The holidays are about family and friends. There are the friends you see often, the ones you work with, and the others you keep in touch with virtually. In the real estate world, many of those friends show up not over dinner, but in your inbox, challenging your assumptions, surfacing deals, data, and ideas you wouldn’t have found on your own. 

While we think proptext.co has carved out its own niche in the newsletter space, we would like to take a moment to recognize our friends in the industry: operators, analysts, investors, and builders who help us make better decisions, stay curious, and see around corners. We’re grateful for them. We hope you are too.

Peter Lohmann, CEO of RL Property Management, focuses on all things related to management and tenants, and his newsletter is popular with property pros and managers. It is known for its practical takeaways, news about players PM space, and tips about the software that can help scale a business.

The newsletter from this data-driven, property analysis offers an in-depth picture of the property ecosystem, identifying growth opportunities, forecasting market trends and offering insights on policy initiatives. There are links to a variety of Cotality’s articles, including affordability trends, generational shifts in the market, and links to webinars and events. Also, Chief Economist Selma Hepp is officially a friend of proptext after talking to us about her reasons for adding an ADU to the backyard of her house in Burbank, Calif.

A residential real estate newsletter that covers housing markets, data, pricing trends, mortgage dynamics, and industry news. This is mostly aimed at agents and industry professionals rather than investors. 

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A weekly newsletter that provides commentary and data on housing market trends, pricing, inventory shifts, and market psychology. Recent issues dive into price trends and market recalibration.

A highly data-driven daily newsletter that pulls insights from dozens of sources to highlight emerging real estate trends, migration patterns, pricing dynamics, and market signals. Ideal for investors, analysts, and agents who want a fast, data-rich edge in decision-making. 

One of the most widely read real estate newsletters with daily updates on housing market data, mortgage trends, policy changes, and industry moves. It offers multiple segmented editions (e.g., Mortgage, OpenHouse, ClosingTime) tailored to specific audiences like lenders, agents, and brokers. 

A daily roundup of real estate news with a heavy emphasis on major markets like New York, LA, and Miami, mixing both residential and commercial trends and often highlighting big deals, development headlines, and zoning changes. 

A weekly real estate newsletter with digestible, engaging summaries of key industry trends, news, and insights.

The mortgage lock-in effect may finally weaken in 2026, as several years of higher interest rates mean the share of mortgage holders below 3% is about equal to the share above 6%. By early 2026, more mortgage holders will likely carry a rate above 6% than below 3%, and the “payment advantage” of staying in place and taking advantage of the lower rates that were prevalent in 2020-2022 is weakening. According to Reventure, more owners are choosing, or are forced to list their homes as financial pressures, life-cycle changes, and lower mortgage rates erode the lock-in effect.

Existing home sales rose for the third consecutive month, the National Association of Realtors reported, and median prices for all housing types were $409,200, up 1.2% from one year ago ($404,400). It marked the 29th consecutive month of year-over-year price increases.  “Inventory growth is beginning to stall,” said NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun. “With distressed property sales at historic lows and housing wealth at an all-time high, homeowners are in no rush to list their properties during the winter months.”

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