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Market & ratesRealtor.com · Sep 29, 2026 · ~2 min read
National Home Values Rise but Still Fail To Keep Pace With Inflation
Year-over-year home values continue to grow, but fell approximately 1.5 percentage points below July's 3.4% inflation rate. The Fed's increasing rates by 25 basis points contributes to increases in 30-year mortgage interest rates. Because homes go under contract a month or two before closing, this July data primarily reflects the spring's economic conditions.
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Buying & sellingHousingWire · Sep 28, 2026 · ~7 min read
Coming soon listings are changing the rules of the home search
Coming soon listings are adjusting the way agents work with buyers and sellers. Work with your agent to understand how and where you should be searching for properties based on your specific situation. This article gives some ideas.
Read at HousingWire →
Market & ratesNational Association of REALTORS® · Sep 24, 2026 · ~3 min read
Where Buyers Are Turning for Lower Mortgage Rates
As interest rates increase, more and more people are exploring Adjustable Rate Mortgages (ARMs). Applications for ARMs went up to nearly 10% during the week of September 14th. These are just one of the ways that buyers are exploring home purchases in light of increasing economic pressure.
Read at National Association of REALTORS® →CNBC · Sep 24, 2026 · ~5 min read
Surging Treasury yields pose a brand new problem for Kevin Warsh and the Fed
Treasury yields keep rising. Investors are pricing in inflation well above the Fed's 2% goal, higher energy prices, and heavy debt from the AI spending race. Fed officials once saw these as short-term issues, but now they worry inflation will last. Markets now expect aggressive rate hikes, putting Warsh in a tough spot on how hard to react. Some on Wall Street say the Fed should move slowly instead.
Read at CNBC →
NeighborhoodsSpectrum News · Jul 13, 2026 · ~1 min read
Grand Rapids reviewing request to rename Cesar E. Chavez Avenue
The city is formally reviewing a petition to rename Cesar E. Chavez Avenue. Worth knowing if you own on it — addresses change with the sign.
Read at Spectrum News →
DevelopmentWOOD TV8 · May 20, 2026
Construction underway on 'transformative' Factory Yards project in Grand Rapids
WOOD's look at the Godfrey Avenue site as construction starts.
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DevelopmentGrand Riverfront · May 1, 2026 · ~2 min read
Acrisure Amphitheater — Developments
12,000 seats, $184 million, and the first piece of a 31-acre riverfront plan. The housing around it is what comes next.
Read at Grand Riverfront →Crain's Grand Rapids Business · Dec 15, 2025
Factory Yards to start construction by mid 2026
467 apartments and a food hall in a WWII parachute factory, three-quarters of a mile from Founders. The first building is already up.
Read at Crain's Grand Rapids Business →Crain's Grand Rapids Business · Sep 12, 2025
Riverfront housing project near Acrisure Amphitheater approved
Unanimous approval for 80–90 apartments over a parking deck at Market & Wealthy. Next hurdle is state tax credits.
Read at Crain's Grand Rapids Business →
DevelopmentWGVU · Mar 7, 2025 · ~1 min read
Cesar E. Chavez corridor mixed-use project receives nearly $874,000 state grant
State money landing on the Cesar Chavez corridor — the stretch between Founders and Roosevelt Park.
Read at WGVU →