AGP Executive Report
Last update: 39 minutes agoMortgage Rates: Freddie Mac says the average 30-year fixed rate jumped to 6.51%, the highest in nine months, tightening affordability just as the homebuying season heats up. Housing Finance: Redfin warns mortgage-rate pressure will keep weighing on the housing market, with buyers and sellers staying cautious. Local Housing Leadership: The Grand Forks Housing Authority is pushing for more affordable housing funding, citing a North Dakota shortage of thousands of units. Affordable Housing Rents: Montezuma County’s housing authority is recalculating rents at four tax-credit properties after residents complained about sharp increases. Construction & Infrastructure: IDOT plans intermittent lane closures at Illinois 100 and U.S. 67 for pavement checks, while Idaho’s U.S. 30 McCammon concrete project shifts traffic to new lanes and detours Old U.S. 91. Public Safety: A Virginia crash on I-95 that killed five has pending charges for the bus driver. Real Estate-Adjacent Costs: Beef prices hit record highs, driven mainly by drought-shrunk cattle supply—another reminder of how everyday costs ripple into household budgets. Data Centers & Power: States are taking a patchwork approach to data center growth, balancing incentives with new limits tied to power and water demands.
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