Tightening Supply Lifts Market Momentum Canadian home resale activity notched another gain in October 2025, signaling steady — if cautious — renewal in demand across the country’s housing markets. National MLS home sales rose 0.9% month-over-month, marking the sixth increase in seven months and underscoring a gradual rebound that began in the spring. The pickup…

Global prime residential prices rose 2.5% over the 12 months ending September 2025, marking a continuation of a two-year slowdown in luxury housing growth, according to Knight Frank. The deceleration reflects broader macroeconomic pressures, including elevated interest rates and a slowdown in the pace of rate cuts. In September 2024, 43% of 37 sampled central…

The U.S. housing market is poised to improve only gradually next year as mortgage rates edge lower, incomes rise and more inventory comes to market, according to Realtor.com’s newly released 2026 Housing Forecast. But the platform cautions that the recovery remains fragile, with sales stuck well below normal levels and economic and political risks still…

Number of homes pulled off the market rose to a historic high in September Nearly 85,000 U.S. homeowners withdrew their properties from the market in September–up 28% from a year earlier and the highest level for the month since 2017 — according to a nationwide analysis of historical listing data compiled by Redfin. The firm…

California’s housing market posted a modest rebound in October 2025, with home sales rising from both the previous month and a year ago, according to the California Association of Realtors (C.A.R.). The increase pushed the statewide pace of single-family home transactions to its highest level since February 2025, highlighting ongoing resilience in the face of…

Uneven Recovery Across Multiple Regions The U.S. housing market showed further signs of sluggish momentum in June 2025, as contract signings for home purchases dipped for the second consecutive month, underscoring persistent affordability challenges and buyer hesitation in many parts of the country. Pending home sales — a forward-looking indicator of housing activity based on…

The median price of homes destroyed by wildfire was $3.7 million Wildfires that ravaged Pacific Palisades, Malibu and Los Angeles areas for 3 weeks last January scorched an estimated $51.7 billion in residential real estate, marking one of the most financially devastating wildfire events in U.S. urban history, according to a new analysis by Redfin.…

Palm Beach County’s housing market softened in June, as total home sales fell 6% year-over-year, underscoring ongoing challenges in condo financing and shifting buyer-seller dynamics, according to new data released by the Miami Association of Realtors. Total transactions dipped to 2,008 from 2,137 in June 2024, driven by declines across both single-family and condominium sectors.…

World Property Ventures, a Miami-based real estate technology and digital finance firm, has begun development this week on REAL ESTATE PREDICTIONS (REP), a groundbreaking decentralized events contract exchange slated to launch in 2026. Positioned as a first-of-its-kind federally regulated platform, REP will enable global users to bet on — or hedge against — future outcomes…

Mortgage Rates Hold Steady in Late July Says Freddie Mac The average rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage in the United States held nearly flat this week, reflecting ongoing stability in borrowing costs amid a broadly resilient macroeconomic environment. According to Freddie Mac’s latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey, released July 24, 2025, the benchmark 30-year…

Texas, Florida and California had most foreclosure starts in May The U.S. housing market sent conflicting signals in May 2025 as foreclosure activity dipped slightly from the previous month but rose significantly compared to a year ago, according to the latest Foreclosure Market Report from real estate data provider ATTOM. A total of 35,498 U.S.…

Office Conversions Will Outpace New Construction in 2025 In a landmark shift for the U.S. office real estate market, more office space is set to be removed from inventory than added for the first time since at least 2018, according to a new report from global real estate services firm CBRE. The trend marks a…

South Florida Still Top Target; Texas Emerges as New Key Market A new report from Realtor.com reveals a modest uptick in international interest in U.S. real estate, with 1.9% of the platform’s traffic in the first quarter of 2025 coming from global home shoppers — up slightly from the same period in 2024. However, this…

According to new data from the Miami Association of Realtors, Palm Beach County residential real estate market experienced a notable slowdown in April 2025. Total residential sales declined 9.4% year-over-year, falling from 2,568 transactions in April 2024 to 2,326 this year. Single-family home sales dipped 5.28% year-over-year, from 1,402 to 1,328, while existing condominium sales…

In today’s competitive commercial real estate market, tenants navigating the leasing process have a powerful — and often overlooked — ally at their disposal: the Tenant Representative. According to Jeff York, CEO of York Property Company in Dallas, Texas, Tenant Reps provide significant value by acting as dedicated advocates who guide tenants through every phase…

April new home sales was an anomaly say U.S. homebuilders New home sales in the U.S. posted a surprising gain in April 2025, defying persistent economic headwinds, elevated interest rates, and rising construction costs. According to newly released data from the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development, sales of newly…

High mortgage rates still hobbling the U.S. housing market According to new data released by the National Association of Realtors, existing-home sales dipped again in April 2025, reflecting ongoing challenges in the U.S. housing market despite growing inventory and continued buyer interest. Completed sales of existing homes–including single-family homes, townhomes, condominiums, and co-ops–fell 0.5% from…

Americans are gearing up for a record-breaking Memorial Day weekend, with AAA forecasting that 45.1 million people will travel at least 50 miles from home between Thursday, May 22 and Monday, May 26. The figure marks a 1.4 million increase from last year and breaks the previous travel record of 44 million, set in 2005.…

Median home prices rose in nearly half of U.S. Opportunity Zones in the first quarter of 2025, reflecting continued housing market momentum even in some of the nation’s most economically distressed communities, according to a new report from property data provider ATTOM. Based on ATTOM’s latest Opportunity Zones Report, 48% of the 3,120 zones analyzed…

Housing Inventory Rises to Highest Level Since 2020 Sales of existing U.S. homes dropped to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.2 million in April 2025, hitting their lowest level since October 2024, according to new data released by Redfin. The figure marks a 0.2% decline from March 2025, and a 1.1% drop year-over-year–breaking a…

The National Association of Realtors (NAR) reported a rise in U.S. existing-home sales in the full month of November 2024. Sales increased in three major regions and held steady in the West. Year-over-year, all four regions saw sales growth. Total existing-home sales — including single-family homes, townhomes, condominiums, and co-ops–rose 4.8% from October, reaching a…

By Istvan Fehervari, Homebourse CEO Miami is no longer just a vacation paradise with sun-drenched beaches and luxurious nightlife. Over the last few years, the city has emerged as a financial and tech powerhouse, reshaping its identity and rapidly attracting businesses, investors, and top-tier talent from across the globe. From its low-tax environment to a…

This week, the Federal Reserve reduced its key interest rate by a quarter percentage point, marking the third consecutive cut and signaling a cautious outlook for future reductions. As widely expected by markets, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) lowered the overnight borrowing rate to a target range of 4.25%-4.5%. This brings the rate back…

Investing in vacation rental properties should never be a prompt decision. It requires a thoughtful decision-making process to ensure that you are getting a good return on investment (ROI). There are several factors like choosing the right location, accommodating the customer’s demands, and calculating the operational costs to figure out a viable option. Moreover, you…

Builder sentiment remained consistent at the close of 2024, as elevated home prices and mortgage rates balanced builders’ optimism about a potential improvement in the regulatory business environment by 2025. Reflecting this optimism, builders reported heightened expectations for increased sales in the coming months. In December 2024, builder confidence in the market for newly constructed…