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California Wildfires Trigger Insurance Spike, Putting Pressure on Affordable Housing

California’s insurance crisis is has emerged largely from the growing scale and cost of wildfires. As insurers pay out billions in claims and reassess...

Edmonton’s Immigration-Driven Housing Market: Affordability, Buyer Behavior, and New Challenges

Edmonton’s real estate market stands out among Canadian cities for its affordability and its strong appeal to newcomers. As high housing costs in Toronto...

Co-Living’s Quiet Revolution: How Shared Housing Is Addressing America’s Affordability Crisis

America’s housing affordability crisis is forcing both tenants and investors to seek alternatives to traditional rental models. As margins shrink and costs rise for...

Inspection Issues Now Top Reason Deals Fail at Jersey Shore, According to Realtor

According to a local realtor, inspection findings are the most common reason home sales fall through at the Jersey Shore, as buyers regain leverage...

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...

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Charlotte, North Carolina Housing Market No Longer Affordable for Long-Term Residents

Charlotte has long marketed itself as a cost-effective alternative to coastal tech and finance hubs. For professionals relocating from New York or San Francisco,...

Why Sacramento First-Time Buyers Are Skipping Resale Homes — and Going Straight to New Construction

Three years ago, Sacramento’s first-time buyers were fighting for any listing they could find, waiving inspections and bidding over asking just to secure a...

Central New Jersey Seniors Are Finally Selling After Years on the Sidelines

For the past five years, many older homeowners in central New Jersey have stayed put, reluctant to move despite homes that no longer fit...

Hudson Valley Market Finds Its Footing as Buyer-Seller Dynamics Reset

The Hudson Valley real estate market is moving away from the extremes of the pandemic era and settling into a more balanced environment. After...

The Florida Builder Putting Wellness Into $350,000 Homes, and Catching the Industry Off Guard

At the International Builders’ Show earlier this year, Ryan Hinricher found himself in a session on wellness design in the kitchen and bath. The...

Basic Math Skills Are Enough to Succeed in Real Estate Investing

The real estate industry has created an unnecessary mystique around property investing that may be keeping potential investors on the sidelines, according to Lauren...