[Wall Street Talk] US Lawmaker Says Billionaires’ Wealth Surged After Trump Took Office

US lawmakers highlight the surge in billionaire wealth since Trump’s presidency, while data shows rising cost-of-living pressures, record-high multifamily housing vacancies, ChatGPT service disruptions, Amazon’s push for 30-minute delivery, and persistent challenges in both new and used car markets.

Realtor.com Expects US Homebuying Conditions to Improve Next Year for First Time Since 2020

Realtor.com forecasts that US homebuying affordability will improve in 2026 for the first time since 2020, as mortgage rates ease and price growth slows, with monthly payments projected to fall below 30% of median income.

5 takeaways from Harvard’s 2025 state of housing report

Record unaffordability and looming federal funding cuts are driving housing uncertainty, a Joint Center for Housing Studies report warns. Here’s what local government leaders should know.

Here are Wall Street's predictions for the US housing market in 2024

The US housing market could start to thaw in 2024, but experts are divided on where it's headed next.

The Independent UK

Mayors: Affordable housing demand is crushing us

“At the end of the day, as mayors, people aren’t looking to their senators to solve homelessness. ... They’re looking to their mayor,” San Francisco Mayor London Breed said at the U.S. Conference of Mayors.