Cotality reported Thursday that real estate investor activity in the U.S. single-family home market remained stable through 2025, accounting for 30% of all purchases, up slightly from 29% in 2024. Persistent housing unaffordability is keeping many owner-occupant buyers on the sidelines while fueling demand for rental properties, the report found. “Fewer first-time homebuyers mean more…
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Mortgage lenders are entering the 2026 spring homebuying season with strengthening business pipelines, fueled by lower mortgage rates, rising refinance incentives and early signs of improving purchase demand. “We’re off to a great start,” Alex Elezaj, executive vice president and chief strategy officer for United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM) said in an interview with HousingWire. “Spring…
James Harris’ Breezy platform promises to simplify real estate workflows by replacing scattered tools with a unified AI system.
Based in part on comments from Zillow executives this week, the housing analyst casts a bearish outlook for the housing market in 2026.