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Multigenerational Home Buyers Drive East Bay, California Real Estate as Families Plan for Children and Aging Parents

A growing number of East Bay, California, home buyers are searching for properties that serve both child-rearing and elder care needs, according to Victoria...

Why Inspection Issues Are Derailing Real Estate Deals in Northern New Jersey’s Competitive Market

Inspection-related problems are the leading cause of failed real estate deals in Northern New Jersey, with sewer line cracks and other structural issues stopping...

Northwest New Jersey Entry-Level Homes Sell in Two Weeks While Mid-Range Properties Stall

Northwest New Jersey’s housing market is sharply divided by price point. Entry-level homes sell in less than two weeks while properties priced between $600,000...

How California’s Balcony Inspection Law Is Creating a Split Between Condos and Single-Family Homes

A California law requiring balcony inspections has created a split in the state’s housing market, making many condominium buildings difficult to finance and sell....

Multigenerational Housing Gains Ground as a Leading Trend in South Carolina Real Estate

South Carolina’s residential market is seeing a clear shift: multigenerational living arrangements are becoming a significant factor in how families buy and design homes....

Building Affordable Housing Without Government Subsidy: Park Street Homes’ Community-Centered Approach

The challenge of building affordable housing in U.S. cities has grown more acute in recent years, as rising costs for materials, labor, and land...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

San Tan Valley Incorporation Reveals How County Government Fails Fast-Growing Communities

San Tan Valley’s incorporation marks the largest single shift from county to city governance in U.S. history, with about 100,000 residents moving from Pinal...

Pinal County Water Certificate Delays Persist as West Phoenix Development Rebounds

Arizona’s assured water supply certificate requirement has stalled residential development in Pinal County for nearly a decade, even as nearby regions facing identical restrictions...

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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...

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...

South Jersey Home Inspection Disputes Are Derailing Real Estate Deals

After years of pandemic-era deals that often skipped inspections entirely, South Jersey’s housing market is returning to a more traditional process. The adjustment is...

South Carolina Land Market Faces Inventory Squeeze as Off-Market Deals Dry Up

South Carolina’s land market is facing a severe inventory shortage, exposing the limits of a system that once relied heavily on off-market transactions. Nicholas...

Median Home Prices Now Exclude First-Time Buyers With Six-Figure Incomes, Says 25-Year Industry Veteran

The residential real estate market is facing an affordability crisis that is not simply the result of temporary interest rate hikes, according to Joseph...

Litchfield County’s Housing Market Cools: Why Buyers Finally Have an Edge

For much of the past two years, buyers in Litchfield County, Connecticut, faced steep prices, limited inventory, and intense competition. Homes often disappeared within...