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Immigration policy, economic uncertainty reshaping housing market

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The U.S. housing market is facing unprecedented shifts as immigration enforcement tightens, domestic migration patterns evolve and consumer confidence sours, according to a Tuesday webinar hosted by John Burns Research & Consulting (JBRC). The presentation, “The State of US Demographics and Consumers: Lifts and Drags on Housing for the Year Ahead,” showed immigration at its […]

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Here’s why Camden will exit California as it bets big on the Sun Belt

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Camden Property Trust, one of the nation’s largest apartment real estate investment trusts, has long complained about California’s challenging regulatory environment. Frustrations escalated to a breaking point in the early 2020s. An eviction moratorium during the COVID-19 pandemic, which effectively reduced a large share of rental revenue, left landlords largely on their own to manage

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HUD orders housing agencies to verify tenant eligibility

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The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has ordered public housing authorities and property owners participating in federal housing programs to verify tenant eligibility as it relates issues including undocumented immigration. HUD Secretary Scott Turner said the directive is part of a broader effort to review eligibility and compliance in HUD-assisted housing. “We will

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Providence mulls 4% rent cap as national rent control debate boils

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The rent stabilization bug has hit Providence, RI. Municipal officials there are jumping on the bandwagon with other cities and states whose local officials have adopted or are weighing the policy as a housing affordability strategy.​ Providence City Council President Rachel Miller, alongside council allies, introduced an ordinance this week that would cap most annual

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Megatel Homes will launch crypto rewards for renters and buyers

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MegPrime, an affiliate and subsidiary of Texas-based Megatel Homes, is set to launch its digital currency, the MP Token, designed as a rewards platform that renters and homeowners can tap into as a financial path to homeownership. As an inducement to participate in the rewards MP Token program, the program will offer up to $25,000

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Mamdani notches a loss in opening gambit to take on NYC landlords

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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani suffered defeat in his first skirmish with multifamily property owners as part of a strategic war to remake the city’s rent-stabilized housing.​ On Friday, Summit Properties USA became the winning bidder for more than 5,000 rent-regulated units owned by bankrupt Pinnacle Development Group. The sale went through despite Mamdani’s

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The tenant boom and investment surge: Why 2026 is agents’ rental inflection point

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As 2025 ends, the U.S. housing market is revealing a new reality. Homeownership is slipping farther out of reach for many, while the pool of renters and small landlord investors expands. For agents, that shift transforms rentals from a fallback option into a primary business opportunity. 2026 will not be another patch year. It will

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PadSplit expands co-living services to 4 new cities

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Co-living marketplace PadSplit is expanding into four new U.S. markets: Portland, Oregon; Seattle, Sacramento and Nashville. Founded in 2017, PadSplit operates in more than 35 markets and has listed more than 28,000 rooms, housing 65,000-plus people. The company said it focuses on access and flexibility, with no minimum credit score or long-term lease required, allowing

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Zillow expects calmer 2026 housing market, improved affordability

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Zillow says the housing market is on track for a steadier 2026, with modest price growth, slightly higher sales and mortgage rates that remain above 6%. The forecast follows what analysts describe as a year of small but meaningful gains for homebuyers — including improved affordability and more buyer-friendly conditions in nearly 20 major metro

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Renters are moving more than homeowners, but US mobility is historically low

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Americans are moving less than at any point in the past 50 years, according to recent U.S. Census Bureau data analyzed by Point2Homes. In 2024, only 11% of Americans — or roughly 37 million residents — changed their address. That’s down from 14.3% a decade earlier and nearly half the rate of the 1960s, when

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