Housing

Certus Living Bolsters Wellness, Memory Care With ‘Life By Design’ Philosophy

Certus Living is launching a new wellness program and bolstering its memory care program in an effort to keep up with the rapidly changing senior living customer base. Certus Living operate...

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Inventory edges slightly higher year over year as rates rise

While it’s been a relatively boring year for housing inventory — even with higher mortgage rates — the movement in the last few weeks and easier comps have pushed inventory a tad higher, as we are ...

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Will the negative jobs report hold off a September rate hike?

The Fed hawks must feel very awkward today. Before the July Fed meeting, Fed Governor Chris Waller said that if the July CPI report came in hot, a July rate hike would be on the table. Since that d...

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The tables have turned: Florida and Texas are the biggest losers in the housing market as Ohio emerges a surprise winner

During the pandemic, housing markets in Florida and Texas enjoyed a surge in popularity. Unencumbered by office attendance, remote workers headed south to cash in on the Sunbelt’s warm temperatures...

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The housing market defies expectations even with higher rates

Housing demand still showed positive year-over-year growth last week, despite the hawkish Fed, escalation of the Iran conflict, rising mortgage rates and the 10-year yield hitting yearly highs. We ...

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Solo Agers Are Driving, Defining Seniors Housing Demand, Says Berkadia White Paper

NEW YORK CITY — Solo agers are contributing to the heightened demand for seniors housing, says a new Berkadia white paper composed by Ezekiel Duprey, a lead research analyst at the company. ...

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Home sales are positive but higher rates slowing demand

Mortgage rates hit a yearly high last week and even though housing demand is still positive year over year, it is slowing down, just not in a big way yet. Typically, in the past few years, when mor...

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What it's like to be an NYC retiree paying $400 in rent

Sydney Krantz for BITico Flores Kyle squinted against the sun as we stepped onto the roof. There were a few garden troughs with ripening tomatoes, a gaggle of women swapping gossip, and an unobscur...

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Can the housing market weather Iran conflict 2.0 and higher rates?

The housing market has held its own this year — even with higher inflation, higher oil prices, higher mortgage rates, and crazy headlines about AI taking all the jobs. But mortgage rates are right ...

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Iran conflict lifts mortgage rates, but housing demand stays positive

Last week saw an escalation of the Iran conflict, with missile strikes and rising mortgage rates as a result, but housing demand still held firm and inventory was only down a smidge year over year....

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Reffkin takes the stand, MRED CEO says Zillow threatened litigation over listing policy dispute

The second and final day of the hearing regarding Zillow’s preliminary injunction motion in its ongoing antitrust lawsuit against Midwest Real Estate Data (MRED) and Compass International Holdings ...

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Better mortgage spreads are still keeping home sales positive

Existing home sales were still positive year over year last week, with our weekly pending home sales data holding steady even with elevated mortgage rates. While people are frustrated that lower oi...

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What Is Literary Tourism? The BookTok Travel Trend Taking Off This Summer.

Perhaps I’m boring, but any time I schedule a trip somewhere, my first thought is “What books should I pack???” I also spend a ridiculous amount of time researching local bookstores and fantasize a...

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Evaluating Continuing Care Retirement Communities: Occupancy, Cash Reserves, and Debt

Thinking about a Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC)—also called a Life Plan community? Barron's Debbie Carlson, breaks down what these senior living communities actually are, how they’re s...

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How the housing market survived the Iran conflict

Now that the Iran conflict is behind us and oil prices have fallen significantly, we can hopefully move into the second half of 2026 with less drama for housing. It would be great if the economic b...

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Keys to the housing market for the rest of 2026

As we gear up for the second half of 2026, what are the key things we should be watching for? With the first six months being a dramatic version of the show 24, we can hope for a calmer second half...

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Forget the golf course, older Americans are spending their retirements online

Getty Images; Alyssa Powell/BIBrian Rezendes anticipates his retirement years will be filled with AI agents, algorithms, and APIs — along with the occasional vacation with his wife.Rezendes, a form...

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HUD would permit multi-story manufactured homes without a permanent chassis

On Friday, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) published a document with a proposed rule aimed at spurring more multi-story manufactured housing supply. The rule ...

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Why housing demand is up and inventory is down in 2026

One year ago, I talked about how we were about to see a positive shift in the housing market, and with our weekly Housing Market Tracker articles and podcast, I’ve made sure to explain what has rea...

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Boston’s international business boom equals more demand for housing

For Boston real estate agents scanning for the next wave of demand, the most important market signal may not come through mortgage rates or listings — but from where multinational corporations deci...

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Housing demand stays positive with mortgage rates near 2026 highs

Despite rising mortgage rates, the conflict in the Middle East pushing oil prices higher and headlines that say AI is going to take all the jobs, housing demand remains positive year over year. It ...

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