Mortgage application activity slowed during the week ending June 12, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). The Market Composite Index, the MBA’s measure of mortgage loan application volume, decreased 3.8% on a seasonally adjusted basis from...
The number crunchers at WalletHub are back with a new data study, this time highlighting 2026’s Best- & Worst-Run Cities in America. For this study, WalletHub analyzed 148 of the nation’s largest cities through the spectrum of a “Quality of City Services” score...
The real estate development firm Cole West has announced the grand opening at its new community, theMADISON, in Syracuse, Utah. Located approximately 30 miles from Salt Lake City, theMADISON consists of 11 single-family homes and 165 apartments for rent. The homes...
CoStar Group (NASDAQ: CSGP) has brought an artificial intelligence (AI) component to its Apartments.com platform. According to the company, the newly launched Apartments.com Ai replaces traditional filters and keyword searches with natural, real-time conversations....
Florida recorded 24,915 closed sales of existing single-family homes in May, up 0.6% year-over-year, while existing condo-townhouse sales totaled 8,897, up 6.6% over May 2025. According to Florida Realtors, May marked the ninth month in a row that closed sales rose...
Single-family housing starts in May were at a rate of 882,000, according to data from the US Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. This is 1.9% below the revised April figure of 899,000. Privately-owned housing starts in May were at a...
Inflation Just Put Mortgage Rates Back in the Crosshairs
