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Mortgage applications fall 2.7% as the 30-year contract rate reaches 6.65%, its highest since August 2025

The MBA's Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending July 10, 2026, released July 15, showed applications down 2.7% from a week earlier, with results adjusted for the Fourth of July holiday. The average contract interest rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage with a conforming balance ($832,750 or less) rose to 6.65% from 6.58%, with points increasing to 0.67 from 0.64 for loans with 20% down — the highest rate since August 2025. Purchase applications fell 7% on the week and ran 2% below the same week a year ago, while the refinance share climbed to 43.2% of total applications from 40.6%. Refinancing rose despite the higher rates, led by FHA and VA refinance applications up 9% and 10% respectively, according to MBA deputy chief economist Joel Kan.

Mortgage Bankers Association

Ares closes its $1.7B take-private of Whitestone REIT, adding 54 Sunbelt retail centers

Ares Management announced on July 14, 2026 that certain Ares Real Estate funds completed the acquisition of all outstanding Whitestone REIT common shares and operating partnership units for $19.00 per share or unit, in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $1.7 billion. The deal adds 54 convenience-focused retail properties totaling roughly 4.8 million square feet across fast-growing US markets including Phoenix, Austin, Dallas–Fort Worth, Houston and San Antonio. Whitestone no longer trades or is listed on any public securities exchange. Ares reported over $644 billion of assets under management as of March 31, 2026; this is the latest listed REIT to pass into private ownership under a large alternative manager.

Ares Management
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Argentina's monthly inflation slows to 1.9% in June — the first sub-2% print of 2026

INDEC's technical report published July 14, 2026 put Argentina's consumer price index up 1.9% in June, down from 2.1% in May — the lowest monthly reading since August 2025 and the first time in 2026 the index fell below 2%. Annual inflation still reached 33.5%, up from 33.2% the month before, with first-half 2026 inflation accumulating to 16.8%. Core inflation, which excludes seasonal and regulated prices, ran at 1.6%. Housing, water, electricity and gas rose 3.3% on utility-rate adjustments, second only to recreation and culture at 4.2% — a reminder that Argentine shelter costs are still repricing faster than the headline.

INDEC

US median sale price edges up to $401,000 in June as sales and listings both expand

The Homes.com June 2026 housing report, released July 14, put the national median sale price at $401,000, up 1.5% from a year earlier. Home sales rose 6.1% year over year while active listings ran 4.2% above last year — demand and supply expanding together, which is what a balanced market looks like rather than a squeeze in either direction. Of the 933 markets tracked, 64% posted year-over-year price gains and 36% saw declines, with San Jose down 4.6% and Seattle down 3.1%. Single-family prices outpaced the overall market while townhomes and condos gained more modestly.

Homes.com (CoStar Group)
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US inflation cools sharply to 3.5% in June as energy prices tumble; core eases to 2.6%

The Consumer Price Index fell 0.4% in June 2026 (seasonally adjusted) — the largest one-month decline since April 2020 — as the 12-month headline rate eased to 3.5% from 4.2% in May, below economists' forecasts. Core CPI (all items less food and energy) was unchanged on the month, bringing annual core inflation down to 2.6% from 2.9%. The drop came almost entirely from energy, with gasoline falling 9.7%, while shelter rose just 0.1%. The softer print revives the debate over the Fed's rate path — held at 3.50–3.75% — though officials cautioned the energy relief may prove short-lived as Middle East tensions push oil back up.

Bureau of Labor Statistics

Private-label CMBS issuance hits $70.09B in the first half of 2026, up 17.7% year over year

Domestic, private-label CMBS issuance reached $70.09 billion in the first half of 2026, up 17.7% from the same period a year earlier, according to Commercial Real Estate Direct — a marked acceleration in securitized commercial-property lending. The rebound signals a thaw in CRE debt markets even as delinquencies on seasoned loans stay elevated. Fresh issuance gives owners facing the refinancing wall more options than a year ago.

Commercial Real Estate Direct
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The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act becomes law — and bars large institutional investors from buying more single-family homes

H.R. 6644, the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, became law on July 11, 2026 without the president's signature; the congressional record shows it was sent to the Archivist of the United States unsigned after being presented on June 29 and left unsigned through the constitutional 10-day window. The House had agreed to the final text 358–32 on June 23. Its Title X bars a "large institutional investor" — a for-profit entity with investment control of 350 or more single-family homes — from purchasing additional single-family homes, defined as structures of two or fewer dwelling units, with exceptions including newly built homes, build-to-rent programs and communities for households aged 55 and older; homes owned before enactment are not subject to divestment. The package also streamlines NEPA environmental reviews for housing, eliminates the permanent chassis requirement for manufactured homes, and carries more than 45 provisions aimed at regulatory barriers to new construction.

U.S. Congress
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Brazil's full-month IPCA rises just 0.16% in June; 12-month inflation cools to 4.64%

IBGE's full June IPCA came in at 0.16% for the month on July 10, 2026 — down sharply from 0.58% in May and below the 0.41% IPCA-15 preview — bringing 12-month inflation to 4.64% from 4.72%, under the 4.80% consensus. Year-to-date 2026 inflation stands at 3.36%. The softer reading, still just above the 4.50% target ceiling, strengthens bets that the Copom extends its easing cycle at its August 4–5 meeting from the current 14.25% Selic. Brazil's policy rate remains the highest among major Latin American economies and a key anchor for regional real-asset returns.

IBGE
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Mexico's headline inflation slows to 3.37% in June — a five-year low — as core holds at 4.03%

INEGI reported on July 9, 2026 that Mexico's annual headline inflation eased to 3.37% in June from 3.94% in May — the lowest reading since December 2020 and comfortably inside Banxico's 3% ±1 target band. Core inflation, which strips out volatile items, edged down to 4.03% (0.24% on the month) but stayed above target. The soft print came almost entirely from non-core prices — fruit and vegetables fell sharply — and revives the debate over whether Banxico resumes cutting from its 6.50% hold. A softer peso-inflation backdrop shapes the cross-border cost of capital for LatAm buyers.

INEGI
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Freddie Mac 30-year fixed at 6.49%, up from 6.43% the week before

The Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey put the 30-year fixed at 6.49% for the week of July 9, 2026, and the 15-year at 5.82% — up six basis points on the week from 6.43%, and down from 6.72% a year ago. This is the figure every Fundamento tool plans around; the working assumption is stress-tested at 7.5%.

Freddie Mac PMMS
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Existing-home sales dip 2.4% in June; median price hits a record $440,600

Existing-home sales ran at a 4.09 million annual pace in June 2026 — down 2.4% from May but up 2.8% year over year — with 4.6 months of inventory. The median price reached an all-time high of $440,600 (+1.8% YoY), the 36th straight month of annual gains. NAR chief economist Lawrence Yun noted affordability actually improved versus a year ago, as wage growth outpaced price growth.

National Association of Realtors
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CMBS delinquency slips to 7.35% overall — but office climbs to 11.57% and multifamily to 7.23%

Trepp's June CMBS delinquency rate fell 20 basis points to 7.35%, one of the larger monthly declines in a year — but the drop was driven by the cure of a single large Florida lodging portfolio, not broad healing. Office rose to 11.57% and multifamily climbed 28 bps to 7.23%, so distress in the two property types Fundamento watches most actually worsened underneath the headline. Over half of newly distressed loans stem from maturity default — the refinancing wall, not operations.

Trepp

National asking rents up just 0.2% year over year in June; gateway markets carry the gains

Yardi Matrix put the U.S. average advertised asking rent at $1,763 in June 2026 — up $4 on the month and 0.2% year over year, with first-half growth of 1%, below the 2.7% pre-pandemic norm. Gateway and Midwest markets led: New York +5.6% YoY, San Francisco +4.7%, Chicago +2.6%. Yardi projects roughly 0.5% national rent growth for full-year 2026 as excess new supply keeps a lid on pricing.

Yardi Matrix

Digital Realty buys Blackstone's stake in three Northern Virginia data centers at a $7.8B valuation

Digital Realty agreed to acquire Blackstone-affiliated funds' roughly 64% interest in three fully-leased Northern Virginia data centers (288 MW total) at a $7.8 billion gross valuation and a stabilized cap rate above 6.5%. Total consideration was $3.5 billion — $1.2 billion cash and $2.3 billion in stock. The assets are 100% leased to three investment-grade hyperscalers, with a utility agreement for 600 MW by early 2028. A marker of how completely power-and-data has become the sector's capital magnet.

Digital Realty / Blackstone
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Banxico holds at 6.50% in its first unanimous vote, ending the easing cycle

Mexico's central bank held its benchmark rate at 6.50% on June 25, 2026 — the first unanimous board vote of the cycle and a signal the two-year easing run is over. Headline inflation eased from 4.45% to 3.55% since April, but the board flagged upside risks from trade disruptions, geopolitics and possible peso depreciation. The anchor for cross-border cost of capital across the corridor.

Banco de México
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Brazil's Copom cuts the Selic to 14.25% — a third straight quarter-point cut

Brazil's central bank cut the Selic rate 25 bps to 14.25% on June 17, 2026, its third consecutive quarter-point reduction since easing began in March — a unanimous decision. Inflation still ran above the 1.5–4.5% target band and the bank gave no forward guidance, tying further cuts to incoming data; the next Copom meeting is August 3–4. Latin America's highest major policy rate still frames regional real-asset returns.

Banco Central do Brasil
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Fed holds at 3.50–3.75% for a fourth meeting; dot plot turns hawkish under new Chair Warsh

The FOMC voted 12–0 to hold the federal funds rate at 3.50–3.75% at its June 16–17 meeting — Kevin Warsh's first as Chair, succeeding Jerome Powell. The updated dot plot removed the prior outlook for a 2026 cut and lifted year-end projections to 3.6–4.1%. A hawkish shift keeps upward pressure on the 10-year Treasury and, through the mortgage spread, on the rate homebuyers actually pay.

Federal Reserve

Florida Citizens' first personal-lines rate cut takes hold as its book falls to a record-low ~385,000 policies

After years of double-digit increases, Florida's state-backed Citizens moved to an average 2.6% personal-lines rate decrease for 2026 — nearly half of customers seeing about −11.5% (roughly $359 in annual savings) — while filing a 10.4% average increase on still-underpriced commercial lines. Its policy count fell to about 385,000, the lowest ever, down from a ~1.42 million peak in October 2023, as depopulation moved hundreds of thousands of policies back to private carriers. A rare sign of thaw in the toughest US insurance market.

Citizens Property Insurance / Insurance Journal

ECB hikes for the first time since 2023 as Middle East conflict lifts inflation

The ECB raised all three key rates 25 bps on June 11, 2026 — deposit facility to 2.25%, main refinancing to 2.40%, marginal lending to 2.65% (effective June 17) — its first increase since September 2023, reversing eight straight cuts as the Iran war pushed eurozone inflation to a near-three-year high. A hawkish turn in European rates lifts the global cost of capital competing for the same cross-border real-asset flows.

European Central Bank
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Fed holds rate at 4.25–4.50%; 10-year settles at 4.31%

The FOMC held at its May meeting; the 10-year Treasury settled at 4.31%. Mortgage spreads narrowed 8 bps to ~2.15%, putting 30-year fixed at 6.46% on average per Mortgage News Daily.

Federal Reserve / US Treasury
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CMBS distress holds at 10.9% overall; office worsens to 17.8%

April CMBS distress numbers showed overall stability but continued deterioration in office (17.4% → 17.8%). Multifamily delinquency 6.4%, down marginally from 6.59% in September.

KBRA
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Florida Citizens files for additional 14% rate hike for 2026

Florida's insurer of last resort filed for a 14% statewide average rate increase to take effect November 1, 2026, citing continued reinsurance cost pressure ahead of the June 1 hurricane season.

Florida OIR

Treasury publishes draft 2027 QOZ designation criteria

Treasury opened a 60-day comment period on the criteria for the January 2027 round of Qualified Opportunity Zone designations. Rural QROFs continue to receive enhanced incentives per OBBB.

US Treasury

Senior housing occupancy ticks up to 89.1% in Q1 2026

Q1 2026 marks the 18th consecutive quarter of senior housing occupancy improvement. Independent living crossed 90.4%; assisted living 87.8%. Construction starts remain near 2012 lows.

NIC MAP

ERCOT large-load queue passes 250 GW; data center share at 78%

Texas grid operator reported the large-load interconnection queue passed 250 GW in April, up from 233 GW in December. Data centers now represent 78% of the queued capacity.

ERCOT

RealPage publishes consent decree compliance roadmap

RealPage published implementation milestones for the November 2025 DOJ consent decree, including the rollout of data-age caps (12-month minimum) and the elimination of sub-state-level models.

RealPage Inc.

South Florida international buyers spent $1.2B in Q1 2026

Foreign buyers spent $1.2B on South Florida residential in Q1 2026, on pace to match 2025's $4.4B annual total. Argentinians remain the #1 foreign buyer group; Colombia leads search activity.

MIAMI REALTORS
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House Ways & Means floats bonus depreciation restoration to 100%

A bipartisan group on House Ways & Means floated draft legislation to restore 100% bonus depreciation for 2026–2030, replacing the current 20% phase-down schedule. No timeline for floor vote.

US House

BREIT reports Q1 redemptions down 97% from January 2023 peak

BREIT Q1 2026 update: redemptions $145M, down 97% from the January 2023 peak of $5.3B. NAV stabilized at ~$73B; 2026 YTD total return +3.2%.

Blackstone

Sun Belt rent declines narrow in March; Austin -1.8%, Phoenix -0.4%

March 2026 multifamily rents: Austin YoY -1.8% (improving from -3.5%), Phoenix -0.4% (from -1.7%), Denver -0.9% (from -1.9%). Northeast continues to lead: NY +3.7%, Boston +3.1%.

Yardi Matrix

KKR closes $14B dedicated data-center infrastructure fund

KKR announced the close of its $14B Global Data Center Infrastructure Fund, the largest dedicated data-center vehicle to date. Backed by Gulf SWF commitments and US public pensions.

KKR
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Insurers paid $42B on the January 2025 LA fires; State Farm exits 6 more ZIPs

Final insured-loss tally on the January 2025 LA fires settled at $42B. State Farm announced it will stop writing new policies in 6 additional Los Angeles County ZIP codes effective April 1.

California Department of Insurance

FHA announces 2026 loan limit at $806,500; high-cost areas to $1.21M

FHA confirmed the 2026 conforming loan limit at $806,500 for most counties; high-cost areas (parts of CA, NY, NJ, HI) at $1,209,750. Limits apply to FHA, Fannie Mae, and Freddie Mac loans.

HUD / FHA

Sovereign wealth funds crossed $15.4T AUM in January 2026

Per Global SWF's January report, total sovereign wealth AUM crossed $15.4T. Gulf SWFs (PIF, ADIA, Mubadala, ADQ, QIA) deployed $119B in 2025 (+43% YoY); PIF alone deployed $36.2B globally.

Global SWF