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- Housing demand still positive, but for how long with rising rates? March 14, 2026Rates rose above 6.25% and ended the week at 6.41% as spreads worsened while the 10-year yield neared its yearly high.Logan Mohtashami
- Local investors outpace builders in delivering starter homes March 13, 2026A New Western report says independent investors delivered 120,193 homes in the starter segment during 2025.Jonathan Delozier
- Trump executive orders target housing supply and mortgage credit March 13, 2026The executive orders arrive a few weeks after Trump's State of the Union address to Congress in which the president offered limited details about his housing affordability proposals.Neil Pierson
- Trump executive order targets regulatory barriers to homebuilding March 13, 2026The White House announced on Friday afternoon its effort to challenge what it calls “unnecessary regulatory barriers” to homebuilding by issuing a broad executive order to reduce environmental, permitting and programmatic restrictions that federal officials say are contributing to the nation’s housing affordability crisis. The order, signed by Donald Trump, directs multiple federal agencies to […]John McManus
- Realtor.com data challenges effectiveness of Senate ban on big home investors March 13, 2026Realtor.com finds institutional investors were 1% of purchases in 2015 to 2025, suggesting limited affordability impact.Brooklee Han