REI Lense Blog – page 6
Dallas Fed Working Paper: How Unauthorized Immigration Moved Rents and Home Prices in 2021–2024
Dallas Fed working paper estimates 2021–2024 unauthorized immigration inflows raised local home prices and rents, especially where supply is constrained.
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What a Dallas Fed Working Paper Says About Immigration-Driven Housing Demand (2021–2024)
A Dallas Fed working paper estimates the 2021–2024 surge in unauthorized immigration increased housing demand, contributing to higher rents and home prices in the average metro.
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Localized home price declines: where buyers are gaining leverage in summer 2026
Localized price declines in San Antonio and San Diego highlight emerging buyer leverage as listings sit longer and negotiating power improves.
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Record Asking-Price Declines Are Here — What It Means for Buyers, Sellers, and Summer 2026
June housing data show a record year-over-year drop in asking prices and a rising share of price cuts, giving buyers more negotiating leverage in many metros.
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Record Home Prices vs. Falling Asking Prices: Where Buyers Are Getting Leverage in 2026
Home prices remain near highs, but asking prices and price cuts are shifting leverage to buyers in select U.S. metros—while affordability stays tight.
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U.S. Home Prices Are Softening: Where Buyers Are Gaining Leverage in 2026
National asking prices are down year over year and major price indexes are barely positive, signaling more buyer leverage in some U.S. metros.
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U.S. Home Prices Are Flatlining in Spring 2026 — Here’s What the Data Actually Says
FHFA and Case-Shiller show U.S. home prices are essentially flat month to month in spring 2026 as mortgage rates keep affordability tight and regional splits widen.
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Southern cities are losing their affordability edge: how migration, supply, and rates are reshaping housing costs
Southern and Sun Belt metros are losing their affordability edge as in-migration meets tight inventory and elevated mortgage rates, pushing prices and rents above local income growth.
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Is the U.S. Housing Market Headed for a Reset? What Mid-2026 Forecasts Say About Supply, Demand, and Prices
Mid-2026 housing forecasts point to improving inventory and flatter price growth, but high mortgage rates and rate-lock dynamics keep affordability strained.
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Housing Is Cooling, Yet Affordability Stays Tight: What Late-June 2026 Data Says
New listings are slowing and seller concessions are rising, but mortgage rates near the mid-6% range keep U.S. home affordability tight in mid-2026.
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ROAD to Housing Act signing pause: what’s in the bill and why uncertainty matters for housing supply
A late-June 2026 signing pause leaves the ROAD to Housing Act’s supply, ADU, and manufactured-housing provisions on an uncertain timeline for builders and buyers.
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What’s in the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act — and why the pause matters for buyers and renters
Congress passed a major housing package focused on boosting supply and limiting future investor buying, but a signing delay leaves timelines uncertain.
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ROAD to Housing Act: what’s in the bill and what it could mean for supply, financing, and investor demand
A breakdown of the ROAD to Housing Act and what it could mean for housing supply, manufactured homes, financing, and large investor buying.
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What the ROAD to Housing Act Could Change for Home Prices: Investor Caps vs. Supply Fixes
The ROAD to Housing Act pairs a 350-home institutional investor cap with supply boosts like grants, streamlined reviews, and factory-built housing support.
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Targeted Housing Affordability Bill Advances: What It Does (and What It Doesn’t)
A targeted U.S. housing bill is advancing with affordability-focused measures, including reported limits on large-investor purchases of newly built single-family homes.
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What the ‘Road to Housing’ Package Could Change: Supply Timelines, Manufactured Homes, and Investor Rules
A sweeping housing package is nearing final votes, with measures aimed at speeding supply, lowering manufactured-home costs, and tightening large-investor purchase rules.
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Cash-on-Cash Is Just Year One — Why Tracking Return on Equity Matters
Cash-on-cash return is only a first-year snapshot. As equity builds and cash flow shifts, return on equity shows how hard your money is really working across your rental portfolio — and which properties to improve, refinance, or sell.
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Record Share of Under-35 Adults Live With Parents: What the Data Says About Affordability
Near-record shares of under-35 adults lived with parents in 2025 as prices, rents, and financing costs keep household formation on hold.
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New Feature Alert: Daily Deal Analysis. Fully Automated!
Deal Alerts automate your investment search. Instead of manually analyzing listings every day, you define your area, filters, and minimum cash-on-cash return — and REI Lense runs daily analysis for you. When a property meets your return threshold, you get notified. No noise. No endless browsing. Just deals that hit your numbers.
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Explore Markets - Map, Search, Filter, and Analyze Deals Instantly
Search cities, ZIP codes, or neighborhoods and explore investment properties directly inside REI Lense. Apply filters, analyze deals instantly, share your search, or set up Deal Alerts for automatic property discovery.
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What the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act could change for housing supply and affordable-housing finance
A major housing package nearing final votes would speed disaster-recovery funds and adjust CDBG, HOME, investor limits, and bank financing capacity.
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Pending Home Sales Jump in May: A Sign Buyers Are Adjusting to Mid-6% Mortgage Rates
Pending home sales rose in May across all regions, signaling pent-up demand as buyers adjust to mid-6% mortgage rates and inventory slowly improves.
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Housing Starts Slump in May: What Builder Incentives and 3D-Printed Homes Signal for Affordability
May housing starts fell sharply, led by multifamily. Builders are cutting prices and boosting incentives, while lenders test financing for 3D-printed homes.
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Housing affordability: weak builder sentiment, rising regulatory costs, and new attempts to lower mortgage frictions
June 2026 builder sentiment stayed weak as builders used incentives, while NAHB research pegs regulatory costs at $131,734 per new home. Lenders are also testing new financing paths.
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