Tech, Tax, and Trust: Redefining Stability in the Property Market
📰 The Investor's Price: Why First-Time Buyers Are Left Behind
Institutional investors are dominating the low-price market, routinely paying premiums of up to 4.2% over market value. This deeper pool of capital is squeezing first-time buyers, pushing the average age of a new homeowner to 38, and changing the fundamental economics of wealth building through property.
See the data on investor dominance and what it means for the next generation of buyers. Read the analysis
🎙️ Beyond the Buildings Podcast: The Power Grid Showdown: AI Data Centers vs. Homeowners
The race for power is on. As AI data centers surge, they're creating massive new demands that will compete directly with residential use. This episode explores how this demand shock impacts policy, why decentralized energy solutions are now essential, and how solar panels can boost property values to give homeowners an advantage.
Listen to the discussion on how AI is reshaping the national power grid and your home's value. Tune in now
📉 Home Price Index The Uneven Market: Divergence in Home Price Growth
U.S. home price appreciation has slowed significantly to a mere 1.3% annually, yet the market is diverging sharply. While the Northeast remains hot, negative price growth is concentrating across the South and West. We break down the regional shifts, showing how local economic forces and high secondary costs are causing market momentum to stall.
Explore the latest HPI data to understand which regional markets are accelerating and which are cooling. Download the report
📝 The Hidden Cost of Ownership: The Escrow Tax Affordable Homes, Unsustainable Costs
The single-largest threat to long-term homeownership is no longer the mortgage rate, it's the escalating cost of escrow. Property taxes and rising insurance premiums—driven by natural catastrophes like hail and wildfires—have increased by 45% in five years, destabilizing budgets in the Midwest and South and pushing mortgage delinquency rates higher.
Understand the full impact of escrow creep and how instability is eroding the foundation of homeownership. Read the article
The AI Inspector: Data-Driven Clarity for Property Condition Cotality Launches Property Vision™
We're extending our data expertise to the front lines of the property transaction. Cotality's new Property Vision platform leverages advanced AI and analytics to revolutionize home inspections, allowing inspectors to deliver faster, more accurate, and data-rich reports to clients, ensuring clarity and confidence in a home's true condition.
See how Cotality is using AI to empower home inspectors and clients with smarter decision-making. Learn about Property Vision
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1wVery interesting to read 2 or 3 Principal Economists viewpoints on the housing market. This one highlighting Escrow costs is spot on!
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2wI received the Property Pulse newsletter by email today. Unfortunately it appears your editing is a bit inconsistent and incorrect: * Auction volume is NOT down by “-34%” as you claim (twice). It is in fact down by “34%” * You have, at least, correctly reported that it was driven by a (positive) “72%” drop in Melbourne activity. Surely it isn’t too difficult to get it right?