This Week’s Weekly Roundup

31Oct

This Week’s 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.
Existing Home Sales Up 1.5% in September

The National Association of Realtors is reporting that existing home sales were up 1.5% in September, 2025 to a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of 4.06 million.  Click here to read more.
Inflation Up 0.3% in September

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics is reporting that the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.3% in September, 2025.  Click here to read more.
Cotality Says Single-Family Rent Growth Hits Lowest Level in 15 Years

According to the latest Cotality (formerly CoreLogic) Single-Family Rent Index (SFRI), U.S. single-family home rental prices increased 1.4% year over year in August, 2025. Click here to read more.

 
HUD Delays HOME Landlord-Tenant Requirements

According to the National Apartment Association, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development recently announced a delay to the HOME Investment Partnerships Program (HOME): Updates & Streamlining Final Rule, which would impose ten new federally-mandated landlord-tenant requirements for covered housing.  Click here to read more.
Understanding the FinCEN Residential Real Estate Reporting Rule

David Birdsong says that in 2024, the Financial Criminal Enforcement Network (FinCEN), a division of the United States Treasury Department, adopted the FinCEN Residential Real Estate Reporting Rule, with a starting date of December 1, 2025.  This starting date has been pushed back to March 1, 2026, and may be pushed back further, but as of today real estate buyers, sellers, investors and particularly title companies need to be aware of this rule and what it requires of real estate transactions after the date it finally begins.  Click here to read more.

 
Who’s Buying America’s Homes?
A recent article by Realtor.com says landlords with 1 to 50 properties control 95% of all investor inventory, confirming that rental housing remains largely an entrepreneurial activity rather than a corporate one.  Click here to read more.
13 boo-tiful towns – the Best Places for Halloween Lovers

Zillow says for some, Halloween is more than just one night of the year – it’s a way of life.  To that end, they have identified 13 “boo-tiful” towns where residents embrace spooky seasonal traditions all year around.  Click here to read more.
Fun Facts for Halloween

Infographic:  Today (10/31) is Halloween – also known as “All Hallows’ Eve” and the night will entail scary creatures begging for various candy and other creepy things.  A recent graphic from the still-shuttered U.S. Census Bureau identifies those places across the nation with some SPOOKY-SOUNDING names.  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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