THE WEEK: The Market Made It's Call

Описание: Something significant happened this week. Not one thing — two.






Mortgage rates dropped below 6% for the first time in three and a half years.






And a prediction market tracking where U.S. home values would land as of March 1 — with 95.1% confidence — resolves tomorrow.






In this episode, we break down what both signals mean for renters, buyers, and investors — and why the window to act may be shorter than most people realize.






This week:


— The rental market's seasonal shift is here, but tenant leverage hasn't disappeared. What the data says you can still negotiate before summer changes the equation.


— Five and a half million households now qualify for a mortgage that couldn't a year ago. Sales are still falling. What that gap means for anyone considering a purchase this spring.


— Institutional investors deployed $165.5 billion into multifamily in 2025. The White House just moved to limit their access to single-family. What it means — and what it doesn't.


— Rates at 5.98%: the real money savings broken down, and why the 3% era isn't coming back.


— We're introducing something new: prediction market tracking for U.S. home values, city by city, month by month. Tomorrow we find out if traders called it correctly.






The market is not waiting for conditions to be perfect. It is moving. The question is whether you are positioned to move with it.






Remember: Everything in real estate is negotiable.


---


⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠womenplusrealestate.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (https://womenplusrealestate.com)






Subscribe for full newsletter with charts, data, and observations: read.womenplusrealestate.com (https://read.womenplusrealestate.com/)






Rate and review Women + Real Estate™ to help other women find the show


---


Women + Real Estate™ delivers market intelligence for decisive action—covering tactics, policy, opportunities, and analysis.






By Eve Moss, market analyst and founder of Women + Real Estate™.






New episodes weekly.