Housing Legislation Moves, and Generational Wealth in Austin

The Realtor.com® economics team video update gives you the relevant economic and real estate information you need to know each week every Friday to navigate the housing market as a homebuyer, home seller, or industry professional. For the week ending March 13, Realtor.com® Chief Economist Danielle Hale discusses the latest data on inflation and how it’s impacting mortgage rates and the outlook for next week’s Fed meeting. She then covers the latest existing home sales data and weekly housing data from Realtor.com showing ongoing increases in the number of homes for sale. Danielle shares findings from the Luxury Housing Trends report, discusses single-family versus multi-family trends in new construction data, and highlights regional variation evident in the Realtor.com Hottest Housing Markets report. Augmenting the news of the Senate advancing the 21st Century Road to Housing Act, Realtor.com dug into trends in institutional investors buying single-family homes, finding a shrinking and concentrated footprint of activity. Finally, Danielle shares key takeaways from the Realtor.com 2026 Generational Wealth and Housing Report as a precursor to the Realtor.com SXSW thought leadership activations in Austin. Find all the details including full reports and our housing data for download at realtor.com/research. You can also follow us on X (formerly twitter) for real time updates. And Instagram @realtordotcomecon for graphics. Reports and articles referenced: This week’s video https://www.realtor.com/research/video-economic-and-housing-market-update-march-13-2026/ Realtor.com February 2026 Luxury Housing Trends Report https://www.realtor.com/research/february-2026-luxury/ Realtor.com February 2026 Hottest Housing Markets Report https://www.realtor.com/research/february-2026-hottest-housing-markets/ Realtor.com 2026 Institutional Investors Report https://www.realtor.com/research/corporate-investors-march-2026 Realtor.com 2026 Generational Wealth and Housing Report: Homeownership Accelerates Generational Wealth https://www.realtor.com/research/2026-generational-wealth/ Realtor.com Weekly Housing Market Trends – Week of March 7 https://www.realtor.com/research/weekly-housing-trends-view-data-week-march-7-2026/ Commentary on February 2026 Existing Home Sales https://www.realtor.com/research/existing-home-sales-february-2026/ Commentary on February 2026 Consumer Price Index Inflation https://www.realtor.com/research/cpi-inflation-february-2026/ Commentary on January 2026 New Construction https://www.realtor.com/research/new-home-construction-january-2026/ Commentary on Mortgage Rates - March 12, 2026 https://www.realtor.com/research/freddie-mac-mortgage-rates-march-12-2026/ News on Senate Passing the 21st Century Road to Housing Act https://www.realtor.com/news/real-estate-news/senate-advances-21st-century-road-to-housing-act-investor-ban/ Find detailed reports at https://www.realtor.com/research/ Find free housing data for download at https://www.realtor.com/research/data ********* Find your home on https://www.realtor.com ********* Download our mobile app: https://www.realtor.com/mobile ********* Follow us on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/realtor.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/realtordotcom TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@realtor.com Threads: https://www.threads.net/@realtordotcom X: https://www.twitter.com/realtordotcom Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/realtordotcom -~-~~-~~~-~~-~- Learn More about the home buying process: "Home Buying 101: How Do I Get Started?" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqZI4ZvjcRM -~-~~-~~~-~~-~- #realtor #realestate