A running record of the property market: notable sales, planning approvals and refusals, mortgage rate changes and the developments breaking ground.
The FHFA's annual report to Congress on the housing GSEs shows the machinery behind half of American mortgages — and the policy fight over what happens next.
Peter Almeida
A nearly $30 million office-to-residential conversion on Smithfield Street adds 39 affordable homes to the Golden Triangle — the latest in Pennsylvania's state-backed conversion push.
David Jordan
Minneapolis, Portland, California, and dozens more have unlocked house-scale multi-family building — the biggest zoning shift in seventy years, and homeowners hold the options.
David Jordan
Active listings rose about 8 percent year over year into early 2026 — the quiet statistic that decides negotiating power this spring.
David Jordan
Existing-home sales rose 1.7 percent to a 4.09 million annual pace in February 2026 — an unexpected increase that analysts read as January overshooting the downside.
David Jordan