Category Archives: National Real Estate

Who wins, who loses?

Posted on January 20, 2026 by grim

From Business Standard: Trump heads to Davos to pitch how he’ll make housing more affordable President Donald Trump plans to use a key address Wednesday to try to convince Americans he can make housing more affordable, but he’s picked a … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, National Real Estate, New Development, Politics | 244 Comments

Will it?

Posted on January 9, 2026 by grim

From CBS News: Trump says he wants government to buy $200 billion in mortgage bonds in a push to bring down mortgage rates President Trump said on social media Thursday that he is directing the federal government to buy $200 billion in … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, Mortgages, National Real Estate, Politics | 218 Comments

Private equity out of housing?

Posted on January 8, 2026 by grim

From CNBC: Trump says U.S. to ban large investors from buying homes President Donald Trump said the U.S. should bar large institutional investors from buying single-family homes, arguing that corporate ownership has helped push housing further out of reach for everyday Americans. … Continue reading →

Posted in Crisis, National Real Estate, New Development, Politics | 223 Comments

Back to Work

Posted on January 7, 2026 by grim

From CNBC: Manhattan office leasing in the fourth quarter was the strongest in 6 years Office leasing in Manhattan surged substantially higher in the fourth quarter of 2025, driven by continued return-to-office and increased tech hiring, especially for artificial intelligence. … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, Employment, National Real Estate, New Development, NYC | 159 Comments

Now you can speculate on real estate without owning anything…

Posted on January 6, 2026 by grim

From Polymarket: Polymarket and Parcl Announce Partnership to Launch Real Estate Prediction Markets Powered by Parcl Indices Parcl, the real-time housing data and onchain real estate platform, and Polymarket, the world’s largest prediction market, today announced a partnership to bring Parcl’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Housing Bubble, National Real Estate | 54 Comments

The future of residential real estate in the Northeast?

Posted on January 5, 2026 by grim

Fr0m Money Canada: This couple built a $500K ADU in their parents’ backyard to beat $1.8M home prices — but there are trade-offs. Is there a better way? Unattainable home ownership due to increasingly exorbitant home prices is something that … Continue reading →

Posted in Crisis, Demographics, Economics, Housing Bubble, National Real Estate | 102 Comments

Time to buy Florida?

Posted on January 4, 2026 by grim

From the Daily Mail: Condo crash deepens as cities see prices plunge nearly 20% – the worst slide since the Great Financial Crisis Florida‘s condo slump is now the worst since the Great Financial Crisis — and the numbers are getting hard … Continue reading →

Posted in Housing Bubble, National Real Estate | 54 Comments

Predictions 2026!

Posted on December 31, 2025 by grim

Break out your crystal ball and let’s hear ’em! Recession / Economic Real Estate Stocks/Securities Commodities Inflation Mortgage Rates Geopolitics Whatever Bragging rights to anyone who nailed it for 2025: Click Here

Posted in Demographics, Economics, Employment, National Real Estate, New Jersey Real Estate, Where's the Beef? | 56 Comments

Pending home sales tick up

Posted on December 30, 2025 by grim

From Marketplace: Pending home sales are on the rise, which could be good news for the new year There’s a spark of good news for the housing market as 2025 draws to a close: Pending home sales shot up by more … Continue reading →

Posted in Housing Bubble, National Real Estate | 66 Comments

Who is going to blink first?

Posted on December 26, 2025 by grim

From Redfin: The U.S. Housing Market Has 37% More Sellers Than Buyers—More Than Double Last Year’s Gap There were an estimated 37.2% more home sellers than buyers in the U.S. housing market in November (or 529,770 more, in numerical terms)—the … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, Housing Bubble, National Real Estate | 75 Comments

Uncertainty about ’26

Posted on December 24, 2025 by grim

From Resiclub: Zillow updates its home price forecast across over 400 housing markets Zillow economists just published their updated 12-month forecast, projecting that U.S. home prices—as measured by the Zillow Home Value Index—will rise +2.0% between November 2025 and November 2026.  Heading … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, Housing Bubble, National Real Estate | 90 Comments

Money to spare

Posted on December 23, 2025 by grim

From MPA: Luxury home prices soften as sales speeds split across US National luxury listing prices edged down again in November even as some of the country’s priciest enclaves saw homes sell faster, underscoring how local forces have continued to outweigh … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, Housing Bubble, National Real Estate | 70 Comments

Time to go back home

Posted on December 22, 2025 by grim

From the Daily Mail: The great work-from-home dream is over as America’s hottest pandemic housing market is now one of its biggest losers As pandemic lockdowns sent Americans fleeing for warm-weather locales where they could take Zoom meetings in shorts … Continue reading →

Posted in Demographics, Economics, Employment, National Real Estate | 38 Comments

Not by enough to signal a meaningful turnaround

Posted on December 20, 2025 by grim

From Reuters: US existing home sales edge up in November as mortgage rates ease U.S. existing home sales increased modestly in November amid an easing in mortgage rates, but economic uncertainty is keeping potential buyers on the sidelines. The report … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, Housing Bubble, Mortgages, National Real Estate | 93 Comments

What’s 2026 got for us?

Posted on December 18, 2025 by grim

From Yahoo Finance: Housing market predictions for 2026: What buyers, renters, and homeowners can expect If you’ve felt sidelined by the real estate market in years past, it’s fair to wonder whether 2026 finally looks different or whether it’s just … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, National Real Estate | 144 Comments