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A housing market recap examining demand cooling, capital deployment patterns, and emerging signals for the residential real estate cycle ahead.
Private residential construction spending reached a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $930.2 billion in May 2026, up 0.3% from April and 1.8% from a year earlier, with remodeling spending driving the increase at 0.9% monthly and 8.1% annually while single-family construction declined 0.1% monthly and 4.0% annually. The data from the U.S. Census Bureau shows multifamily construction spending edged down 0.1% monthly but rose 3.3% year-over-year, and private nonresidential construction spending decreased 0.3% monthly and 6.6% annually, though data center spending continued to grow at 0.6% monthly and 23% year-over-year.
Analysis of the geographic expansion of million-dollar starter home markets across U.S. states, examining affordability trends in residential real estate.
Analysis of mortgage denial disparities between Black and White applicants, examining how financial strain correlates with widening approval gaps across demographics.
Zillow Research forecast examining divergent scenarios and trajectories for residential real estate during the 2026 home buying season.
In recognition of National Homeownership Month in June, we surveyed American homeowners about how their homes and neighborhoods make them feel. Most homeowners have warm feelings about their home, with 74% saying their home is a reflection of who they are. The same share, 74%, agreed they would rather be home than…
Examines the role of tax incentives as policy tools in supporting residential development and housing market expansion.
The Consumer Confidence Index rose from 90.6 to 91.2 in June 2026, driven by improved business conditions and declining oil prices, though consumer views of the labor market weakened with the share reporting jobs as "hard to get" reaching a five-and-a-half-year high at 22.5%. The Present Situation Index fell to 116.4 while the Expectation Index rose to 74.4, marking the seventeenth consecutive month below the 80 threshold often associated with recession signals within a year.
Nareit analysis of economic and real estate indicators projecting continued growth and improving REIT earnings across GDP, labor, housing, and commercial real estate sectors.
Luxury U.S. home prices are up 4.7% year over year, compared to a 1.5% increase in non luxury prices, as homebuying demand from affluent people continues to outpace demand from average Americans. High-end buyers are more active partly because they’re less sensitive to high mortgage rates and today’s economic…
CRMLS, the largest real estate listing service in the country, just gave home sellers a more flexible way to bring their home to the market before it is broadly launched across the internet. With a new Limited Exposure Coming Soon option, home sellers can ask their agent to market their home as a Coming Soon […]…
Construction job openings in the United States increased to 298,000 in May 2026, up from 266,000 in April and 222,000 a year prior, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey cited by the National Association of Home Builders. The construction job openings rate rose to 3.5% in May compared to 2.6% a year earlier, though current levels remain lower than three years ago due to weakness in residential construction partially offset by gains in nonresidential sectors such as data center construction.
Analysis of Gen X homebuying and selling participation in the residential market based on generational trends data.
NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun discusses the actual impact of distressed properties on the housing market.
National Association of Realtors reports pending home sales increased 3.8% month-over-month and 4.8% year-over-year in May, with gains across all four U.S. regions.
NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun presents analysis of residential real estate conditions and economic trends at the Residential Issues and Trends Forum.
First-time buyer participation reaches its highest level since mid-2020, driven by improved inventory levels and declining inspection waivers in the residential market.
National Association of Realtors provides metropolitan statistical area profiles analyzing demographics and characteristics of home buyers across U.S. markets.
RCLCO and Launch Development Finance Advisors examine infrastructure financing and construction approaches across top-performing master-planned communities.
RCLCO and Launch Development Finance Advisors examine how master-planned communities finance and construct public infrastructure.
Analysis of new home sales performance across the 50 top-selling master-planned communities, showing a 6.6% decline in sales pace as of end of June compared to first-half results.
RCLCO and Launch Development Finance Advisors investigate how the top 50 master-planned communities financed and constructed public infrastructure in 2024.
Analysis of new home sales trends across the 25 top-selling master-planned communities in Texas, showing resilient demand despite market headwinds.
Analysis of new home sales performance across Florida's 20 top-selling master-planned communities in 2024, assessing market resilience amid macroeconomic headwinds.
Analysis of new home sales performance across the 50 top-selling master-planned communities, showing 2% decline year-over-year amid market headwinds.
Analysis of top-performing master-planned communities in the first half of 2024, comparing their sales trajectory against the broader new home market.
Analysis of financing and public infrastructure construction methods across the 50 top-selling master-planned communities in 2023, examining home sales and development finance mechanisms.
Analysis of sales performance across the nation's top-selling master-planned communities, showing 14% year-over-year growth.
RCLCO and Launch Development Finance Advisors investigate how master-planned communities finance and construct public infrastructure through an analysis of top-selling MPCs.
Analysis of sales performance among the top 50 master-planned communities in the first half of 2023, showing 8% sales growth versus the prior-year period.
RCLCO and Launch Development Finance Advisors investigate how master-planned communities finance and construct public infrastructure, analyzing top-selling projects.
Analysis of top-performing master-planned communities in 2022, examining new home inventory constraints and developer growth amid supply chain challenges.
RCLCO's interactive map visualization tool displays sales performance data across the nation's top-selling master-planned communities over a decade-long period.
Analysis of top-performing master-planned communities in mid-2022, examining inventory constraints and developer growth factors.
Analysis of financing mechanisms and public infrastructure construction strategies used by top-performing master-planned communities, conducted in partnership with Launch Development Finance Advisors.
Analysis of top-performing master-planned communities in 2021, examining inventory constraints and supply chain impacts on developer growth.
Analysis of new home sales performance and market dynamics among leading master-planned communities during 2020.
Annual national survey identifying top-performing master-planned communities across U.S. states for 2019 and decade performance metrics.
Nearly 1 in 5 U.S. house hunters looked to relocate to a different metro area in the first quarter, up slightly from a year earlier. Florida, Las Vegas and Phoenix are the most popular destinations, with many movers chasing affordability and sunshine. New York, Seattle, Los Angeles and other expensive metros top…
Gerald Eve examines policy and financial mechanisms to accelerate residential development activity in the London market.
RICS UK Residential Survey for July 2025 reports a slight retreat in the housing market with previous recovery indicators becoming uncertain.
RICS survey indicates flat UK residential demand and sales in January 2025, with respondents anticipating market recovery in subsequent months.
RICS UK Residential Survey reveals continued slowdown in housing market activity with pressure on buyer demand, sales, and new listings.
RICS UK Residential Property Survey reports continued house price growth but reduced market momentum driven by multiple uncertainty factors in February.
RICS Residential Market Survey reports on recent UK housing market performance and price trends.
RICS survey tracking UK housing market conditions at year-end 2025, showing soft activity but improving confidence in sales and price expectations heading into 2026.
Knight Frank identifies the strongest performing residential markets globally based on demand, price growth, and investment activity.
Freddie Mac reports that U.S. economic growth in Q3 2024 was revised upward with a resilient labor market continuing into the forecast period.
Freddie Mac's outlook assesses U.S. economic momentum, housing market dynamics, and mortgage trends based on strong consumer spending and third-quarter growth.
Analysis using transaction-level data on rents, home prices, and mortgage payments to develop a new relative affordability measure and examine its effects on homebuyer behavior.
Analysis of first-time homebuyer trends, affordability challenges, and supply constraints affecting residential housing demand.
Freddie Mac analysis examining spending patterns between homeowners with locked mortgage rates and renters facing rising housing costs.
Freddie Mac estimates a housing shortage of 3.7 million units as of Q3 2024, analyzing persistent undersupply across rental and for-sale markets.
This piece was originally published on Forbes on June 8, 2026. Gen Z is coming of age in an economy where the traditional path to prosperity no longer works, and instead of giving up, they’re beginning to build new ones. For 70 years, the American Dream followed a predictable sequence: school, job, promotion,…
Property tax revenue collected by state and local governments rose 2.7% in Q1 2026 to $214.6 billion, outpacing overall state and local tax growth of 1.5%, with property taxes comprising 37.5% of total tax revenue and representing the largest share among all revenue sources. Year-over-year, property tax collections increased 4.6% from Q1 2025, while individual income tax rose 1.4%, corporate income tax increased 2.1%, and sales tax declined 0.3%.
Most Republicans and Democrats believe there should be federal policies in place to make housing more affordable, according to a recent Redfin survey. For instance, 85% of Democrats say there should be first-time buyer tax breaks, and so do 77% of Republicans. These survey results align with broad bipartisan…
State-level real GDP growth strengthened in the first quarter of 2026, with 46 states and the District of Columbia recording increases, while national real GDP rose 2.1% driven by downward import revisions and nonresidential investments. Washington led all states with 4.5% annualized growth followed by California at 3.7%, while South Dakota experienced the weakest performance with a 1.6% decline, with regional growth ranging from 0.2% in the Plains to 3.6% in the Far West.
The PCE Price Index, the Federal Reserve's preferred inflation gauge, accelerated to a three-year high of 4.1% year-over-year in May 2026, with core PCE rising 3.4%, driven partly by energy price increases related to Iran conflict tensions. Despite elevated inflation, consumer spending remained resilient with a 0.7% monthly increase in May, though the personal saving rate held at a three-year low of 3.0% as households drew down savings to maintain spending amid eroding real income.
The median U.S. home price hit a record high, one factor that’s pushing some prospective buyers away. New listings of U.S. homes for sale fell 1.7% from a week earlier during the week ending June 21 to their lowest level since February. The total number of homes for sale dipped 0.4% week over week, the […] The post…
Breakdown of the bipartisan 21st Century Road to Housing Act and its provisions for housing production and affordable housing.