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Seller Utility Bills Give Buyers the Wrong Data. The Industry Keeps Asking for Them Anyway.

Requesting historical utility bills from sellers is a standard step in residential due diligence. But according to Tim Stanislaus of Pearl, the practice produces...

Central Arkansas CRE Investors Are Choosing Fixer-Uppers Over Turnkey Properties

Commercial real estate investors typically pay a premium for stabilized properties: fully renovated, fully leased, and requiring no immediate capital expenditure. In central Arkansas,...

In Boston’s Suburbs, Opposition to New Housing Is Putting Local Businesses at Risk

Walk through the village centers of Newton, Watertown, or Wellesley – quiet suburbs just west of Boston – on a weekday afternoon and the...

Burlington, Vermont’s Zoning Reform Is Unlocking a Development Pipeline That Sat Frozen for Decades

A regulatory change that allows developers to build up to four times as much square footage is unlocking mixed-use projects in a city where...

Where Zoning Ends and Housing Begins in Greater Boston’s Suburbs

Greater Boston has plenty of opportunity to build housing. What it doesn’t have is housing. A convergence of record construction costs, a state mandate...

In Oakland, California, Using Property Ownership to Solve Teacher Retention

Teacher turnover is one of the more persistent challenges facing urban school districts, and while the causes are complex, housing costs have emerged as...

How a Coastal New Jersey Market Got Caught Between Policy and Reality

A recent executive order aimed at limiting large institutional investors in the single-family home market was broadly framed as a win for individual buyers....

In Middle Tennessee, Tightened FHA Guidelines Have Cut Off a Quarter of Latino Buyers

Recent shifts in FHA lending guidelines have quietly reshaped who can participate in one of the country’s fastest-growing housing markets. For Latino buyers relocating...

Coastal Migration Is Pricing Out Lancaster’s First-Time Buyers in Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Affluent retirees and downsizers fleeing high-tax Northeast metros are reshaping Lancaster County’s housing market in ways that may be pricing out the next generation...

The Key to Long-Term Stability in Burlington, Vermont’s Housing Market

Vermont has long operated by its own rules. While housing markets across the country swing between overheated bidding wars and cooling corrections, Burlington and...

Corporate Buyers Dominate Buffalo, New York Housing Market as Inventory Rises

Rising inventory in the Buffalo area is not translating into expanded opportunity for individual buyers. Corporate and institutional purchasers continue to absorb available properties,...

In McAllen, Texas, Regulatory Reform and Border Economics Are Driving a New Development Cycle

While many secondary markets across the United States face tighter financing conditions and slower deal flow, McAllen, Texas, is on a different trajectory. The...

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How Burr Ridge Is Rewriting Suburban Development After a High-Profile Project Failure

The 110-acre CNH Industrial site in Burr Ridge, Illinois, highlights a common challenge in suburban America: when a major employer leaves, communities must decide...

California’s Legal Maze: How New Tenant Protections Are Changing Real Estate Investment Strategies

California’s real estate market has always been complex, but recent regulatory changes have introduced new challenges for property owners and investors that extend far...

The Hidden Impact of New York’s FARE Act How Policy Changes Are Creating an Underground Rental Market

New York City’s rental landscape has undergone a significant shift following the implementation of the FARE Act in June 2025, creating unexpected market dynamics...

From Flipping Houses to Flipping the Script on Real Estate Education

The real estate industry has long struggled with a fundamental disconnect: while homeownership remains a cornerstone of wealth building, many potential buyers feel overwhelmed...

Indianapolis Real Estate Holds Steady as National Concerns Mount

The Indianapolis real estate market is outperforming national expectations, maintaining stability and growth even as rising interest rates and limited inventory weigh on the...

Renting and Investing Could Outperform Buying a Home by $30K Annually, Expert Says

Challenging long-held assumptions about real estate wealth creation, one industry leader argues that renting while investing the savings elsewhere may actually generate substantially better...