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Michigan Affordable Housing Projects Are Frozen – Here’s Why Construction Has Stopped

After several years of steady progress, affordable housing development in Michigan has come to a near standstill. Projects that were moving forward just two...

5 New Jersey Towns Gaining Momentum – And Why Locals Are Taking Notice

Ask a New Jersey real estate agent where the next hot market is, and you’ll get a range of opinions. But certain towns are...

In Sacramento, Buyers Return as Affordability and Population Growth Sustain Demand

Among California’s major metros, Sacramento stands out as one of the few still drawing residents in rather than watching them leave. While the state...

Blaming Investors Won’t Solve Las Vegas’s Affordability Crisis

When housing affordability makes headlines, institutional investors are often blamed. The common argument is straightforward: large companies buy up homes, edge out regular families,...

Northern New Jersey Homes Are Still Getting 13 Offers – This is What Changed (And What Didn’t)

A three-bedroom house in Fair Lawn recently hit the market at a price many buyers already considered high. Within days, it received 13 offers...

Chicago Renters Are Losing Ground – Here’s What’s Behind the Shift

Rents across Chicago are rising faster than in recent years, and the balance of power in the city’s rental market has shifted decisively toward...

Boston’s North Shore Sees Gentrification, Rising Prices & Shrinking Inventory

The North Shore Massachusetts housing market is undergoing a dramatic transformation. Once-affordable working-class neighborhoods like East Boston, Chelsea, and Revere are seeing surging prices,...

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...

Phoenix Real Estate Market Shows Signs of Recovery as Buyer and Seller Expectations Align

The Phoenix residential real estate market is regaining momentum after two years of slower activity, as sellers adjust pricing strategies and buyers respond to...

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...

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...

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...

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OneWall Communities Expands Third-Party Management to Over 5,000 Units with 12 Southern Properties

OneWall Communities has added 12 workforce housing properties to its third-party management portfolio spanning Texas, Florida, Georgia, Arkansas, and Kansas, expanding the Northeast-based operator’s...

The Great Housing Holdout: Why Homeowners Still Aren’t Listing

As the housing market moves through the second half of 2025, conditions remain stubbornly static. Demand for homes is still strong, but the number...

Building Communities in America’s Growing Suburbs: DDB Capital’s Contrarian Approach to the Housing Shortage

“If I asked you, would you buy a farm in New York City or Miami today? The answer is, of course you would, because...

From Reactive to Predictive How Data Analytics is Improving Senior Living Care

The senior living industry sits on a goldmine of resident data that has historically remained untapped. From daily activities and medication schedules to incident...

From Auto Shop to Real Estate: How One Agent Is Helping Working Families Navigate Litchfield County’s Market

Litchfield County’s real estate market has become a battleground between local working families and deep-pocketed second-home buyers. As high-income buyers from out of town...

Huntsville’s Average Home Price Hits $375K as Space Command Relocation Widens Entry-Level Housing Gap

Huntsville’s average home price has climbed to around $375,000, creating a widening gap between the city’s rapid employment growth and the availability of homes...