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High-Income Households Over $100,000 Now Rent Burdened in Denver, Seattle and Dallas

Housing affordability challenges now extend beyond low-income households and affect households earning over $100,000 in cities such as Denver, Seattle, and Dallas. According to...

The Expanding Housing Crisis: How Middle-Income Families Became the New Face of Affordability Challenges

The American housing affordability crisis has changed dramatically over the past thirty years, now affecting a far wider range of households than ever before....

Zoning Reform Is Key to Expanding Housing Supply

Minneapolis eliminated single-family zoning citywide, allowing duplexes and triplexes in neighborhoods previously limited to detached homes. This change led to more construction and kept...

Hudson Valley Real Estate Remains Competitive as National Market Cools

The Hudson Valley real estate market remains highly competitive, bucking the national trend of cooling sales and rising inventory. Cash buyers remain a dominant...

Why Subsidized Affordable Housing Can Cost More to Build Than Market-Rate Units

Rising regulatory and compliance costs have pushed the per-unit price of subsidized affordable housing above that of market-rate projects, according to Marc Norman, Associate...

Brooklyn Townhouses Attract Multi-Generational Families from Atlanta as Housing Needs Shift

Brooklyn’s townhouse market is seeing a noticeable change in who is buying and how they use these properties. Townhouses, once marketed mainly as single-family...

Why Spartanburg Is Suddenly South Carolina’s Fastest-Growing Real Estate Market

Just a few years ago, Spartanburg, South Carolina, was often dismissed by real estate professionals as too undeveloped and too distant from Greenville’s activity...

California Wildfires Trigger Insurance Spike, Putting Pressure on Affordable Housing

California’s insurance crisis is has emerged largely from the growing scale and cost of wildfires. As insurers pay out billions in claims and reassess...

California’s Hidden Affordable Housing Crisis: Keeping Existing Buildings Open

California’s affordable housing debate is dominated by calls to build more units, faster. Lawmakers announce new construction projects. Advocates push for streamlined approvals. Headlines...

Manufactured Housing Gains Institutional Interest as Lenders Target Affordable Housing Gap

Manufactured housing is gaining traction as an institutional asset class, according to Gene Kim, who leads manufactured housing origination at Ascent Developer Solutions. Kim...

Why High Performance Construction Struggles to Scale in Residential Development

The residential development industry faces a fundamental mismatch between how it finances projects and how high-performance construction creates value, according to Cary DeCamp, Managing...

New York Moves From Price Controls to Supply Expansion in Major Housing Policy Shift

New York State is changing its approach to housing affordability, shifting from direct price controls to removing barriers to new construction. According to Jared...

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Chicago Small Multifamily Properties Attract Young Investors

While national headlines focus on price drops and inventory spikes in coastal markets, Chicago’s real estate landscape is following a different path. The central...

Denver Home Sellers Face a More Demanding Buyer Market

Something shifted in Denver’s housing market, and sellers are still catching up. Buyers who would have overlooked a dated kitchen or an aging roof...

Toronto Condos Are Sitting Longer – Unless They Have These Features

Toronto’s condo market has entered a new phase: listings are piling up, and units that once sparked bidding wars now linger on the market,...

How Maine Became One of America’s Strongest Housing Markets

The numbers tell part of the story. Maine led the entire country in home price appreciation from the first quarter of 2020 through the...

First-Time Buyers Are Struggling in Metuchen – But Million-Dollar Homes Are Selling Fast

Metuchen, New Jersey, is seeing a striking divide in its real estate market: high-end homes are selling rapidly, while first-time buyers are being priced...

Banks Won’t Lend on Speculation: Why Multifamily and Mixed-Use Projects Are Replacing Single-Family Development in Northern New Jersey

In Northern New Jersey, tighter bank lending standards have steered developers away from speculative single-family homes and toward projects with reliable rental income. According...