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Multifamily Investors Target Midwest Cities as Sun Belt Oversupply Grows

Institutional investors are shifting multifamily capital away from Sun Belt hotspots and toward overlooked Midwest cities as oversupply weakens returns in once-booming metros. According...

Chicago’s Multi-Unit Market Upends Expectations as First-Time Buyers Outbid Investors

Walk into an open house for a two-flat in Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood, and you’ll see a new kind of competition: young couples with VA...

First-Time Buyers Face More Obstacles Than Ever – And It’s Not Just Prices

For years, rising home prices have been seen as the primary obstacle facing first-time buyers. But today’s market presents a more complicated reality. Even...

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...

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...

Santa Clarita Homes Are Sitting Longer – What’s Changed and What Buyers Should Do Now

This spring, Michelle Alonso, a realtor with The Alonso Team at RE/MAX Gateway in Santa Clarita, saw the local housing market change direction. For...

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...

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Renting Out Your Austin Home Instead of Selling? There’s a Tax Deadline You May Be Missing

When Austin’s housing market peaked in 2021, thousands of homeowners watched their property values climb to heights that felt permanent. Then came the correction...

Long Island, New York School District Homes Stay in Demand in 2026

The Long Island, NY real estate market continues to show notable stability, especially in its top-rated school districts, where demand remains strong regardless of...

Phoenix Real Estate Veteran Navigates Market Shifts with Authentic Approach

The Phoenix real estate market has weathered significant changes over the past few years, from pandemic-driven buying frenzies to the current more balanced conditions....

The Real Measure of Affordability Isn’t the Price of the House

Homebuyers in coastal real estate markets are increasingly at risk of misjudging what they can genuinely afford. According to Lorraine Weber, a Long Island...

Bay Area Affordable Housing Opens Door to Homeownership: More Working Families May Finally Buy

For decades, affordable housing in the Bay Area focused almost entirely on rentals. Nearly all public funding went to building apartments for low-income families,...

Tight Margins Squeeze Rhode Island’s Flip Market as Acquisition Costs Climb

Rhode Island’s house-flipping market remains active, but investors are struggling with rising acquisition costs that are reducing the profitability of renovation projects. Walt Buteau,...