The Weekly Roundup

04Oct

The Weekly Roundup
Your weekly news & updates
Here is this week’s “Weekly Roundup” from Real Estate Investing Today, the news & views site from the National Real Estate Investors Association.
New Home Sales Surge 20.5% in August

The U.S. Government is reporting that sales of new single-family houses in August, 2025 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 800k, which is 20.5% higher than July’s revised rate and is 15.4% higher than one year ago. Click here to read more.
Existing Home Sales Drop 0.2% in August

The National Association of Realtors is reporting that existing home sales were down 0.2% in August, 2025 to a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of 4 million. Click here to read more.
GDP Up 3.8% in Q2 2025

According to their final estimate, the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis is reporting that America’s real gross domestic product (GDP) increased at an annual rate of 3.8% in Q2 2024. Click here to read more.

 
Income, Poverty & Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2024

The U.S. Census Bureau recently released statistical data that measures income, poverty & health insurance coverage in the United States in 2024. The data comes from three distinct Census Bureau reports. Click here to read more.
Zumper’s National Rent Report for September ’25
Rental information site Zumper recently released their latest monthly National Rent Report for September, 2025. Click here to read more.

 
Hiring Your Spouse? Here are Ways to Maximize Tax Savings

Tiffany McBroom and Melanie Sikma ask, did you know that hiring your spouse as an employee in your business can lead to significant tax savings. However, if not done correctly, this arrangement can backfire. Click here to read more.
Cotality Says Single-Family Rent Growth Showed Signs of Weakness in July

According to the latest Cotality (formerly CoreLogic) Single-Family Rent Index (SFRI), U.S. single-family home rental prices increased 2.3% year over year in July, 2025. Click here to read more.
Parking Trends in Newly Completed Single-Family Homes

In case you were curious, the NAHB’s Eye on Housing says that in 2024, 65% of newly completed single-family homes featured two-car garages. Click here to read more.
Americans on Welfare

Infographic: Earlier this week we posted recently released statistical data from the Census Bureau that measured income, poverty & health insurance coverage. Today’s graphic from the Visual Capitalist takes a look at Americans on Welfare. Click here to read more.
Check out the latest issue of reiaSENSE

Check out the latest issue of reiaSENSE, National REIA’s monthly government affairs publication. Click here to download.

 

 
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