The WEEK: The Market Just Got Complicated

THE WEEK: 82 Cents. And a Deed.

Women earn 82 cents for every dollar men earn. But more single women own homes in the U.S. than single men — a reversal that's been quietly building since the early 2000s. This week on Women + Real Estate™: the market intelligence behind the number. Rates ticked up to 6.11% and buyers kept moving. February existing-home sales confirmed January's dip was weather, not trend. The Senate passed the most significant housing bill in three decades — and the tension inside it between restricting investors and expanding supply is real. The rental seasonal clock turned. And prediction markets are recalibrating heading into spring. 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.

THE WEEK: You Can. Use That.

Something shifted this week. Not dramatically — but meaningfully. Mortgage rates are holding at 6.00%, near a three-year low. The prediction market resolved: traders had placed a 98.5% probability on U.S. home values landing between $420,000 and $425,000 by March 1. Parcl Labs confirmed $420,940. The market called it again — across six cities. In this episode: The rental window is open earlier than most renters realize. National vacancy hit a record high, average lease-up time has doubled, and the data still favors tenants — but not indefinitely. January's 8.4% sales drop was weather, not trend. February confirmed it: existing-home sales accelerated 4.2%. Five and a half million additional households now qualify at today's rates. Most are still waiting. The supply contraction institutional investors have been betting on is now showing in the data. The window to get ahead of repricing is narrowing. And it's Women's History Month. Until 1974, women couldn't get a mortgage without a male co-signer. We've been making our own opportunities ever since. 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.

THE WEEK: The Market Made It's Call

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.

The WEEK: The Smart Money is Moving

This week's housing data reveals a market frozen in contradiction. Mortgage rates fell again—now at 6.01%, the lowest since September 2022. Refinance applications more than doubled. The rental market officially tipped in favor of tenants, with 44 of 50 major metros now renter-friendly. An additional 5.5 million households qualify for mortgages at today's rates compared to a year ago. And yet: pending home sales fell. Again. Meanwhile, institutional investors are increasing transaction volumes. Lenders are "hungry" to put debt on multifamily assets. Investment activity is picking up, not slowing down. So what's happening? Two different markets are emerging. One where informed capital is moving aggressively. And one where consumers are waiting for conditions that have already arrived. Remember: Everything in real estate is negotiable. --- ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠womenplusrealestate.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://womenplusrealestate.com] Subscribe for full newsletter with charts, data, and observations: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠womenplusre.substack.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://womenplusre.substack.com/subscribe] 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.

The WEEK: The Market Just Got Complicated

The Week: Market Intelligence for February 8-14, 2026 The market just got complicated—and that's exactly when knowing the numbers matters most. Home sales dropped 8.4%. Vacancy hit record highs. Landlords are offering concessions at levels we haven't seen in years. But mortgage rates fell to a three-year low, affordability improved for the seventh consecutive month, and institutional investors moved $165.5 billion into multifamily properties in 2025. So what does any of this actually mean for you? WHAT YOU'LL HEAR: - RENTAL MARKET: Why 39.3% of listings now include concessions—and exactly what to ask for - HOME SALES: Sales down 8.4%, but affordability is the best it's been since March 2022. What fewer buyers means for your opportunity. - INVESTMENT: CoStar's balanced outlook shows vacancy staying elevated through 2027. Why markets like this require knowing your numbers before you invest. - MORTGAGE RATES: 6.09%—a three-year low. Why waiting for 4% means missing the window that's already here. Remember: Everything in real estate is negotiable. --- ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠womenplusrealestate.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://womenplusrealestate.com] Subscribe for full newsletter with charts, data, and observations: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠womenplusre.substack.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://womenplusre.substack.com/subscribe] 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.