A new report from the NAHB’s Eye on Housing found that vinyl siding is now the most common principal siding material for new single-family homes started in 2024 at 26%. This was followed by stucco at 25%, fiber cement siding (such as Hardiplank or Hardiboard) at 23% and by brick or brick veneer at 16%. Their data came from the U.S. Census Bureau’s Survey of Construction (SOC). However, the strongest trend has been the growing popularity in fiber cement siding. The share of exterior siding material for fiber cement siding has increased by 5.5 percentage points in the last ten years and by more than 15 percentage…
Author: Brad Beckett
Brad Beckett
Director of Education & Outreach, National Real Estate Investors Association
According to the latest ICE Mortgage Monitor, the national delinquency rate rose by 16 basis points (bps) in August to 3.43% and is up 10 bps from the same time last year, marking a return to annual increases after falling in June and July. In addition, serious delinquencies (loans 90+ days past due but not in foreclosure) rose by 16k in August and are up 32k from the same time last year, while loans in active foreclosure rose by a modest 3k in the month and 23k from the same time last year. Click here to read the full report…
According to the latest Yardi Matrix Multifamily Report, multifamily rents posted gains in September, 2025 with the average U.S. advertised rent dropping $6 to $1,750 and year-over-year rent growth falling to 0.6%. Yardi says demand and economic growth are starting to show signs of cooling. “The poor performance comes as demand shows signs of weakening while high supply markets have a glut of properties in the lease-up phase. Rents remain close to all-time highs, so while it is too soon to say September is the start of a trend, the drop could signal emerging market softness” Click here to read…
According to the latest Federal Housing Finance Agency’s (FHFA) House Price Index (HPI), home prices U.S. house prices house prices fell 0.1% in July. However, year-over-year, house prices have risen 2.3% from July 2024 to July 2025. The FHFA HPI is the nation’s only collection of public, freely available house price indexes that measure changes in single-family home values based on data from all 50 states and over 400 American cities that extend back to the mid-1970s. Click here to read the full report at the FHFA.
According to Apartment List’s National Rent Report for October 2025, national median rent dropped 0.4% in September to $1,394 – the second consecutive month-over-month decline. They say it’s likely we’ll see further modest rent declines through the remainder of the year. “All of our key indicators are pointing toward ongoing sluggishness in the multifamily rental market – rent prices are down and the vacancy rate is at an all-time high. As construction slows further in the second half of this year and into 2026, rent prices and occupancy should begin to stabilize, and a return to tighter market conditions remains…
This week was National Fire Prevention Week (October 5th – 11th, 2025) and one of the best ways to celebrate is to check all your properties’ smoke alarms for functionality and age. If you have one that’s over than 10 years old, that means it’s time to replace it! And when you do, National REIA recommends both ionization and photoelectric technologies be used in all your properties. You should also have a working & tested carbon monoxide detector and fire extinguisher in each unit as well. Remember, an ounce of prevention is worth a ton of cure…as well as saving…
The latest S&P Cotality Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price NSA Index has reported a 1.7% annual increase for July, 2025. Their 10-City Composite posted 1.8% increase year-over-year and their 20-City Composite posted a 2.3% year-over-year increase. They say the housing market has downshifted to a much slower gear: “…U.S. home values have essentially stagnated after inflation, marking the third straight month of real housing wealth decline for homeowners. This reversal is striking: during the pandemic boom, home prices were climbing far faster than inflation, rapidly boosting homeowners’ real equity. Now, the situation has flipped – over the last year, owning…
On a recent episode of the Rent Perfect podcast David Pickron and Scot Aubrey dive deep into one of the most overlooked topics in real estate: setting boundaries with tenants. Whether you’re a seasoned investor or just getting started, this conversation will reframe how you view your rental business—and your tenants. Click here to listen.
According to recent data from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, personal income in August increased $95.7 billion (up 0.4% at a monthly rate). Disposable personal income (DPI – personal income less personal current taxes) increased $86.1 billion (up 0.4%) and personal consumption expenditures (PCE) increased $69.9 billion (0.3%). Personal outlays (the sum of PCE, personal interest payments, and personal current transfer payments) increased $129.2 billion in July. Personal saving was $1.06 trillion in August and the personal saving rate (personal saving as a percentage of disposable personal income) was 4.6%. Click here to read the full report at the…
According to the ADP National Employment Report for September, 2025, private sector employment decreased by 32k jobs and pay was up 4.5% year-over-year. The ADP National Employment Report is an independent and high-frequency view of the private-sector labor market based on the aggregated and anonymized payroll data of more than 25 million U.S. employees. “Despite the strong economic growth we saw in the second quarter, this month’s release further validates what we’ve been seeing in the labor market, that U.S. employers have been cautious with hiring.” Said ADP chief economist Dr. Nela Richardson. Click here to read the full report…
