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New Listings Increased in April as Median Home Prices Declined

New Listings Increased in April as Median Home Prices Declined

by Phil Hall | Apr 30, 2026 | News/Current Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

The nationwide level of new listings during April increased by 8.7% from the previous month and was up by 1.1% from one year earlier, according to new data from Realtor.com. The expanded quantity of new listings was greatest in the Northeast (up 9.4% from April 2025)...
National Average Apartment Rent for April at $1,730

National Average Apartment Rent for April at $1,730

by Phil Hall | Apr 29, 2026 | News/Current Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

The national average apartment rent in April was $1,730, a 0.2% increase from March’s upwardly revised level of $1,727. According to data from Apartsment.com, a subsidiary of CoStar Group Inc. (NASDAQ: CSGP), April was the fifth consecutive month of positive rent...
Mortgage Application Activity Dips by 1.6%

Mortgage Application Activity Dips by 1.6%

by Phil Hall | Apr 29, 2026 | Mortgage Information, News/Current Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

Mortgage application activity declined during the week ending April 24, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association. The Market Composite Index, the MBA’s measure of mortgage loan application volume, decreased 1.6% on a seasonally adjusted basis from one...
HUD and USDA Rescind Biden’s Energy Mandate on New Home Construction

HUD and USDA Rescind Biden’s Energy Mandate on New Home Construction

by Phil Hall | Apr 29, 2026 | News/Current Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

The Departments of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and Agriculture (USDA) have rescinded a Biden-era policy requiring all new home construction ineligible for an FHA or USDA-backed mortgage loans unless the property was built according to the 2021 International...
Single-Family Housing Starts Surge by Nearly 10%

Single-Family Housing Starts Surge by Nearly 10%

by Phil Hall | Apr 29, 2026 | News/Current Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

Single-family housing starts in March were at a rate of 1.03 million, a 9.7% spike from the revised February figure of 941,000. According to data from the US Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development, privately-owned housing starts in March...
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