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Hudson Valley Rentals Are Sitting Empty While Home Sales Stay Strong – Here’s What’s Behind the Shift

In New York’s Hudson Valley, you might expect high mortgage rates – now hovering around 6% to 7% – to push more people into...

Interest Rate Cuts Have Lifted Confidence – But Deals Still Lag

If you looked only at agents’ appointment books and weekend open houses, you might think the housing market was finally picking up steam. Mortgage-rate...

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...

Why First-Time Homebuyers Are Disappearing From the Conway, Arkansas Housing Market

Younger buyers are delaying homeownership longer than prior generations, creating ripple effects that threaten market stability in growing mid-size cities. In Conway, Arkansas, one of...

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...

Rising Property Taxes and Corporate Landlords Are Pricing Chicago Renters Out of the Path to Homeownership

Property tax hikes and landlord business practices are pushing qualified renters out of Chicago neighborhoods, making it harder for residents to move from renting...

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...

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...

Northern New Jersey Home Prices Keep Climbing – What’s Really Driving the Surge

A house listed for $599,000 in Wayne, New Jersey, recently drew a line of buyers out the door. When offers closed, it sold for...

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Deal Cancellations Up 20-25% in Connecticut as Buyers Experience Post-Offer Regret

Residential deal cancellations in Connecticut have increased 20 to 25 percent year over year, according to Michael Calabro, Broker/Owner & REO Director at Coldwell...

Albany, New York Is Pulling People In From Across the Country While Buyers Struggle to Keep Up

You have probably heard it a hundred times: people are fleeing New York State in droves. The headlines make it sound like a mass...

Sacramento, California Leads State in New Home Construction Amid Rising Interest Rates

Sacramento’s new home construction boom is setting the region apart from the rest of California, with sales activity remaining steady even as other markets...

Jacksonville Has 11,000 Homes on the Market – and 8,000 Have Been Sitting for Over 60 Days, Says Agent

Inventory glut and weak buyer demand have created a two-tier market in Jacksonville, where only sellers willing to cut prices are closing deals, according...

Albany Buyers Are Finally Negotiating Repairs Again – Here’s What Changed

After years of intense bidding wars and waived contingencies, Albany’s housing market is finally giving buyers some breathing room. The days when buyers had...

The Short-Term Rental Market Moves Beyond the COVID Boom

The short-term rental industry has changed sharply since the pandemic, moving from what Emir Dukic, CEO and co-founder of Rabbu, describes as a “free-for-all”...