That’s not a labor collapse. Layoffs are still low and jobless claims are falling. What we have is a low hire, low fire economy, and it looks like it will carry us into 2027.The number that matters for anyone building or buying housing is the mortgage rate. It...
Most market reports tell you what already happened. This one is more useful, because it grades the 100 largest metros on two things that matter together: are they building enough homes, and can a normal family afford one?The report scores metros on permits relative to...
Last week HUD set up its Innovative Housing Showcase on the National Mall, and for a few days the lawn in front of the Capitol looked more like a job site than a monument. Manufactured homes, 3D printed studios, compressed earth block prototypes, panelized duplexes,...
There is a real fight happening right now over the future of Vail Resorts. Oasis Management has built a stake of roughly 6.5%, converted its filing to a 13D, and nominated a board slate that includes Olympic gold medalist Picabo Street and former Disney CEO Robert...
Realtor.com says the week of September 27 through October 3 is the best week to buy a home in 2026. Median listing prices that week are running 3.5% below the summer peak of $416,000, which works out to roughly $14,000 in savings for a typical buyer. That is a real...
Austin home prices are down 27.6% from their 2022 peak, according to Zillow data reported by ResiClub this month, one of the steepest declines of any major market in the country. San Antonio, Tampa, and a handful of other Sun Belt metros are seeing similar softness....
