Instant Reaction, Mortgage Rates, June 17, 2021 Mortgage rates dropped further this week, from 2.96% to 2.93%, although the Fed revised upward their forecast about inflation. By:  Nadia Evangelou Mortgage Financing

Instant Reaction: Retail Trade Sales June 16, 2021 While retail sales in May realized a month-over-month loss, down 1.3%, sales remain near the record high. By:  Brandon Hardin Retail Properties

Instant Reaction: Housing Starts, June 16, 2021 Housing starts picked up in May. The trend since the onset of the pandemic has been notably higher single-family and subdued multifamily homebuilding. By:  Lawrence Yun Multifamily Properties

Vacation Home Sales Surges During Pandemic In 2020, vacation home sales rose by 16.4%, outpacing the 5.6% growth in total existing-home sales. By:  Scholastica (Gay) Cororaton Vacation, Resort, and Second Homes

Q&A Corner: Profile of LGBTQ Home Buyers and Sellers Lisa Herceg, lead author of the report, discusses how to use the report, insights into the data, and the results she found to be most interesting. By:  Meredith Dunn Working With Buyers, Working With Sellers