AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoMortgage Rates & Affordability: Freddie Mac put the 30-year fixed average back above 7% (7.03%), with Sacramento brokers warning borrowers are seeing closer to 7.5%, tightening already-stressed buyer budgets. Housing Policy & Courts: A federal appeals court blocked the Trump administration’s push to sideline LAHSA from a $239M homelessness funding process, keeping the agency in place as it applies for next-round money. Local Redevelopment & Public Assets: San Diego is set to extend the Midway Rising arena lease through 2031 while it negotiates a longer-term redevelopment ground deal for the surrounding city-owned district. Commercial Real Estate Finance: HouseCanary, a real estate tech firm, won interim Chapter 11 approval in New Jersey to access $3M in lender financing as it pursues a 60-day confirmation track. Global Deals & Sanctions: A Trump-donor-linked firm received OFAC authorization to complete an acquisition tied to a sanctioned Russian bank, highlighting how licensing can move real assets through sanctions. Luxury Property Watch: Angelina Jolie’s Los Feliz historic estate sold for $24.75M, down from its $29.9M list price. Market Ripple Effects: Australia’s housing slowdown is hitting “move-and-renovate” businesses too, with one estimate putting annual related-industry losses up to A$5.6B.
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