Can Anything Kick-Start the U.S. Housing Market?

任何因素能够激发美国房地产市场吗?

WSJ What’s News

2026-06-26

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A.M. Edition for June 26. California’s proposed billionaire’s tax heads to November's ballot, teeing up a fight among Democrats over wealth, affordability and the future of their party. Plus, a New York City board approves Mayor Mamdani's rent freeze. And WSJ real estate bureau chief Craig Karmin answers listener questions about the U.S. housing shortage in the final episode of our special series. Luke Vargas hosts. Listen to all episodes in our series on ideas for fixing the housing crisis. Sign up for the WSJ’s free What’s News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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  • California's proposed billionaires tax heads to November's ballot.

  • Blossom New York City Board approves Mayor Mamdani's rent freeze,

  • and real estate editor Craig Carmen closes out our housing series by answering your questions.

  • Like, unless mortgage rates go down, can anything kickstart home sales?

  • The only thing that I could really think of at the moment

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  • New York City's Rent Guidelines Board has delivered a win for Mayor Zoran Mamdani, approving a rent freeze

  • for roughly a million of the city's rent-regulated apartments, a signature promise of his election campaign.

  • One member of the board, Christina Smith, resigned ahead of yesterday's vote,

  • saying its decision had been cemented after Mamdani appointed six members in February,