Five Star’s annual Single-Family Rental & Investment Roundtable on Tuesday united investors, service providers, and experts to discuss how volatile factors such as inflation, escalating interest rates, and affordability concerns impact the ongoing growth and investment opportunities within the single-family rental market.
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The State of Household Mobility
This latest decrease was primarily driven by homeowners, who chose to remain in their homes due to elevated interest rates and housing prices. Meanwhile, renter mobility remained stable as the...
Fannie Mae Earns $3.5B in Fourth Quarter, $14.4B in 2025
While income for the year was down 15% from 2024, Fannie Mae's net worth rose to a record $109 billion as of Dec. 31. The post Fannie Mae Earns $3.5B in Fourth Quarter, $14.4B in 2025 first...
Housing Inventory Up Since Last Year, But Losing Ground on Pre-Pandemic Recovery
The number of actively listed homes rose 10% compared to January 2025. It marks the 27th consecutive month of year-on-year inventory gains, according to the Monthly Market Trends Report by...
Consumer Delinquencies at Highest Level in Nearly a Decade
The housing market continues to drive debt growth, with mortgage balances growing by $98 billion to total $13.17 trillion at the end of December, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New...
Condo Markets Experience ‘Major Shifts’ in 2026
The introduction of a new obligatory digital transparency law and a significant court decision that provided developers with a so-called "poison pill" have dramatically altered the power dynamics...
Fed’s Miran: Data Suggests Americans Aren’t Shouldering Tariff Impact
Fed Governor Stephen Miran says the Trump administration’s policy of trade tariffs has proved more benign than many had feared in comments in which he argued that foreigners and their firms are...
Rate Stability Fuels Rebound in Commercial, Multifamily Lending
Commercial and multifamily mortgage originations surged 30% from a year earlier in the fourth quarter, capping a strong rebound year for lending as rate stability and clearer pricing drew more...
House Passes Sweeping Bipartisan Housing Package
House lawmakers on Monday approved a package of bills aimed at increasing housing affordability by giving builders and local governments incentives to boost construction by reducing regulations...
U.S. Enjoys Five-Year Surge in Affordable Apartment Construction
Nearly 310,000 affordable apartments have been built nationwide since 2020, with a record share delivered in 2024, as public funding and tax credit programs helped developers push projects forward...
Luxury Home Prices Tick Up, But Demand Remains Stagnant
Though luxury home prices increased in December—more than three times the increase of non-luxury prices—only two major metro areas experienced notable declines. The post Luxury Home Prices Tick...
Refi Opportunities on the Rise for U.S. Homeowners
Despite housing costs hitting a four-year high, affordability is still stretched because of high home price-to-income ratios. As industry expert Andy Walden, Head of Mortgage and Housing Market...
Analysts Don’t Expect a Rapid Shift in the Fed’s Footprint Under Warsh
An abrupt shift in the Federal Reserve’s role in financial markets under a potential Kevin Warsh chairmanship is unlikely, Morgan Stanley economists say. The post Analysts Don’t Expect a Rapid...
Nearly 40% of U.S. Homeowners Did Not Have a Mortgage in 2024
The percentage of U.S. owner-occupied homes owned free and clear rose from 34.4% in the 2010-2014 period to 39.4% in 2020-2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2024 American Community Survey...
More than 160 Lenders Commit to Extend Mortgage Relief for LA Fire Survivors
Gov. Gavin Newsom said the lenders have agreed to streamline the process for requesting at least one additional forbearance period of up to 90 days for qualified borrowers, beyond the 12-month...
Industry Experts Describe U.S. Mortgage Markets as a ‘Tale of Two Cities’
This week, the CEO of Rocket Companies stated in a new report that there are signals that Americans are now leaving the sidelines and competing for homeownership, reflecting a broader reality for...
DIMONT Appoints Marc Hinkle as Chief Revenue Officer
DIMONT, a provider of hazard insurance claims adjusting services for mortgage loan investors and servicers, announced the appointment of Marc Hinkle as Chief Revenue Officer. The post DIMONT...
Once Among the Nation’s Hottest Housing Markets, Austin Is Now the Slowest
Redfin reports unsustainable price growth in recent years along with a homebuilding boom have left Austin with more sellers than buyers. That means the buyers who are in the market can take their...
For-Sale Homes Offering Buyers More Options & Leverage in These Metros
While the number of homes for sale in the U.S. continued to inch upward in January, offering homebuyers more options and leverage, some 46 of the nation's largest housing markets logged annual...
Many Homeowners with Elevated Mortgage Rates Would Benefit from Refinancing
With around 20% of American borrowers having mortgages with rates exceeding 6%, if the average rate for a 30-year fixed mortgage lowered to 6%, millions of current homeowners could profit from...
Legal League Webinar: CAFMV in Practice: Insights, Outcomes, and Ongoing Challenges
You can join mortgage industry leaders on Tuesday, Feb. 10, for a practical discussion on the real-world implementation and impact of the CAFMV initiative, presented by Five Star’s Legal...