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Some say Austin’s rental market might collapse. That’s not reality

Housing Wire

What’s more, operating costs for apartment and SFR (single-family rental) operators are up significantly since 2019 due to higher property taxes, insurance, and payroll costs. of existing supply, with another 38,000 of apartment units under construction (12.2% Meaning that margins are being aggressively compressed.

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Expectations for 2025 in Seattle/King County Real Estate

Will Springer Realtor

home sales slumped for the second straight year, averaging 3.96M units transacted (excluding new construction) on a 12-month basis through October, up 2.9% The Pew Research Center estimates that immigrants make up more than a quarter of the construction workforce nationwide, and roughly half of that share is undocumented.

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Divergent paths: Housing market policies under a Trump or Harris administration

Housing Wire

This means moving forward with projects to cut insurance premiums , reduce fees and provide new loan products, such as Freddie Mac’s closed-end second mortgages. percentage points to the core personal consumption expenditures price index — the Fed’s preferred measure of inflation — in late 2027 and early 2028. FDIC) and the FHFA.