Highlights this week:

• Mortgage rates slid to roughly 6.09% on the 30-year fixed, the lowest in about three years.
• Pending U.S. home sales fell about 6% year over year, with homes taking ~67 days to go under contract.
• Inventory is building and price cuts remain elevated as spring listings return.
• States like Idaho, Connecticut, and Colorado are pushing starter-home zoning reforms.
• Lake Norman rezoning request advances for new apartments and commercial space.
• SouthPark and Midtown rezonings cleared for major mixed-use and apartment projects.

Here's today's Market Keys audio briefing, crafted for anyone following Charlotte real estate. Highlights:

• Freddie Mac's 30-year fixed average slipped to 6.06%, the lowest since 2022, giving a typical $450K buyer roughly $230 in monthly savings.
• Redfin says the White House's $200B mortgage-bond plan likely nudges rates only slightly lower and expects pricing to stay range-bound until labor data moves the Fed.
• Policy watch: Trump is talking about banning large landlords from buying houses while Senate Democrats float zoning incentives, construction financing, and new down-payment support.
• Charlotte pipeline: Mooresville is weighing Stanley Martin's 218-unit Gabriel Farms townhome plan, and Trammell Crow just filed a 259-unit mixed-use district off Old Statesville Road in Huntersville.

Here's today's Market Keys audio briefing, crafted for anyone following Charlotte real estate. Highlights:

• Freddie Mac's 30-year fixed average slipped to 6.06%, the lowest since 2022, giving a typical $450K buyer roughly $230 in monthly savings.
• Redfin says the White House's $200B mortgage-bond plan likely nudges rates only slightly lower and expects pricing to stay range-bound until labor data moves the Fed.
• Policy watch: Trump is talking about banning large landlords from buying houses while Senate Democrats float zoning incentives, construction financing, and new down-payment support.
• Charlotte pipeline: Mooresville is weighing Stanley Martin's 218-unit Gabriel Farms townhome plan, and Trammell Crow just filed a 259-unit mixed-use district off Old Statesville Road in Huntersville.