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Real Estate Investors Bought Fewer Properties During Q2

Real Estate Investors Bought Fewer Properties During Q2

by Phil Hall | Sep 5, 2025 | Current News & Events, Real Estate Investing, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

Real estate investors mostly stayed away from the housing market during the second quarter, according to new data from Redfin. Between April and June, investors only acquired roughly 52,000 homes, a 6% year-over-year decline and the biggest drop since the fourth...
Building Permits for Apartments Down 23% Since the Pandemic Construction Boom

Building Permits for Apartments Down 23% Since the Pandemic Construction Boom

by Phil Hall | Aug 14, 2025 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

Developers obtained permits to build an average of 12.8 multifamily housing units for every 10,000 people over the past year, according to a new report from Redfin. This is down by 23.1% from an average of 16.7 during the pandemic building boom, and it is also down by...
Starter Homes Sales and Prices on the Rise

Starter Homes Sales and Prices on the Rise

by Phil Hall | Jul 29, 2025 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

Sales of starter homes rose 3.9% year-over-year in June to the highest level in two years, according to a new report from Redfin. June was the 10th consecutive month in which home sales rose year-over-year. Pending sales of starter homes were also up last month with a...
Asking Rents Down for Fourth Straight Month

Asking Rents Down for Fourth Straight Month

by Phil Hall | Jul 9, 2025 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

The median asking rent in June dropped by 0.5% year-over-year to $1,642, according to data from Redfin. This marked the fourth straight month of annual declines. On a month-over-month basis, asking rents rose 0.6%. June’s median asking rent is $63 below the $1,705...
Report: New Apartments Sitting Vacant for Months

Report: New Apartments Sitting Vacant for Months

by Phil Hall | May 30, 2025 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

Nearly half (49%) of newly built apartments completed in the fourth quarter of 2024 were rented within three months, up slightly from 47% the previous quarter. According to a new data report from Redfin (NASDAQ: RDFN), this marked the fifth consecutive quarter that...
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