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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....

Why Atlanta Condo HOA Fees Are Surging as Buildings Enter a Major Maintenance Cycle

Atlanta condominium homeowners’ association fees are rising at a pace that is changing the economics of urban ownership. In several buildings, year-over-year fee increases...

How Rising HOA Fees Are Squeezing Seniors in New Jersey’s 55-Plus Communities

Rising homeowners’ association fees in New Jersey’s 55-plus communities are putting older homeowners in a difficult position. Many hold homes worth hundreds of thousands...

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...

Philadelphia Empty Nesters Return to Suburbs as Urban Appeal Fades

Philadelphia is experiencing a reversal in migration trends. Empty nesters who moved to the city before the pandemic are now returning to the suburbs....

Why Waterbury Is Quietly Becoming Connecticut’s Best Value for First-Time Buyers

In much of Connecticut, $400,000 no longer stretches very far — especially in cities like Bridgeport or Danbury, where that budget often falls short...

Why Wage Stagnation, Not Mortgage Rates, Is Driving the Housing Affordability Crisis in Monterey County, California

In Monterey County, California, the housing affordability crisis is driven less by mortgage rates than by stagnant wages and soaring home prices. Bryan Hermanson,...

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...

A Small Wisconsin City Is Rewriting Its Zoning Code – Here’s Why That Matters for Buyers

Anyone who has tried to build or invest in property knows the frustration of deciphering zoning codes: confusing setback rules, contradictory requirements, and dense...

Why Developers Are Looking an Hour Outside the Twin Cities and Finding Land Ready to Build

Amery, Wisconsin, about an hour from Minneapolis–St. Paul is one of many small cities actively seeking housing and business development. Unlike rural towns that...

Where Fort Wayne Buyers Are Looking Next: 5 Emerging Hotspots

Fort Wayne’s real estate market is drawing new attention as buyers look beyond the city’s established neighborhoods for value and growth. Over the past...

New Jersey Buyers Are Losing Homes to Builders – Here’s What That Means for You

If you’ve been house hunting in northern New Jersey, you may have noticed a frustrating trend: entry-level homes are vanishing before you can make...

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San Diego Homeowners Are Getting Blindsided by Insurance Costs – Here’s What to Know Before You Buy

You find a great condo in San Diego, the price is right, and you’re ready to make an offer. Then your insurance quote comes...

CPP Announces Acquisition of Lexington Green Apartments in El Cajon, California

EL CAJON, Calif., Aug. 27, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — CPP (Community Preservation Partners), a mission-driven affordable housing preservation developer, has announced the acquisition and planned...

In Southwest Florida, Homes Are Still Selling Fast – But Only in Specific Pockets

Southwest Florida’s real estate market looks bleak in the headlines: flooded neighborhoods, rising insurance costs, cautious buyers. But the region isn’t one market. It’s...

Banking on Basement Apartments: How ADU Financing Is Changing Long Island Real Estate

Long Island’s real estate market is undergoing a major shift, driven not by traditional buying and selling patterns but by changes in lenders’ views...

Danbury Positions Itself as a State Leader in Converting Vacant Hotels Into Apartments

A practical solution to Connecticut’s housing shortage is gaining traction in Danbury: converting vacant or underused hotels and motels into apartments. Waleed Albakry, Planning...

The Build-to-Rent Revolution: Quinn Residences Meets Changing Housing Needs

“The American Dream is evolving,” says Richard Ross, CEO of Quinn Residences, a leader in the rapidly growing build-to-rent (BTR) housing sector. “Home ownership...