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Thursday, January 8, 2026

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Trump targets institutional investors in housing affordability push

KATY O’DONNELL, HADRIANA LOWENKRON, Los Angeles Times (Subscription)
President Trump said he would move to ban institutional investors from buying single-family homes, the latest proposal from the administration to address housing affordability ahead of this year’s midterm elections.

Housing Payments Drop to Lowest Level in 2 Years As Mortgage Rates Decline

DANA ANDERSON, Redfin News
The median U.S. monthly housing payment fell to $2,365 during the four weeks ending January 4, down 4.7% from a year earlier and the lowest level since the start of 2024. 

National News 

For the first time in years, more homeowners have a 6% mortgage rate than a 3% one. That’s great news for frustrated buyers.

AARTHI SWAMINATHAN, MarketWatch
Why it’s actually a good thing for the housing market that so many homeowners have mortgage rates over 6% now.

U.S. Home Affordability Closed Out 2025 Near Record Lows

ROB BARBER, World Property Journal
U.S. homeownership remained out of reach for most Americans at the end of 2025, with affordability near historic lows across almost every major housing market, according to a new report from real estate data firm ATTOM.

California News

Sales up, prices down a year after LA wildfires 

MEGHAN ROOS, Real Estate News
The share of home sales in Pacific Palisades and Altadena have jumped 50% or more, according to Realtor.com data — but prices have fallen sharply.

One Bay Area region is driving the housing permit slump

ANGELA SWARTZ, SFGate
Despite the need for more housing in the Bay Area, the number of permits issued to build multifamily housing has declined by 41% so far this year in the San Jose metro area — the largest decline among the major metros in California.

Industry News 

DOJ is still keeping a close eye on agent commission rules

BROOKLEE HAN, HousingWire (Subscription)
The DOJ’s recent court filing in the Davis case questions the legality of Realtor commission rules, suggesting they may be inherently anticompetitive. Legal experts note this could impact how brokerages defend their practices and assess risk. 

'No listings, no eyeballs, no sales': Zillow docs outline plans to win the private listing battle

TAYLOR ANDERSON, Inman (Subscription)
‘Listings are the lifeblood of our company’: A trove of newly released documents in the lawsuit between Zillow and Compass sheds light on the private listing fight.

Real Estate Technology 

Google appears to pull embedded home listings from mobile search results

BROOKLEE HAN, HousingWire (Subscription)
Google’s experiment with embedded home listings in mobile search appears to have been halted after MLSs allegedly blocked data use. Sources say licensing disputes led to the removal of listings in cities like Chicago, Denver, and Los Angeles. 

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