Salisbury, Maryland Metro Area Top 5 Home Sales: Rehoboth Beach Waterfront Homes Lead the Week at $3.6 Million
Two waterfront homes in one Rehoboth Beach community led a week of coastal sales that also reached Bethany Beach and Lewes.
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Raleigh, North Carolina Metro Area Top 5 Home Sales: Shadow Creek Estates New Build Leads at $5.2 Million
A North Raleigh new build topped $5 million, and two Wake Forest homes changed hands at an identical price.
Providence, Rhode Island Metro Area Top 5 Home Sales: Weekapaug and Watch Hill Homes Tie at $5.5 Million
Westerly’s shoreline neighborhoods account for three of the five top sales, with waterfront homes in Narragansett and South Kingstown completing the list.
Portland, Maine Metro Area Top 5 Home Sales: A $7 Million Home in Cape Neddick Leads the Week
Four of the week’s five top sales were in York County, from Cape Neddick and York Harbor to Kittery, and the fifth was a newly built home in Cumberland Foreside.
Charlotte, North Carolina Metro Area Top 5 Home Sales: $6 Million Mooresville Waterfront Estate Leads the Week
Waterfront homes in Mooresville took the top two places and three of the five, with a brand-new Cotswold home and a golf-course home in Cornelius completing the list.
Barnstable Town, Massachusetts Metro Area Top 5 Home Sales: Popponesset Island Waterfront Home Leads at $6.95 Million
A waterfront home in Mashpee, a newer home in North Chatham, two Provincetown homes and a contemporary Cape in South Chatham made up the week’s top sales.
Allentown, Pennsylvania Metro Area Top 5 Home Sales: A Planned Bethlehem Colonial Leads at $1.8 Million
A home yet to be built in a 55-plus community, an A-frame in Lake Harmony and a pair of Center Valley Colonials with in-ground pools were among the region’s top sales.
Asheville, North Carolina Metro Area Top 5 Home Sales: New Home in The Cliffs At Walnut Cove Leads at $5.35 Million
Arden accounted for three of the week’s five highest-priced sales, including the top one, while a Zirconia estate and a rebuilt Sunset Mountain contemporary filled out the list.
Bridgeport, Connecticut Metro Area Top 5 Home Sales: Greenwich Waterfront Condominium Leads at $5.9 Million
A home finished in 1907 and two completed this year shared the list with a waterfront condominium, and Greenwich addresses accounted for four of the five sales.
Baltimore, Maryland Metro Area Top 5 Home Sales: Woodbine Estate at $3.9 Million Leads Three Annapolis Waterfront Sales
A historic country estate in Howard County topped the list, and three Annapolis homes on the water followed close behind.
Insured Homeowners Still Carry 29% of Expected Losses, New York Fed Research Finds
Deductibles and coverage limits leave households responsible for 29% of expected property losses, and lower-FICO policyholders and homes facing the worst tail risk retain the most, two economists find in a New York Fed post.
Washington, D.C. Metro Area Top 5 Home Sales: $6.1 Million Kenwood New Build Leads the Week
Two brand-new homes, an Edgemoor shingle-style residence, a golf course home in Creighton Farms and a two-acre Rockville property made up the week’s top sales.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Metro Area Top 5 Home Sales: $3.6 Million Carversville Estate Leads, Two Sales in Villanova
A Bucks County country property led the week, ahead of two Villanova homes, an estate in Berwyn’s Buttonwood Farms and a Colonial in Newtown Square.
New York, New York Metro Area Top 5 Home Sales: A $19.2 Million Peconic Farm Estate Leads the Week
A working farm on the North Fork, a Park Avenue condominium and country and shore homes from Westhampton Beach to Spring Lake and Bedford Hills made up the week’s top sales.
Boston, Massachusetts Metro Area Top 5 Home Sales: Portsmouth Leads at $8.3 Million, Followed by Back Bay, Wellesley, Hingham and Beacon Hill
A downtown Portsmouth property with two residences led the week, ahead of a penthouse facing the Public Garden, two suburban Colonials and a Beacon Hill condominium.
Treasury’s First Rule on the 350-Home Investor Ban Reaches the White House
OIRA received Treasury’s proposed rule implementing the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act’s ban on large institutional investor purchases of single-family homes on Oct. 2. The prohibition itself takes effect Jan. 7, 2027.
Senate Bill Would Exclude Real Estate Agents From Federal Wage Law
Sen. Mike Lee introduced S. 5646 on Sept. 30, a two-page bill that would amend the Fair Labor Standards Act so its definition of “employee” excludes qualified real estate agents and direct sellers, replacing the Labor Department’s case-by-case test with a statutory rule.
Construction Adds 11,000 Jobs in September as U.S. Payroll Growth Nearly Stalls
September payrolls rose 29,000, below the prior year’s monthly average, and revisions erased 60,000 jobs from July and August. Construction’s 11,000 gain came entirely from nonresidential work.
Springfield, Massachusetts Metro Area Top 5 Home Sales: West Springfield Home Sells for $760,000
A West Springfield home sold for $760,000, the highest-priced of five home sales reported across the Springfield metro area for the week ending September 27, 2026.
York, Pennsylvania Metro Area Top 5 Home Sales: Stonybrook-Wilshire Custom Home Tops the Week at $1.10 Million
A custom home on 15.09 acres in the Stonybrook-Wilshire area of York sold for $1,100,000, the highest-priced of five reported home sales in the York, Pennsylvania metro area for the week ending September 27, 2026.
Syracuse, New York Metro Area Top 5 Home Sales: Skaneateles Lakefront Home Sells for $4.60 Million
A five-bedroom lakefront home in Skaneateles sold for $4.60 million, $1,100,100 above the final asking price. It was the highest reported home sale in the Syracuse metro area for the week ending September 27, 2026.
Scranton, Pennsylvania Metro Area Top 5 Home Sales: Clarks Summit Repeats as Big Bass Lake Lakefront Home Leads at $929,900
A fully furnished lakefront house at Big Bass Lake in Gouldsboro led the Scranton metro area’s reported home sales for the week ending September 27, 2026, at $929,900.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Metro Area Top 5 Home Sales: Lincoln Hills Home Tops the Week at $1.07 Million
A five-bedroom house in the Lincoln Hills subdivision of North Huntingdon sold for $1,070,000, the highest reported home sale in the Pittsburgh metro area for the week ending September 27, 2026.
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania Metro Area Top 5 Home Sales: Hershey Downtown Home Tops the Week at $1.38 Million
A four-bedroom house on Elm Avenue in Hershey Downtown sold for $1.38 million, the highest reported home sale in the Harrisburg metro area for the week ending September 27, 2026.
Buffalo, New York Metro Area Top 5 Home Sales: Park Meadow Colonial Leads at $1.25 Million
A 1967 brick Colonial near Delaware Park led the Buffalo metro area’s five highest reported home sales for the week ending September 27, 2026, closing at $1,250,000.
Fed Will Average Two Years of Stress Tests to Set Bank Capital, Over Barr’s Objection
From 2028 the Fed will average two years of stress-test results to set big banks’ capital buffers, a change it says will cut volatility in requirements by half.
Virginia Beach, Virginia Metro Area Top 5 Home Sales: Carova Beach Oceanfront Home Leads at $1.90 Million
A 2022-built oceanfront house at Carova Beach led the five highest reported home sales in the Virginia Beach metro area for the week ending September 27, 2026.
Winston, North Carolina Metro Area Top 5 Home Sales: Newly Built Brookberry Farm House Leads at $1.77 Million
A newly built house in Brookberry Farm sold for $1.77 million, the highest reported home sale in the Winston metro area for the week ending September 27, 2026.
Rochester, New York Metro Area Top 5 Home Sales: Canandaigua Lakefront Ranch Sells for $1.20 Million
A lakefront ranch on West Lake Road in Canandaigua sold for $1.20 million, the highest reported home sale in the Rochester metro area for the week ending September 27, 2026.
Lancaster, Pennsylvania Metro Area Top 5 Home Sales: Week’s Highest Close Reaches $1.55 Million
A renovated ranch-style residence overlooking Lancaster Country Club changed hands for $1.55 million, the highest reported home sale in the Lancaster metro area for the week ending September 27, 2026.