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Build-to-Rent CEO Says Wall Street Overstates Impact as Segment Makes Up Under 1% of U.S. Rentals

The leader of a major build-to-rent housing company is pushing back against claims that institutional investors are squeezing out individual homebuyers, citing statistics that...

Building Community With Intentional Development Approaches

The multifamily development landscape faces significant challenges as construction costs remain high and interest rates continue to impact project feasibility. Despite these pressures, some...

Bridging the Payment Gap in Affordable Housing: How Occupi is Solving Real Estate’s Underserved Market

The affordable housing sector has long struggled with a disconnect between how residents prefer to pay rent and how property managers collect it. While...

Planning Chief: Public-Private Partnerships Key as Cities Must Invest Alongside Developers

Sterling Heights development manager argues one-sided approach to urban renewal is outdated. The traditional model of cities simply regulating development while private investors handle...

‘Only Two Companies Would Insure Us, Now There’s One,’ Says LA Broker Warning of Coverage Crisis

Los Angeles real estate expert Sara Skelton, a Realtor at eXP Realty and host of The LA Real Estate Podcast, says California’s property insurance...

‘We Can 7X Housing Supply Without Building a Single New Home,’ Says Denver Real Estate Innovator

The solution to America’s housing affordability crisis might not require building a single new structure, according to Craig Curelop, co-founder of The FI Team...

Rising Copper Tariffs Put Electrical Contractors in a Profit vs. Performance Dilemma

New copper tariffs effective August 1st are creating an impossible squeeze for electrical subcontractors caught between fixed-price contracts and skyrocketing material costs, according to...

Central Florida’s Rental Market Is Changing: What Property Owners and Renters Need to Know

The rental market in Orlando is undergoing significant changes. Rising costs, new regulations, and increasing competition are prompting property managers and property owners to...

Massive $28M Contingency Burn Exposes Construction Industry Risk Management Gaps

Traditional construction contingency models are proving inadequate in the face of unprecedented market volatility, according to a leading construction attorney who warns that even...

Cut-Rate ADU Contractors Can End Up Costing Homeowners Twice as Much

The head of a major ADU construction platform says homeowners are falling victim to a wave of unrealistic pricing promises in California’s accessory dwelling...

Energy Storage Expansion Displaces Peaker Plants and Advances Urban Environmental Justice

Energy storage projects are becoming the frontline defense against environmental inequity in urban neighborhoods historically burdened by polluting power infrastructure, according to a senior...

Home Affordability Gap Widens in Orlando as Required Income Surges 54% in Two Years

The Orlando housing market has hit a mathematical wall that no amount of optimism can overcome, according to local real estate veteran Brenden Rendo...

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Cleveland Developers Turn Foreclosure Crisis Into Shipping Container Housing

The foreclosure crisis that swept through Cleveland left behind more than abandoned homes – it created a landscape of empty lots and a rare...

Building More Housing: The Housing Action Coalition’s Fight for California’s Future

California’s housing crisis has reached a critical point and one organization is working to shift the tide. What began over 25 years ago as...

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...

Chicago’s Western Suburbs Face Persistent Housing Shortage

National real estate headlines increasingly frame the market as tilting toward buyers, with inventory rebounding and transaction activity slowing across many regions. That narrative...

Proposed Real Estate Law Could Prevent Neighbors From Buying and Selling Homes Directly

A proposed North Carolina bill could fundamentally reshape how individuals can participate in real estate transactions, according to one industry veteran who sees it...

From Paper Cities to Real Development: How Farmington Hills is Responding to Post-Pandemic Market Demands

Cristia Brockway’s interest in urban planning began in childhood, when she built miniature cities from paper in her bedroom. Now, as Director of Economic...