2026 Mortgage Outlook: Why a “Higher-for-Longer” Market Is Still a Good Time to Borrow
After several years of volatility, the U.S. mortgage market is…
Scot Hastings
Mortgage Rates Are Falling. Home Sales Are Rising. So Why Does Housing Still Feel Broken?
Mortgage rates have fallen nearly 80 basis points from their…
How Tax Policy Influences Migration and Housing Demand: Signals for Market Participants
Recent discussions around potential changes to corporate tax structures in…
Visibility Returns as Shutdown Ends
Price of Uncertainty At i Fund Cities, we preach how…
Non-Agency RMBS and RTL Securitization Outlook
Private credit has moved from the margins to the mainstream…
Zillow’s Updated Home Price Forecast
12-Month Home Price Forecast This morning, Zillow’s economists published an…
The Investor’s Arbitrage: How Build-to-Rent Wins the Rate Game
How Market Benefits Build-to-Rent Investors Despite the Federal Reserve signaling…
Should You Build a Spec Home?
The #1 PRO of doing a spec home is that…
Real Estate Trend: Multigenerational Living
Americans living in multigenerational households is an age-old idea that…
Builders, Boomers, and Construction Labor
Builders are busy, boomers are aging, and Gen Z'ers are…
Beyond “Airbnbust”—2023 Short-Term Rental Reality
There has been plenty of talk about an “Airbnbust.” More…
Catastrophic Disasters are Transforming Homeowner’s Insurance
Insurance used to be so (yawn) boring—a mere line item…