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Staten Island Real Estate Faces Slower Sales and Cautious Buyers Amid Limited Inventory

Staten Island’s real estate market is adjusting to new realities as rising interest rates and limited housing supply reshape buyer and seller behavior. With...

Southern Colorado Market Shows Signs of Recovery as Inventory Rises and First-Time Buyers Reengage

The Southern Colorado real estate market is showing early signs of recovery as inventory levels rise and first-time buyers return after nearly two years...

New York Mortgage Market Edges Toward Stability as Affordability Remains a Hurdle

The New York residential mortgage market is showing early signs of stabilization heading into 2025. Industry professionals are reporting steadier rates and a modest...

Ohio Legislator Says Overlapping Permits Force Developers to Get Same Approval Twice

Ohio developers face a permitting problem unrelated to market demand or project quality, according to Brian Lorenz, Director of Planning and Permitting for the...

Policy Specialist Warns California’s Supportive Housing Pipeline Is Stalling on Unfunded Operations

California has expanded its permanent supportive housing stock in recent years. Still, Brad West, Policy Specialist at the Supportive Housing Alliance, warns that the...

Policy Expert Reveals the Funding Time Bomb in California’s Oldest Supportive Housing

Dozens of permanent supportive housing buildings in California are constrained by outdated subsidy programs, with rental income levels well below the level needed to...

Ohio’s Planning Overhaul: State Rep. Brian Lorenz Pushes for Faster, Smarter Development

Ohio is confronting its housing and development challenges with an unusual advantage: State Representative Brian Lorenz, the only professional planner in the Ohio General...

Kansas City’s Reliable Development Market Draws National Investors with Strategic Incentives

While coastal real estate markets experience dramatic swings in pricing and investor sentiment, Kansas City has emerged as a model of stability, offering a...

Real Estate in Edmonton Needs Consultants, Not Salespeople

Gerard Hagan, co-owner and agent at The Best Edmonton Real Estate Team, argues that the most costly mistakes real estate buyers make are emotional,...

The Short-Term Rental Market Moves Beyond the COVID Boom

The short-term rental industry has changed sharply since the pandemic, moving from what Emir Dukic, CEO and co-founder of Rabbu, describes as a “free-for-all”...

Why Most Philadelphia Office Buildings Can’t Be Turned Into Apartments

The idea that vacant office buildings can be easily turned into apartments has become a common refrain in real estate discussions. With office vacancies...

Chicago’s Small Multifamily Returns Are Under Pressure From Taxes and Insurance

Chicago’s small multifamily investors are facing mounting financial pressure from two sources that are increasingly difficult to plan for: rapidly rising property taxes and...

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‘You Can’t Build Any More Mobile Home Parks,’ Industry Leader Warns of Disappearing Affordable Housing Stock

A concerning trend is emerging in affordable housing: manufactured home communities are disappearing, and according to one industry expert, they can’t be replaced. “You can’t...

The Manufactured Housing Investment Thesis Driving FG Communities’ Rapid Expansion

The manufactured housing sector has emerged as one of the most attractive investment opportunities in today’s real estate landscape, driven by a shortage of...

How Public Art Is Driving Economic Development in Chicago’s Underserved Corridors

In cities across the United States, the conversation around revitalizing underserved urban neighborhoods often centers on zoning changes, tax incentives, and infrastructure spending. What...

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...

Land Flippers Are Driving Up South Carolina Prices – But Not in the Way You’d Expect

In South Carolina’s land market, the rise of land flippers is creating new challenges for both buyers and sellers. Unlike the traditional image of...

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...