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Here is this week’s “Weekly Roundup” from Real Estate Investing Today, the news & views site from the National Real Estate Investors Association.
ADP National Employment Report – November 2025

According to the ADP National Employment Report for November, 2025, private sector employment decreased by 32k jobs and pay was up 4.4% year-over-year. Click here to read more.

FHFA Says Home Prices Up 2.2% Year-Over-Year in September

According to the latest Federal Housing Finance Agency’s (FHFA) House Price Index (HPI), home prices U.S. house prices house prices rose 2.2% between Q3 2024 and the Q3 2025. Click here to read more.

Personal Income and Outlays – September 2025

According to recent data from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, personal income in September increased $94.5 billion (up 0.4% at a monthly rate). Click here to read more.

 

Building Material Prices Edge Up

Recent analysis from the NAHB’s Eye on Housing says aggregate residential building material prices rose at their fastest pace since January 2023. Click here to read more.

Apartment List’s National Rent Report – December 2025

According to Apartment List’s National Rent Report for December 2025, national median rent dropped 1% in November to $1,367 – the fourth consecutive month-over-month decline. Click here to read more.

 

Fundamentals of SDIRA Private Lending
Jeff Watson says if you’ve followed me for any length of time, you know that I’m a huge proponent of self-directed IRAs and using them for private lending. Let’s begin at the beginning… Click here to read more.
How Building Affordable Housing Became the Hottest Game in L.A.

A recent story in the Wall Street Journal says that in Los Angeles the hottest game in town is building affordable housing – thanks to a policy that promises to streamline the approval process by cutting the previous wait time from about a year to 60 days. According to the report, this might just change previous thinking by developers that building all-affordable housing complexes rarely makes financial sense. Click here to read more.

The Average Cost of Electricity by U.S. State

Infographic: Which states pay the most for electricity? The folks at data visualizer Voronoi remind us that electricity costs vary widely across the country. These variations are from a combination of geography, infrastructure, fuel mix, and policy. Click here to read more.

The Winter issue of the RE Journal is here!

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