October 13, 2026
Latest Market Update
The DC real estate market is constantly evolving. Stay ahead of trends and shifts with weekly and monthly data and summaries.
Articles for author: SusanIsaacs
September 24, 2026
The High-Level LLM DC Market Forecasting Shaggy Dog Story
I gave market data to one of OpenAI's highest-level reasoning models and asked it to build a 12-month probabilistic DC real estate market forecast.
September 21, 2026
The 5.9% Mortgage Rate Pipedream
A 5.9% 30-year mortgage rate is looking considerably more like a pipedream now than it did this spring. Fannie Mae now puts the average 30-year rate at 6.8%.
September 9, 2026
Why Your Condo Purchase May Fail Due To The Association’s Insurance Policy
You're a condo buyer. You have excellent credit, plenty of income and a solid down payment. But you still can't get a conventional mortgage on the unit you want to purchase. It's not you, it's them.
September 8, 2026
Rocket’s New Redfin CEO Doesn’t Want to Be Your Real Estate Broker.
Rocket Co. chose a new CEO for online real estate brokerage Redfin Corp. and he has no real estate experience. He's a Meta data guy.
September 5, 2026
DC Considers NY-Style Pied-à-Terre Tax
The DC Council is considering a pied-à-terre tax similar to New York's. Let's get into it.
September 4, 2026
Are Zillow’s “Lifestyle Renters” Just Buyer Wannabes?
Zillow says renting is becoming a deliberate long-term choice. It calls the people making it “lifestyle renters.” We beg to differ.
August 15, 2026
DC Made Alley Housing Easier. It Did Not Make It Easy.
As of July, residential use is permitted on some DC alley lots where it previously wasn't. But don't get too excited...
March 16, 2026
Trump’s Friday Housing Policy Dump II
Trump's answer to the Senate and House housing bills in the form of two executive orders. Here's our breakdown.
March 15, 2026
Trump’s Friday Housing Policy Dump
Trump's answer to the two housing bills from the Senate and House comes i the form of two executive orders. Here's the breakdown.
March 14, 2026
DC Yo-Yo Laws: Airbnb Edition
DC yo-yo laws. Don’t like them? Wait a minute, they'll change, just like the weather. This time it’s short-term (Airbnb) rentals. On--then off--now on again?
March 13, 2026
The 21ST Century Road And You
Here's how the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act could play out in the D.C. market.
