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Trump Orders $200B Mortgage Bond Buy, Which Will Likely Nudge Rates Down Slightly to 6%
The ultimate impact of such a move would likely be limited because this would be a relatively small asset purchase program, by historical standards. President

Housing Payments Drop to Lowest Level in 2 Years As Mortgage Rates Decline
Despite lower monthly mortgage payments, a holiday hangover is muting homebuying demand. The median U.S. monthly housing payment fell to $2,365 during the four weeks

Banning Corporate Landlords Won’t Fix the Housing Affordability Crisis. Building More Homes Just Might.
This piece was originally published to Forbes on March 4, 2024. President Trump has proposed a ban on big institutional investors buying single-family homes. A

Redfin Economists’ Weekly Take: First Jobs Report of 2026 Could Impact Mortgage Rates
This Week In A Nutshell The first jobs report of 2026—and the first “normal” report post-government shutdown—will be published on Friday. We’ll be on the

The Real Estate: 2025 Year in Review
This article was originally published on Inman.com. As we approach 2026, Redfin reflects on a watershed year in the history of American real estate. Here’s

Vacant Lots for Sale Are Piling Up After the L.A. Fires; Investors Are Buying 40% of Those That Sell
Investors purchase roughly 2 in 5 lots that sell in the Pacific Palisades, Altadena and Malibu areas; many of these lots once held homes destroyed