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Housing Market
Week in Housing: August 28
Commercial Real Estate
Just 41% of New Apartments Leased Within Three Months, Lowest Rate Since 2023
Agent Pulse Snapshot
63%
Say sellers are more flexible
β 8% vs last week
41
New source responses this week
12
Markets updated this week
Most Active Markets
Based on recent national housing-market rankings
Housing Market
View all βThe Week Ahead in Real Estate: Aug. 31-Sept. 4
New Home Sales Fall 10.5% in July as Midwest Sales Drop by Half
Mortgage
View all βVelocity Financial to Buy KKR-Backed Toorak's Lending Platform and Manage Its $3 Billion Loan Book
Mortgage Rates Hold at 6.66% as Jackson Hole Opens and Warsh Prepares First Keynote
Commercial Real Estate
View all βSenior Housing Needs More Than $1 Trillion by 2050 as Construction Falls 67%, NIC MAP Says
EQT Sells 46-Building, 10.5 Million-Square-Foot Southeast Logistics Portfolio to LBA Realty
Technology & AI
View all βZillow and Redfin Settle FTC Antitrust Case on the Morning Trial Was Set to Begin
Lookthrough, BuildingMinds Merge to Build AI Platform for Institutional Real Estate
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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