Between now and Oct. 17, most markets across the country will have more homes for sale, lower prices and less buyer competition, according to Realtor.com data.

NAR report: 60% of millennials who aren’t homeowners say student loan debt is delaying their ability to buy a home; 51% of all student loan holders say the same. And 36% of student loan debt holders say student loan debt delayed their decision to move out of a family member’s home.

CoreLogic: That’s the biggest 12-month gain since the series began 45 years ago. On a month-over-month basis, home prices increased by 1.8% in July from June.

Survey: Second homes account for 5.4M U.S. housing units. Miami ranks in the top 5 most popular big cities for second homes; Miami Beach is No. 1 for small cities.

Experts say Ida will drive up rates for reinsurance, which is what insurance firms must buy to guarantee they can pay all claims after a disaster. That’s the pipeline that Hurricane Ida’s higher costs will travel to be passed on to Fla. insurance policyholders.

ATTOM: About 1.5M to 2M homeowners are already in some kind of forbearance, and the CFPB has now paved the way for proceedings to begin on vacant homes.

The percentage of built-for-rent land sales is predicted to double or triple in the next few years; in Fla., demand is rising in St. Cloud, Pensacola and Port Charlotte.

Black Knight: As a result of rising home values, the average homeowner could refinance their mortgage and withdraw $173,000, while keeping 20% equity in their home.

Such cities tend to be medium-sized metros, often near college towns. Riverview, Fla. was in the top 10 most competitive cities for homebuyers in July, says Redfin.

Survey: 30% of buyers said they paid more than expected on their home due to competition; of those who paid more, 32% said it was $52K or more over the asking price.

NAR: Over 50% of real estate clients are interested in sustainability; one-third of agents helped a client buy or sell a property with green features this past year.

Lending Tree: 88% of 2,500 consumers polled said they’d rather own a home than rent; but 48% of renters fear they’ll never be able to buy.

NAR ranked five Gulf and Atlantic coastal cities in Fla. as strongest in the U.S. based on all commercial market segments and a range of indicators.

Foreclosure listings will likely only come from owners in trouble before the pandemic because the amount of equity owners can access has risen 40% year-to-year. Of U.S. homeowners in forbearance, 98% have at least 10% home equity; during the Great Recession it was only 40%.