line with recently stated goals of Secretary Scott Turner and others.
Why Friday’s jobs report won’t compel Powell to cut rates Jun. 06th 2025
Friday's jobs report won't compel Fed Chairman Jerome Powell to cut rates by 1%, as President Trump suggested on social media today.
America once solved a housing crisis — then forgot how Jun. 06th 2025
A housing expert at MIT shares insights on a federal program that once spurred construction of entire communities across multiple states.
How the Trump/Musk dispute could influence mortgage rates Jun. 05th 2025
How could the public fight between President Trump and Elon Musk impact mortgage rates? Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami looks at three factors.
Zillow: Luxury housing market slowed in April Jun. 05th 2025
Despite a market slowdown, prices have continued to rise as luxury home values increased 2.7% year over year.
Democrats put housing front and center in NYC mayoral debate Jun. 05th 2025
Housing took the spotlight immediately out of the gate, with the very first question centered on the affordability of living in the city.
Separating fact from fiction five years after the ‘flight to the suburbs’ Jun. 05th 2025
Five years after the “flight to the suburbs,” data suggests the reality was far less dramatic than the narrative — and largely temporary.