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• Help exists for cash-strapped homebuyers — but many don’t know it Sep. 19th 2025
  Three experts — a former agent, an economist and a down payment program founder — talk about the decline in housing affordability and what help is out there.

• Canadians are cooling on the U.S. housing market Sep. 19th 2025
  Canadian homebuyers spent $6.2B on US real estate in 2024-2025, but Redfin data shows home searches are down 20% annually.

• Houston’s $351K median price outperforms Texas metros in affordability Sep. 19th 2025
  Texas metro housing prices vary significantly, with Houston's creating opportunities for buyers priced out of Dallas and Austin markets.

• $67K to sell a home? Consumers drastically underestimate the costs Sep. 18th 2025
  More than half of respondents were surprised by costs and nearly a quarter went into debt. Forty percent reported financial strain.

• Household income climbs in some big cities, outweighed by inflation in others Sep. 18th 2025
  Modest income increases failed to keep pace with the roughly 3% inflation rate, meaning many households effectively lost buying power.

• Mortgage rates go wild following Fed rate cut and Powell remarks Sep. 18th 2025
  Mortgage rates rose 15 basis points today following Fed Chair Jerome Powell's comments at the Fed press event Wednesday.

• Disappointing housing permits show why we need 6% mortgage rates Sep. 17th 2025
  We are approaching lower levels of housing permits than we saw during the COVID-19 recession. Homebuilders need lower rates.

• Housing starts plummet 8.5% in August: Builder confidence wanes amid market challenges Sep. 17th 2025
  August 2025 housing starts declined 8.5% monthly, with building permits at their lowest since May 2020. Lower rates could help.

• Best time to buy a house? Mid-October 2025 favors buyers Sep. 17th 2025
  The analysis projects buyers could see more active listings compared to the start of the year and home prices down from summer peaks.

• FEMA funds blocked illegally, GAO finds Sep. 16th 2025
  The Government Accountability Office said FEMA violated the Impoundment Control Act, which bars the withholding of congressionally approved funding.