Gen Z is taking 20% of Purchase Locks, are Lenders Ready?

High rents in cities such as Los Angeles, Chicago, and Washington, DC, have pushed many to relocate to “affordability refuges.” But now, rents are rising in several of those cities. The Realtor.com® September 2026 rental report shows that the national median asking rent for 0-2 bedroom properties is $1,694—down 0.4% year over year. This is the 38th consecutive month…

What D.R. Horton’s 2027 budget tells rivals about pricing pressure Skip to content © 2006-2026 HW Media, LLC. All rights reserved.Powered by WordPress VIP What’s New? Updated 32 minutes ago

PGIM Real Estate sold a relatively new assisted living facility in Delray Beach, Fla., for at least $140 million, marking one of the biggest South Florida retirement home sales in recent years. Chevy Chase, Md.-based Artemis Real Estate Partners purchased the 7.2-acre asset, property records show. The 224,951-square-foot community, called The Arbor at Delray, houses 207…

Westpac and Macquarie are the last of the big five to pass on February’s cash rate hike to their variable home loan rates, joining a flood of lenders lifting rates this week. More than 30 lenders increased their home loan rates this week, the vast majority passing on February’s 25-basis point cash rate increase to…

Landlords accelerated possession proceedings in July to meet the final court deadline for Section 21 notices, resulting in a 28% increase in instructions compared to the previous year, according to new data from Landlord Action. The surge made July one of the firm’s busiest months in the past year, second only to the period immediately…

Stamp duty is deterring millions of people from moving home and weighing heavily on housing transactions, according to research from Yorkshire Building Society. Reducing barriers to moving and restoring the number of housing transactions back to historic highs could boost the economy by £66bn over five years, the lender estimates. Nearly one in three adults,…