Realtor.com® Rent Report: U.S. Rental Market Now Firmly Renter-Friendly as Vacancy Rate Climbs to 7.6%

– The U.S. rental market has officially tipped in favor of tenants. According to the Realtor.com® January Rental Report, the average rental vacancy rate across the nation’s 50 largest metros climbed to 7.6% in 2025, a notable improvement from 7.2% in 2024. This surge in availability has transformed

China’s growth engine stalls: Capital Economics says investment-led era is ending

Julian Evans-Pritchard, head of China economics at Capital Economics, says Chinese authorities are starting to realize that investments into infrastructure and real estate are no longer able to deliver long-term economic growth and policymakers are beginning to embrace a rebalancing towards a consum

Home Prices Start Year Up Just 1% as Buyer’s Market Keeps Growth in Check

The median U.S. home sale price rose 1.1% year over year in January to $422,921 as the strongest buyer’s market in recent history kept a lid on price growth. That’s according to a new report from Redfin, the real estate brokerage powered by Rocket. Year-over-year price growth has hovered below 2% fo

AI boom unlocks new opportunities for private investors in Asia’s infrastructure market: Analyst

Allspring Global Investments’ Gary Tan says the AI buildup is generating investment opportunities in the private markets, allowing investors in Asia to benefit from market-driven returns in this space for the first time.