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International Buyers Spent $56 Billion on U.S. Homes from April 2024 to March 2025
From April 2024 through March 2025, international buyers purchased 78,100 U.S. homes, a 44% increase from the prior year, and...
Trump Considers Eliminating Capital Gains Tax on Home Sales
In July 2025, former President Donald Trump proposed a bold idea to help reinvigorate the U.S. housing market: eliminating the...
Texas Real Estate Reform: What Homebuyers, Builders, and Policymakers Should Know
Facing rapidly rising housing costs and intense demand, Texas enacted sweeping real estate reforms in 2025. Among these changes, Senate...
New U.S. Home Listings Hit Two-Year Low
In June 2025, the number of home listings listed for sale in the U.S. dropped significantly, reaching its lowest point...
Millions of U.S. Homes Are Owned Free and Clear
A growing proportion of U.S. homeowners are free from mortgage debt, signaling a major shift in the nation’s housing profile....
How Baby Boomers Came to Own a Huge Chunk of U.S. Housing Wealth
In the evolving landscape of the U.S. housing market, one trend stands out above the rest: Baby Boomers—those born between...
First-Time Homebuyer Numbers Hit Historic Lows, Signaling Broader Economic Worries
The share of first-time homebuyers in the U.S. has plunged to its lowest level in over four decades, raising concerns...
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