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U.S. · Nov 4, 2026
Opinion: The 8% Builder Rally Does Little for Small Investors
Martin Maxwell on the post-election housing rally: builders get paid first, and a small investor's numbers barely moved. What to underwrite now.
Local News
Local News →Metros where permits, jobs or prices just made an unusual move.
- Boulder, CO · PermitsBoulder Permits Fall 28.5% With No Larger Buildings Since JulyCensus building permits, 12 months to Sep 2026Analyze a Property in Boulder
- Phoenix, AZ · Home PricesPhoenix Home Prices Hold Above Last Year for a Second Month, Up 0.7%Freddie Mac House Price Index, Aug 2026Analyze a Property in Phoenix
- Santa Rosa, CA · PermitsSanta Rosa Permits Fall Back to 1,122 Units After a 2025 SpikeCensus building permits, 12 months to Sep 2026Analyze a Property in Santa Rosa
- Kansas City · PermitsKansas City Permits Up 29.7%, Most of the Gain in Larger BuildingsCensus building permits, 12 months to Sep 2026Analyze a Property in Kansas City
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Federal data for every U.S. metro next to our latest articles on markets, strategy and the math behind the numbers.
Rates and the Economy Today
Browse all 400 metros →- 30yr MortgageFreddie Mac PMMS
- 7.18%
- U.S. Unemployment
- 4.1%
- CPI YoY
- 3.7%
- Rent CPI YoY
- 2.8%
- Housing Starts
- 1.22M
- Months of Supply
- 8.4
Freddie Mac PMMS · BLS · Census · Updated as each agency publishes
Markets That Moved in September 2026
- Charlotte, NCJobsPayroll jobs on the year to Sep 2026Unemployment 3.3%, −0.6 pointsup 1.8% on the yearAnalyze a Property
- Columbus, OHPermits12,819 homes permitted12 months to Sep 2026, change on the yeardown 18.1% on the yearAnalyze a Property
- Detroit, MIPermits7,557 homes permitted12 months to Sep 2026, change on the yeardown 17.1% on the yearAnalyze a Property
- Houston, TXPermits58,010 homes permitted12 months to Sep 2026, change on the yeardown 13.5% on the yearAnalyze a Property
- Memphis, TNPermits4,509 homes permitted12 months to Sep 2026, change on the yearup 43.3% on the yearAnalyze a Property
- Urban Honolulu, HIPermits1,635 homes permitted12 months to Sep 2026, change on the yearup 16.6% on the yearAnalyze a Property
Bureau of Labor Statistics; Census Bureau.
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