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U.S. Home Affordability Closed Out 2025 Near Record Lows
U.S. homeownership remained out of reach for most Americans at the end of 2025, with affordability near historic lows across almost every major housing market, according to a new report from real estate data firm ATTOM.
America's Single-Family Rent Boom Loses Steam in Late 2025
Single-family rent growth across the U.S. slowed sharply in October 2025, underscoring a broad normalization in the housing market after years of pandemic-era gains, according to new data from Cotality.
Why Pre-Biden Mortgages Froze the U.S. Housing Market
The U.S. housing market isn't breaking. It isn't rebounding. It's frozen -- held in place over the last 3 years by the quiet force of lower mortgage rates, specifically those that originated before the Biden presidential era.
Falling Home Prices Slash U.S. Homeowner Equity by $13,400 on Average in 2025
U.S. homeowners lost a portion of their pandemic-era wealth gains in the third quarter as cooling home prices and heavier leverage began to erode equity, according to a new report from property data firm Cotality.
