Los Angeles Renters Catch a Break as New Supply Pushes Rents Lower; Buying Still Costs Nearly $5,000 More a Month

Smaller-unit rents see the sharpest decline as L.A. renters benefit from a growing wave of new supply yet for many homeownership remains out of reach AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Los Angeles renters are getting meaningful relief as new rental supply pushes asking rents lower—especially for smaller units—but the region remains expensive enough that buying a typical home costs thousands more each month than renting, according to the Realtor.com ®  2026 Q3 Los Angeles Rent Report.

PRNewsWire • 14 hours ago

Appleton, Wis., Claims No.

Midwest and Northeast markets continue to lead as buyers seek value amid higher mortgage rates NEW YORK and AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The Wall Street Journal and Realtor.com® Economics today released the Fall 2026 Wall Street Journal/Realtor.com ®  Housing Market Ranking, naming Appleton, Wis., the nation's top housing market.

PRNewsWire • 11 hours ago

New York City Rent Hits Record High as Renters Face a Squeeze From Both Sides

Median asking rent reaches $3,785, up 4.5% year over year, while buying a typical home costs nearly $7,000 more per month and mortgage rates top 7% AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- New York City renters are being squeezed from both sides as the median asking rent reached a record $3,785 in the third quarter, up $162, or 4.5%, from a year ago, while buying a median-priced home cost $6,952 more per month than renting. With mortgage rates above 7%, the estimated monthly cost of that same home would rise to about $11,008, according to the  Realtor.com ®  2026 Q3 NYC Rental Report.

PRNewsWire • Oct 27, 2026

Federal Law Opens a New Path for Manufactured Housing

Lower costs and a site-built look could expand manufactured housing, but zoning remains the hurdle; Hartford, Conn., leads metros with the most potential manufactured-home uptake.

PRNewsWire • Oct 26, 2026

News Corp to Report Fiscal 2027 First Quarter Earnings

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--News Corp will release its first quarter Fiscal 2027 results on Wednesday, November 4, 2026. News Corp Chief Executive Robert Thomson and Chief Financial Officer Lavanya Chandrashekar will discuss the results via a live audio webcast at 5:00 p.m. EST (Sydney: November 5, at 9:00 a.m. AEDT). To listen to the webcast, please register using the following link: https://newscorp-q1fy2027-earnings-call.open-exchange.net/. A live audio webcast of the call and the archived we.

Business Wire • Oct 22, 2026

Mortgage Rate Lock-In Still Dominates

Higher rates are slowing the release of pandemic-era low-rate mortgages and stretching the housing market's slow thaw AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 22, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Mortgage rate lock-in remains the dominant force in today's housing market as higher rates slow the gradual release of low-rate loans. In the second quarter, mortgages with rates of 5% or higher continued to grow, while recently originated loans continued to lose share, according to Realtor.com®'s Q2 2026 Outstanding Mortgage Data report.

PRNewsWire • Oct 22, 2026

Small Investors Take Over as Institutional Buyers Retreat

Investor Activity Cooled in the First Half of 2026, but its Overall Share Changed Little as Buying Shifted Toward Smaller Investors, According to a Realtor.com ® Report AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Investors are not simply disappearing from the housing market; their presence is changing. In the first half of 2026, smaller investors strengthened their hold while large and mega investors pulled back, according to the Realtor.com ® 's 2026 Investor Report.

PRNewsWire • Oct 21, 2026

Starter-Home Squeeze: Where First-Time Buyers Still Find a Foothold

New Realtor.com ® report finds entry-level inventory has thinned nationally since 2019, while Midwest markets still give buyers a meaningful path in AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Starter homes are becoming harder to find nationwide, but where buyers look matters as much as what they can afford, according to a new report from Realtor.com.®  Starter-priced listings have become scarcer nationally since 2019, but the Midwest stands out for both inventory and neighborhood choice.

PRNewsWire • Oct 8, 2026

Small Mortgages Are Disappearing, Even as Federal Policy Targets Barriers to Access

Share of mortgages under $100,000 has fallen from more than 12% of originations in 2013–14 to less than 3% in 2025 and 2026 AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Mortgages with principal balances of $100,000 or less are becoming increasingly scarce, limiting financing options for buyers of lower-priced homes, according to a new Realtor.com® report. The report finds that small mortgages represented more than 12% of all home loans originated in 2013 and 2014, but less than 3% in 2025 and 2026.

PRNewsWire • Oct 7, 2026

Closing Time for a Generation: Aging Owners Will Free Up 13.9 Million Homes Over the Next Decade, a 74% Jump From the Last 10 Years

Realtor.com ® research finds the turnover alone won't eliminate nation's housing gap AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 5, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The generational housing handoff is underway. Over the next decade, Baby Boomers and members of the Silent Generation are expected to release 13.9 million homes, 34% more than older households did in the last 10 years, according to new research released today by Realtor.com®.

PRNewsWire • Oct 5, 2026