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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.
Pending Home Sales Down Slightly in July

The National Association of Realtors is reporting that pending home sales dropped 0.4% in July, 2025 but were up 0.7% year over year. Click here to read more.

New Home Sales Down Slightly in July

The U.S. Government is reporting that sales of new single-family houses in July, 2025 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 656k, which is 0.6% lower than June’s revised rate and is 8.2% lower than one year ago. Click here to read more.

Washington State Rent Control Enforcement Forces Landlords to Return Rent Increases

Washington’s State Attorney General has entered into eight resolutions with landlords across the state in the first enforcement action under their new rent control law. The landlords agreed to withdraw rent increase notices they had sent and refund any excess rent amounts that tenants paid. Click here to read more.

 

S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Sees 1.9% Annual Gain in June

The latest S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price NSA Index has reported a 1.9% annual increase for June, 2025. Their 10-City Composite posted 2.6% increase year-over-year and their 20-City Composite posted a 2.1% year-over-year increase. Click here to read more.

Cotality Says Single-Family Rent Growth Stabilizes at New Post-Pandemic Average
According to the latest Cotality Single-Family Rent Index (SFRI), U.S. single-family home rental prices increased 2.9% year over year in June, 2025. Click here to read more.

 

FHFA Says Home Prices Up 2.9% Year-Over-Year

According to the latest FHFA House Price Index (HPI), home prices U.S. house prices house prices fell 0.2% in June. Year-over-year, house prices rose 2.9% from June 2024 to June 2025. Click here to read more.

Zumper’s National Rent Report for August ’25

Rental information site Zumper recently released their latest monthly National Rent Report for August, 2025. Click here to read more.

Room for Rent: A Newcomer’s Guide

Scot Aubrey says Hula Hoop. Pet Rock. Rubik’s Cube. All fads that had their moment and every once in a while, resurface with a new generation. There is another old/new idea that is becoming a more popular option in an expensive and competitive real estate market, renting by the room. Click here to read more.

Average Income by State

Infographic: Personal income levels vary widely across the nation, shaped by differences in industries, costs of living, and economic growth. 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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