Property News
Rule changes, rate decisions, portfolio sales and rental regulation as they land, filtered for what alters a landlord's costs or duties this quarter.
HUD Tests Landlord Incentives as Voucher Funding Grows for 2026
A Moving to Work cohort is evaluating whether landlord incentives raise voucher participation, while FY2026 appropriations increased Section 8 renewal funding.
Rosa Marchetti
Mortgage Rates Held in the Mid-6 Percent Range Into Early July
The Freddie Mac survey put the 30-year fixed near 6.43 percent in the week before July 9, 2026 — roughly 40 basis points below a year earlier.
David Jordan
Massachusetts Rent Control Question Advances Toward the November Ballot
A statewide initiative capping annual rent increases at CPI or 5 percent cleared first-round signatures in December 2025 and needs a second round by early July 2026.
David Jordan
Housing Starts Rebounded to 1.502 Million in March as Permits Fell
The Census Bureau's delayed April 29, 2026 release showed March starts up 10.8 percent while multifamily permits dropped 23.5 percent — opposite signals for future rental supply.
Rosa Marchetti