Mortgage application activity ended 2025 and began 2026 on the downturn, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) for the two-week period ending Jan. 2. The data includes adjustments for the year-end holidays. The Market Composite Index, the MBA’s...
A new Home Price Index report from ICE Mortgage Technology found annual home price growth ended 2025 with a mild 0.7% uptick, the smallest calendar-year increase since 2011 when prices fell by 2.9%. The report noted that 2026 is beginning with housing affordability at...
Polymarket, the online prediction market, has teamed with Parcl, the real-time housing data and on-chain real estate platform, in an endeavor that will introduce real estate markets into Polymarket’s betting forums. According to a statement from the companies, the...
Larry Ellison, the chairman of the software company Oracle, has sold his mansion on San Francisco’s Gold Coast for $45 million. The Wall Street Journal reports the sale of the Pacific Heights property occurred last month in an unpublicized off-market transaction. The...
Coastal Florida and the Los Angeles metro area dominated the category of the most expensive home sales of 2025. According to data from Redfin, these two markets accounted for eight of the 10 most expensive sales last year. An oceanfront estate in Hawaii and a Bay Area...
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced plans to hold a series of public “rental rip-off” hearings that will enable tenants to voice their frustration over their dilapidated rental housing buildings. The New York Times reports the hearings will be used to gather...
Hits and Misses for the Real Estate Week of April 27-May 1
