The national multifamily vacancy is estimated to increase to 8.8% by the end of this year before easing to 8.4% at the end of 2027, according to a revised forecast from Apartments.com, a division of CoStar Group (NASDAQ: CSGP). Apartment rent growth is predicted to...
Mortgage rates were on the rise for the second consecutive week, according to the Primary Mortgage Market Survey published by Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC). The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.37% as of May 7, up from last week when it averaged 6.30%. A year ago at...
A new data report from ATTOM determined that 43.3% of mortgaged residential properties during the first quarter were equity rich, down from 44.6% in the previous quarter. This marked the lowest share of equity rich residential properties since the fourth quarter of...
Only 10.9% of new housing construction listings were in urban ZIP Codes during the first quarter of this year, according to new data from Realtor.com. However, urban new construction carries a 78.4% price premium over urban existing homes, with a median listing price...
Commercial and multifamily mortgage loan originations experienced a 52% year-over-year surge in the first quarter of this year, although they were also down by 30% from the fourth quarter of 2025. According to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA), increase...
Immigration News Canada has launched the Canada Permanent Resident Absorption Index, an online benchmark model designed to estimate how many permanent residents can be absorbed under current economic and demographic conditions across Canada and within each province...
Hits and Misses for the Real Estate Week of May 4-8
