Podcast: The commercial real estate state of play

If Texas were an independent country, its economy would rank as the world's eighth-largest. "France is seventh, and I don't think it'll take as much time at all to catch them," laughs TBA Chairman Ron Butler.

The rate for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage was 6.06% this week. The rate for a 15-year fixed-rate mortgage was 5.38%.

Federal Home Loan Bank advances are “strongly associated” with higher lending across banks and credit unions, particularly following the 2008 financial crisis, according to new research by the Urban Institute.

The Department of Housing and Urban Development is proposing to rescind three rules allowing the use of disparate impact in determining Fair Housing Act violations.

Business inventories in October 2025 came in at $2.68 trillion, up 0.3% from the month prior and up 1.1% from a year ago, the Commerce Department said.

The Producer Price Index for final demand increased 0.2% in November, seasonally adjusted, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. Final demand prices edged up 0.1% in October and advanced 0.6% in September. On an unadjusted basis, the...