Archived issue · August 11, 2026
Weekly digest — August 11, 2026
Issue 211
Builders are winning nearly a third of all closings with rate buydowns below 6%, the highest new-build share on record. Resale listings that compete with them are sitting longer.
30%
New-build share of sales
5.90%
Typical builder buydown rate
42 days
Resale DOM near new builds
The 5.875% 30-year offer now covers all spec inventory in 21 states, plus $10,000 toward closing costs on move-in-ready homes.
Agents in the Carolinas and the Pacific Northwest migrate by October 1; existing appointment links keep working through the transition.
Miami, San Diego, and Naples led the gain, with all-cash buyers accounting for 71% of closings above the $5 million mark.
H.R. 4410 would let FHA borrowers count projected accessory-dwelling rent toward qualifying income on purchase loans. Referred to committee.
Twelve more municipalities opted in, adding rent-increase caps and lease-renewal rights for roughly 90,000 units.
11:00am ET · Pricing and staging resale listings near new-construction communities
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