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Where Housing Investment Is Flowing – and Why It Matters to You

The housing market is often described in terms of mortgage rates, home prices, and inventory. But behind those visible factors is a less obvious...

The Housing Affordability Gap: Fewer Homes, Higher Costs, No Easy Answers

Across the country, the story is the same. Buyers are competing for fewer homes, developers are hesitating to break ground, and the gap between...

Fairbanks Middle-Market Homebuyers Finally Have Room to Negotiate

Something is different on Fairbanks streets this spring. “For Sale” signs that would have disappeared overnight a year ago are staying up for weeks....

Michigan Tax Reforms Simplify Affordable Housing Development but Leave Funding Gaps

Michigan’s expansion of Brownfield Tax Increment Financing (TIF) to include housing, along with new payment-in-lieu-of-taxes (PILOT) options for “missing middle” developments, marks a move...

Greater Boston Multifamily Market Shuts Out Middle-Class Owner-Occupants

The longstanding strategy of buying a two- to four-unit property, living in one unit, and using rental income to cover the mortgage has become...

Why Middle-Income Families Can No Longer Afford New Housing — and What It Will Take to Fix It

If you’ve searched for a place to rent recently and come away stunned by the prices, you’re not imagining things — and you’re not...

Binghamton Homes Sell in Two Weeks as Buyers Face Intense Competition

Attend an open house in Broome County today, and you’ll likely encounter a crowd of serious buyers — and maybe a bidding war. Half...

Greater Toronto Area Condos Down Over 30% as Investor-Driven Oversupply Creates Two-Tier Housing Market

Condominium prices in the Greater Toronto Area have fallen more than 30%, outpacing the roughly 20% decline seen in detached homes. According to Jamie...

U.S. Community Development Projects Stall Despite Record $10 Billion Tax Credit Allocation

The New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) program distributed nearly $10 billion in its largest-ever combined allocation round, but community development projects are not progressing...

Stabilizing Distressed Multifamily Assets in Workforce Housing

The market for distressed multifamily assets is seeing renewed activity as lending conditions improve and transactions pick up. For investors willing to take on...

New Jersey Housing Shortage Persists as 18% of Residents Leave Annually

New Jersey loses about 18% of its residents each year, yet the state’s housing market remains defined by tight supply, high prices, and fierce...

Chicago Investment Properties Pay $6,000 Less in Annual Taxes Than Owner-Occupied Homes

Chicago is widely viewed as a high-tax real estate market. This reputation overlooks a key fact: investment properties in the city are taxed at...

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More Inventory, More Competition — and a New Advantage for Local Agents

After several years of rapid growth, markets along the Texas Hill Country corridor are entering a more measured phase. Inventory has increased, sales cycles...

Specialized Mortgage Programs Helping Dallas-Area Buyers Close Deals

A growing array of specialized mortgage programs, largely invisible to buyers who rely on conventional lending channels, is enabling transactions that would otherwise fall...

Cash Buyers from NYC Are Pricing Out Locals in Orange County, NY But First-Timers Still Have a Shot

A young couple with a VA loan and 3.5 percent down enters a bidding war in Orange County, New York. Competing against them is...

Why Investment Properties Are More Attainable Than Most Buyers Realize

Multi-family properties can offer a faster, more accessible path to homeownership than single-family homes. Still, most buyers are unaware of this option, according to...

BC’s Rental Protection Fund Announces Acquisition of 334 Mixed-Unit Rental Homes by Connective on Vancouver Island

CAMPBELL RIVER, British Columbia, July 18, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Today, the Rental Protection Fund (the Fund) announces the acquisition of nine properties across...

As Housing Crisis Worsens, Florida Realtors Leader Calls Impact Fees a ‘Hidden Tax’

Florida’s housing shortage is far worse than most people realize, and local governments are making it worse through policies they don’t understand are directly...