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By Don Baker | August 5, 2026
Income Needed to Afford a Typical U.S. Home Holds Near Record $110,000, Redfin Finds
Buyers need to earn $109,796 to afford the typical U.S. home, Redfin reports, down just 0.5% from a year-ago record as mortgage rates and prices stabilize.
By Don Baker | August 5, 2026
Commercial Real Estate
Prologis Signs Definitive $18.8 Billion Deal to Acquire SEGRO
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Compass Reports $4.3B Q2 Revenue, Record EBITDA as Anywhere Deal Kicks In
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Income Needed to Afford a Typical U.S. Home Holds Near Record $110,000, Redfin Finds
Morgan Stanley-Led Banks Line Up $15B for Anthropic’s Texas Data Center β Then Move to Sell It Off
Mortgage Rates Hit 6.81%, Highest Level in a Year, as Applications Fall 2.9%
Zillow Cuts More Than 500 Jobs in Second, Largest Restructuring of 2026
Prologis Signs Definitive $18.8 Billion Deal to Acquire SEGRO
Agent Pulse Snapshot
63%
Say sellers are more flexible
β 8% vs last week
41
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LGI Homes Raises Full-Year Guidance as Q2 2026 Revenue Hits $516 Million
More Balanced Inventory Improves Housing Affordability for a Second Year
Mortgage
View all βFannie Mae, Freddie Mac Retire Condo 'Limited Review' Loan Option, Effective Aug. 3
Better.com CEO Vishal Garg Steps Down, Daniel Lewis Named Interim Chief
Commercial Real Estate
View all βVornado Buys Into $1.1 Billion Park Avenue Plaza as Manhattan Office Rents Climb
Savills Completes $1.1 Billion Acquisition of Eastdil Secured
Technology & AI
View all βZillow Cuts More Than 500 Jobs in Second, Largest Restructuring of 2026
Texas Orders Audit of 1,800-Plus Data Centers Before Grid Hookups
Markets to Watch
View all markets βHartfordConnecticut
Tight & affordableLow inventory and steady demand keep sellers firmly in control.
View Market βSan JoseCalifornia
Top-of-market bellwetherHigh prices and tech-driven demand set the pace for the luxury tier.
View Market βMiami BeachFlorida
Luxury resilienceCash and second-home buyers keep this coastal market strong despite high rates.
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