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Miami Office-to-Residential Conversions Gain Traction Amid Declining Property Values

Declining values in Miami office properties have made adaptive-reuse conversions financially viable for the first time in years. This opens new opportunities for developers...

How Rising Prices Are Pushing Out Jersey Shore, New Jersey Residents

The Atlantic County, NJ real estate market is facing a severe affordability crisis. Longtime residents and their children are increasingly unable to buy homes...

San Francisco Bay Area Affordable Housing: Habitat Expands Homeownership Beyond Rental Models

In the Bay Area, where the median home price is $1.6 million, affordable housing efforts often focus on rentals. Habitat for Humanity Greater San...

San Francisco Bay Area Affordable Housing Costs Rise 40% as Lumber, Labor, and Fees Compound

San Francisco Bay Area nonprofit Habitat for Humanity Greater San Francisco has redesigned its Novato, California project after a 40% cost increase since 2019...

Government Subsidies for Affordable Housing Will Fail Without Investor Purchase Restrictions

Government programs aimed at increasing affordable housing focus on subsidies and incentives for builders. These efforts are unlikely to fix the housing shortage without...

How California’s Balcony Inspection Law Is Creating a Split Between Condos and Single-Family Homes

A California law requiring balcony inspections has created a split in the state’s housing market, making many condominium buildings difficult to finance and sell....

Building Affordable Housing Without Government Subsidy: Park Street Homes’ Community-Centered Approach

The challenge of building affordable housing in U.S. cities has grown more acute in recent years, as rising costs for materials, labor, and land...

Houston Builder and Nonprofit Deliver 23 Affordable Homes Using Donated Land Instead of Government Subsidies

A new project in Houston’s Acres Homes neighborhood shows how private builders and nonprofits can deliver affordable housing without government subsidies. Kevan Shelton, co-founder...

No U.S. State Offers Affordable Housing on Minimum Wage, Increasing Demand for Coliving

No state in the United States offers affordable housing for minimum wage earners, according to Clara Arroyave, Founder and CEO of Coliving Cashflow. This...

Permitted Starter Homes Sit Unbuilt as Regional Infrastructure Funding Gaps Emerge

Across Utah, cities are approving new starter home developments that remain unbuilt, revealing a critical breakdown in how regional infrastructure is funded. The issue...

Community Fears About Starter Homes Contradict Research on Property Values and Crime

Neighborhood opposition to starter home developments is typically driven by fears that smaller, more affordable homes will lower property values, increase crime, and introduce...

Utah’s Strategic Approach to Housing Affordability Challenges

The housing affordability crisis has reached a critical stage across the United States, with Utah emerging as a laboratory for state-level solutions. Where debates...

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Legal Expertise Meets Real Estate: How One Arkansas Broker is Raising Professional Standards

Arkansas offers a distinctive environment for real estate, where legal knowledge plays a direct role in property transactions. Jerry Larkowski, Executive Broker at ESQ...

Realtor Says Misconceptions, Not Money, Keep Memphis’ Homeownership Rate at 45%

Memphis has a homeownership problem that goes far deeper than affordability, according to one local real estate professional who says the majority of renters...

Why Edmonton Condos Are Sitting While Single-Family Homes Sell

Edmonton’s condo prices dropped nearly 6% in December 2025, while single-family homes remained stable. The reason townhouses and apartments are lingering on the market...

Build-to-Rent CEO Says Wall Street Overstates Impact as Segment Makes Up Under 1% of U.S. Rentals

The leader of a major build-to-rent housing company is pushing back against claims that institutional investors are squeezing out individual homebuyers, citing statistics that...

Rome-Floyd County Faces Record Growth While Overhauling 25-Year-Old Development Code

Rome-Floyd County, Georgia, is undergoing its largest wave of development in decades, with more than $300 million in proposed projects moving through planning offices...

Strategy Over Hope: How Connecticut’s Top Producers Navigate Today’s Real Estate Market

Connecticut’s real estate market spans a wide range – from Bridgeport’s affordable neighborhoods to the high-end estates along Greenwich’s Gold Coast. Yet, as Ruth...