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In the second quarter of 2026, the NAHB Remodeling Market Index posted a reading of 61, down one point from the previous quarter, with the Current Conditions Index averaging 70 and the Future Indicators Index averaging 52. Remodelers reported strong sentiment supported by homeowners' record real estate asset gains and mortgage rate incentives to remodel rather than purchase, though 74% of remodelers noted suppliers increased material prices by an average of 6.7% since March due to higher fuel costs and economic uncertainty.

Economic commentary on recession duration and complexity trends in the U.S. economy.

Mortgage applications remained essentially flat in June 2026 with a 0.3% month-over-month decline, driven by a 2.5% drop in refinancing applications that offset a 0.7% gain in purchase applications, while the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage average contract rate increased 5 basis points to 6.59%. Adjustable-rate mortgage (ARM) applications declined 9.4% during the month, reducing the ARM share of total applications to 8.2%, and the overall average loan size decreased 3.4% to $393,800.

RCLCO's Compensation Consulting practice surveyed board composition approaches among privately held real estate firms to understand competitive positioning through board structure and compensation.

The number of major metros where you can buy a luxury home for less than $1 million is down five from eight last year. Detroit is the most affordable metro for luxury homes, with a median price of $719,252—47.7% less than the typical luxury home nationwide, $1,374,470. San Francisco is the most expensive, with a…

In 2025, approximately 47,000 homes were built in age-restricted communities representing 3.45% of all housing starts, with roughly two-thirds being single-family units and one-third multifamily units. Age-restricted single-family homes carried a median sales price of $523,000—about 27% higher than non-age-restricted homes at $412,000—despite being only slightly larger at 2,500 square feet versus 2,100 square feet, with the price premium partly attributable to more expensive lot values.

ULI Europe and PwC examine how trade policy shifts, deglobalisation, and AI transformation are reshaping European real estate investment strategies heading into 2026.
Analysis of pending home sales trends spanning the low-rate environment of 2020–2021 through the subsequent rate-driven decline and recovery period.
Analysis of seasonal sales patterns, inventory levels, and buyer behavior during July, examining the impact of weather, daylight, and school-year timing on residential real estate activity.

Brandi Snowden, NAR director of member and consumer survey research, presents key insights from the 2026 Member Profile report analyzing realtor demographics and market participation.

West Palm Beach, FL, where the typical luxury home costs 8.9 times more than the typical non luxury home, has the nation’s biggest luxury home price premium. Next comes Miami, with a median luxury-to-non luxury home price ratio of 8.8, and New York City, where the typical luxury home costs 5.5 times the typical non…

Residential construction employment declined by 48,800 jobs over the preceding 12 months, marking the fifteenth consecutive annual decline and the longest stretch since the Great Recession, while location quotient analysis of December 2025 Bureau of Labor Statistics data reveals that home building employment concentration is substantially higher in rural and smaller-market counties than in large metropolitan cores, with non-metro/micro counties averaging a location quotient of 1.48 and nearly three-quarters of Western state counties exceeding the national employment share.

Morningstar DBRS releases quarterly housing market indicators tracking Canadian residential market conditions and trends.

Morningstar DBRS presents forward-looking credit forecasts spanning multiple sectors and geographic regions for 2026.

Australia’s industry growth has softened, but resilient business investment, data centre development, and a mining rebound are helping support activity through 2026.

The article examines existing home price changes across 19 of Europe's largest countries through Q1 2026 based on Eurostat transaction-based data, showing divergent regional trends with Portugal, Bulgaria, Slovakia, Hungary, and Spain leading in year-over-year gains of 13.5 to 19.7 percent, while Germany, France, Italy, Sweden, Austria, and Finland remain below previous peaks. Finland experienced the steepest decline at 16.8 percent from its Q2 2022 peak and has returned to 2010 price levels, whereas Hungary posted the largest cumulative gain since 2010 at 308 percent, followed by Portugal at 186 percent and Czechia at 171 percent.

U.S. new light vehicle sales rose 0.5% year-over-year in Q2 2026 to 4.22 million units, but remain down 2.8% for the first half of 2026 compared to a year ago, with the market characterized by decades of stagnation and steep plunges interrupted by sharp declines. General Motors and Ford suffered double-digit percentage drops in Q2 deliveries, while Hyundai-Kia and other non-traditional automakers gained share in what the author describes as a zero-sum market where major U.S. automakers have pursued upscale pricing strategies that have ceded volume to competitors, particularly Japanese and Korean manufacturers.
Thursday's June jobs report added far fewer positions than expected, and the unemployment rate fell only because the labor force shrank. The report pushed back market pricing for a hike this year, a shift that will test how much weight the Federal Open Market Committee's (FOMC's) hawkish June signals still carry.…

The top ten builders' market share of new U.S. single-family home closings declined to 43.6% in 2025 from 44.8% in 2024, representing 295,959 closings out of 679,083 total new single-family homes sold, according to BUILDER magazine data cited by the National Association of Home Builders. D.R. Horton remained the largest builder with 12.8% market share (87,168 closings), while Lennar increased its share to a series-high 12.2%, narrowing the gap to just 0.6 percentage points between the top two builders.

BNP Paribas Real Estate provides economic and real estate market briefing covering UK conditions and trends.
BNP Paribas Real Estate provides economic and real estate analysis briefing for the UK market.

Analysis of declining port cargo volumes in the Los Angeles and Inland Empire region amid weaker consumer spending conditions.
Moody's CRE Analytics report analyzing housing affordability trends and conditions in the fourth quarter of 2024.

Colliers reports on global investment market momentum with standing assets rising 15% year-on-year amid macroeconomic and geopolitical uncertainty.

Analysis of how geopolitical risks are reshaping real estate investor behavior and market sentiment across European property markets.

Analysis of how European commercial real estate has performed historically as an inflation hedge compared to other asset classes.

Cushman & Wakefield examines commercial real estate exposure to inflation dynamics across European markets, analyzing regional variations in inflationary causes and impacts.

Knight Frank commentary on UK political developments and their economic implications for the real estate market.

Analysis of how Middle East geopolitical tensions are affecting economic conditions and commercial real estate markets across the Asia-Pacific region.

Cushman & Wakefield research examining the economic and commercial real estate impacts of Middle East geopolitical developments on Asia Pacific markets.

Cushman & Wakefield research examining the economic and commercial real estate impacts of Middle East geopolitical tensions on European markets.

Research examining the interconnections between Middle East geopolitical tensions, energy market dynamics, inflationary pressures, and their effects on commercial real estate markets.

Cushman & Wakefield identifies six emerging real estate trends expected to shape the Asia Pacific market in 2026.

Cushman & Wakefield analysis examining how geopolitical tensions in the Middle East are shaping economic conditions and real estate market dynamics across Europe.

Landing page or portal providing access to residential market analysis across European markets.

REALPAC benchmark analysis of property tax rates across Canadian markets, providing comparative data for real estate stakeholders.

Aberdeen Investment's monthly macro outlook video examines global growth trends and explores potential market underestimation of risks from oil price volatility and artificial intelligence disruption.

Aberdeen Investments presents multiple macroeconomic scenarios for Q3 2026, including a baseline 'TACOil' scenario featuring de-escalation in US-Iran tensions and continued AI capital expenditure tailwinds, alongside downside risks from energy shocks, AI disruption, and bond market volatility.

Oxford Economics research briefing analyzing household income requirements to afford single-family homes across major U.S. metropolitan areas.

Oxford Economics research models how inflation and bond-yield shocks affect European real estate returns across major cities.

Oxford Economics examines near-term commercial real estate inventory growth trends across US metropolitan markets and their implications for space market fundamentals.

Analysis of how elevated construction costs and geopolitical factors are constraining UK commercial development activity and suppressing land values.

Capital Economics analysis of UK commercial property market risks including geopolitical tensions and interest rate impacts on property yields.

Analysis of how artificial intelligence will influence commercial real estate demand and returns across sectors, with particular attention to both beneficiaries and challenged property types.

Capital Economics analysis of Q1 RICS survey data showing how geopolitical tension affects occupier and investor sentiment in US commercial real estate markets and capitalization rate expectations.

Analysis of how geopolitical conflict affects commercial real estate through energy costs and household disposable income, with differential sector impacts.

Capital Economics analyzes the geopolitical impact of Iran conflict on residential and commercial property markets globally.

Capital Economics assesses the macroeconomic implications of a potential Iran conflict on global inflation, GDP growth, and central bank policy responses.

Analysis of remote worker migration patterns across 52 US metros, examining how cost of living influences destination attractiveness with Nashville ranked as top draw.

Capital Economics analysis examines how potential energy cost increases from Iran conflict may affect US commercial real estate returns through occupier margin pressure and rental demand impacts.

Analysis of how New York City's proposed property tax increase reflects broader municipal budget pressures affecting major U.S. cities' commercial real estate sectors.

Capital Economics analyzes the ongoing effects of the pandemic on global commercial real estate performance and market differentiation through 2030.

Analysis examining the structural relationship between housing supply constraints and affordability across different price segments in the U.S. residential market.

Capital Economics examines how Hungary's election result may improve investor sentiment and economic prospects with potential positive spillovers to the real estate market.

Capital Economics analysis of global commercial property market dynamics, examining impacts of economic uncertainty and interest rate movements on property activity.

Capital Economics examines the potential impact of AI-driven job displacement on office real estate demand, analyzing exposure by sector and pre-leasing trends.

AEW research perspective on European real estate market resilience amid geopolitical tensions and mid-year market conditions.

AEW research examines elevated transition risk premiums in European real estate driven by higher costs and improved data availability.

AEW provides a mid-year economic and real estate outlook for Europe, assessing market trajectory amid tariff pressures and identifying investment opportunities across regional markets.

AEW's research-based analysis of Asia Pacific real estate market dynamics and investment opportunities across the region.