Weekly Roundup News & Stats

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Weekly Roundup News & Stats
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.
Housing Starts Jump in June

The U.S. government is reporting that privately‐owned housing starts in June, 2025 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,321,000, which is 4.6% higher than May’s revised number but is 0.5% lower than one year ago. Click here to read more.
Inflation Up 0.3% in June

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics is reporting that the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers increased 0.3% in June and the all items index was up 2.7% for the 12 months ending in June. Click here to read more.
Condo Prices See 2nd Largest Price Drop in May

Citing MLS data, a recent report from Redfin says condo prices are falling because there are roughly 80% more condo sellers than buyers in the market.  Click here to read more.

 
Local Market Monitor’s National Economic Outlook for July ’25

Local Market Monitor, a National REIA preferred vendor, recently released their monthly National Economic Outlook where they share their thoughts on developments taking place in the U.S. economy.  Click here to read more.
ICE Mortgage Monitor – July 2025
According to the latest ICE Mortgage Monitor, the national delinquency rate ticked down 2 basis points (bps) to 3.20% in May, though it is up 5.2% (16 bps) year over year. Click here to read more.

 
Yardi Says Multifamilies Maintained Tepid Growth in June

According to the latest Yardi Matrix Multifamily Report, multifamily rents posted gains in June, 2025 with the average U.S. advertised rent increasing $3 to $1,749. Year-over-year rent growth was 0.9%. Click here to read more.
June’s 10 Hottest Housing Markets

New England dominated the list of America’s hottest housing markets in June, according to Realtor.com.  They say homebuyers in the NE region aren’t backing down, even as prices continue to climb and inventory becomes increasingly tight. Click here to read more.
Arizona Lawsuit Against Investors

Jeff Watson says back in March 7 a complaint was filed in the Superior Court of Arizona in Maricopa County by the Attorney General of the State of Arizona, Kristin K. Mayes, which laid out allegations regarding “a convoluted scheme by the defendants to strip Arizona homeowners of millions of dollars of equity in their homes.”  The AG then defined “equity stripping schemes” as targeting “homeowners who have significant equity in their homes, but are facing foreclosure by their mortgage lenders,” and “these high-equity homes are worth significantly more than the balance of the mortgage in foreclosure.”  Click here to read more.
US Cities Gaining & Losing Corporate HQ’s

Infographic:  Once again, we’re seeing migration from high-tax states to lower tax, lower regulation states – only this time it’s corporate headquarters and not just people. 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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