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Wilmington Rental Market Shows Growth for Three-Bedroom Homes, Two-Bedroom Units Decline

The Wilmington rental market shows a clear split in performance by bedroom count, a factor now determining which properties succeed and which struggle. Catherine...

Hartford’s Office-to-Residential Conversions Expose the Limits of Adaptive Reuse

Hartford’s effort to convert vacant office buildings into housing reveals the limits of adaptive reuse as a large-scale solution. The city’s experience shows the...

Bergen County Buyers Priced Out by Taxes, Broker Says

A local broker says rising home values and property taxes that often exceed $30,000 a year are creating an affordability problem in Bergen County...

Rising Utility Costs Are Quietly Squeezing Rental Property Profits, Property Manager Warns

Rising utility costs are eroding rental property returns in ways many investors overlook, according to Jillian Kemmerer, who manages more than 400 rental properties...

Victoria’s Real Estate Market Finds Stability Through Community-Centered Approach

Victoria’s residential real estate market has reached a period of relative stability, with conditions that industry veteran Tony Joe describes as balanced, a notable...

California’s Hidden Affordable Housing Crisis: Keeping Existing Buildings Open

California’s affordable housing debate is dominated by calls to build more units, faster. Lawmakers announce new construction projects. Advocates push for streamlined approvals. Headlines...

How New Jersey Enforces Buyer Agency Agreements for Real Estate Professionals

A member of a local real estate professional standards committee says she is seeing widespread violations of buyer agency agreement requirements, with some agents...

The Hidden Barrier to Building in Connecticut: A Town-by-Town Approval System

Connecticut’s unique municipal governance system is discouraging outside real estate investment by creating unfamiliar and complex barriers for developers, according to a leading executive...

New York’s Scaffold Law Adds Hidden 2-3% Tax on Small Developers

New York State’s scaffold law imposes a strict liability standard for gravity-related worker injuries, making property owners responsible regardless of fault. For small-scale multifamily...

Hartford’s Housing Boom Spurs Targeted Development Across Connecticut’s Capital Region

Connecticut’s Greater Hartford metro area has become one of the nation’s most active housing markets, creating both opportunities and challenges for local leaders. As...

North Jersey Market Shifts as Buyer Power Returns After Years of Seller Dominance

The North Jersey real estate market has entered a new phase, as higher interest rates and increased inventory are reshaping the dynamics between buyers...

New York Moves From Price Controls to Supply Expansion in Major Housing Policy Shift

New York State is changing its approach to housing affordability, shifting from direct price controls to removing barriers to new construction. According to Jared...

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Midwest Multifamily Development Finds Opportunity Where Institutions Fear to Tread

As major real estate markets contend with oversupply and declining returns, a growing set of developers is finding success in overlooked secondary markets across...

Building Belonging: Community Growth Through Inclusive Leadership

The real estate industry is experiencing a fundamental shift in how major brokerages approach diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging initiatives. Rather than treating these...

How Buying Your First Home in Omaha Really Works. This is Where Most People Get Stuck

Buying your first home in Omaha can be overwhelming. What seems straightforward at first quickly turns into a complex process involving paperwork, strict deadlines,...

Pasco County Real Estate Navigates Market Uncertainty Amid Declining Transaction Volume

The Tampa Bay area’s real estate market is experiencing a notable shift as transaction volumes decrease and market dynamics change. Pasco County, traditionally known...

How Rising Prices Are Pushing Out Jersey Shore, New Jersey Residents

The Atlantic County, NJ real estate market is facing a severe affordability crisis. Longtime residents and their children are increasingly unable to buy homes...

Portland’s Move-Up Buyer Has Largely Disappeared, Leaving a Market Reorganized Around Necessity

The traditional housing ladder, where buyers trade up to larger homes as families grow, is breaking down in Portland, according to Carey Hughes, Principal...