The Weekly Roundup News

13Jun

The Weekly Roundup News
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.
U.S. Construction Spending Dips Slightly

The U.S. government is reporting that total construction spending in April, 2025 was at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $2,152.4 billion, down 0.4% from March’s revised number. Click here to read more.
Zumper’s National Rent Report for May ’25

Rental information site Zumper recently released their latest monthly National Rent Report for May, 2025. Click here to read more.
U.S. Population Sees Across the Board Growth

Recent data from the U.S. Census Bureau says cities of all sizes grew on average from 2023 to 2024 with Southern & Western cities experiencing accelerated growth. Click here to read more.

 
ADP National Employment Report – April 2025

According to the ADP National Employment Report for May, 2025, private sector employment increased by 37k jobs and annual pay was up 4.5% year-over-year. Click here to read more.
ATTOM Says Home Vacancy Rate Holds Steady

According to ATTOM Data’s Q2 2025 Vacant Property and Zombie Foreclosure Report, there were nearly 1.4 million residential properties (1,382,480) in the U.S. sitting vacant in Q2, 2025. Click here to read more.

 
Investor Purchases of Condos Fall to Lowest Level in 10 Years
A recent report from Redin says investor purchases of condos fell 3% year over year to the lowest level in 10 years, driven largely by investors retreating from Florida. Click here to read more.
It’s Roller Coaster Time

Jane Garvey says “Rents are Up”, “Rents are Down”, “Prices are Up”, “Prices are Down”, “Showings are Up”, “Showings are Down”… you can get whiplash just reading headlines these days. Most of these headlines are market specific, and they could be different if you just shift the time frame observed by a month. So, how are they relevant? Let’s take a deeper dive into this. Click here to read more.
Most Cited Reasons to Not Buy a Home

Infographic: Today’s graphic from Statista takes a look at recent data from Gallup to illustrate the reasons people choose to rent, versus buying a home. 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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