Your weekly news & updates
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New Home Sales Down Slightly in September
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The U.S. Government is reporting that sales of new single-family houses in September, 2026 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 676k, which is 0.6% lower than August’s revised rate and is 5.3% lower than one year ago. Click here to read more.
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U.S. Homeownership & Rental Vacancy Rates for Q3 2026
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The U.S. government is reporting that the national vacancy rates for Q3 2026 were 7.6% for rental housing and 1.2% for homeowner housing. The national homeownership rate for Q3 2026 was 65.5%. Click here to read more.
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Millionaire Renters More than Triple in Five Years
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A new report from RentCafe says the number of millionaire renter households in the U.S. grew 229% between 2020 and 2024 – tripling in five years. Click here to read more.
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S&P Cotality Case-Shiller Sees 2.1% Annual Gain in August
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The latest S&P Cotality Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price NSA Index has reported a 1.9% annual increase for June, 2025. Click here to read more.
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Airbnb to Limit Chores for Guests
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A recent report on TechCrunch says Airbnb is taking steps to limit the chores that hosts can require of guests prior to checkout, addressing a long-standing grievance among customers who often pay cleaning fees and are told they must do a list of tasks themselves. Click here to read more.
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Lessons Learned from 45 years in Manufactured Housing Investments
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| On a recent episode of the Rental Property Owner & Real Estate Investor Podcast, Brian Hamrick talks with Nasir Ali about how mobile home park investing has moved from an overlooked corner of real estate to one of the most competitive niches in the business. Click here to read more. |
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Zumper’s National Rent Report – October ’26
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Rental information site Zumper recently released their latest monthly National Rent Report for October, 2026. According to their data, national median rent for 1-bedroom apartments was $1,519 and $1,901 for two-bedrooms. Click here to read more.
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A recent post by the NAHB’s Eye on Housing takes a look at the number of ADUs being built by NAHB members over the past year. Click here to read more.
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Pet’s Spell on Home Buying Decisions
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Infographic: The National Association of Realtors says that for many recent home buyers, pets are more than companions…they’re family members whose needs can help shape important decisions during the home search. Click here to read more.
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