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San Diego Is 95% Built Out. So Where Does New Housing Come From?

San Diego has a housing problem that no amount of new development can easily fix. Unlike cities where builders can push outward into open...

Buffalo’s Rental Market Faces a Tougher Climb

Buffalo, New York, has long been one of the more affordable housing markets in the United States. With average home prices hovering around $250,000,...

California Wildfire Recovery: Who Rebuilds Homes When Insurance Falls Short

The wildfires that swept through Los Angeles County in early 2025 left behind more than burned structures. They exposed a fragile system of insurance...

Toronto’s Housing Crash: What’s Happening in Canada’s Biggest City

Toronto’s housing market has undergone one of the most dramatic reversals in recent North American real estate history. Once defined by frenzied bidding wars...

In Vermont’s Chittenden County, Housing Demand Continues to Outpace Supply

While home values have softened and transaction volumes slowed across much of the country, Vermont’s most densely populated region has followed its own path....

California Wildfire Rebuild Costs Have Jumped and Insurance Isn’t Keeping Up

As major carriers exit California’s market and the FAIR Plan becomes the default for hundreds of thousands of homeowners, the gap between insurance payouts...

Fort Worth, Texas District 9 Housing Costs, Permitting Delays, and Aging Infrastructure Slow Development

Fort Worth, Texas, has ranked among the fastest-growing cities in the United States, adding roughly 20,000 residents annually over the past two decades. That...

Why Westchester, New York Homes Are Selling for More Than Asking Price — And It’s Not Slowing Down

While home prices are easing across much of the United States in 2026, buyers in Westchester County are living a completely different reality. Properties...

In San Diego’s Point Loma Peninsula, Growth Plans Collide With Aging Infrastructure

Across California, state housing mandates and local planning priorities are increasingly at odds. Few places illustrate that tension as clearly as San Diego’s Point...

How San Diego Developers Exploit ADU Rules to Build Backyard Apartments

A small number of developers are exploiting accessory dwelling unit programs to sidestep multifamily building codes, creating safety risks and neighborhood conflicts that planning...

San Diego Population Decline Clashes With State Housing Mandate

A widening gap between California’s housing production targets and actual population trends is raising questions about whether the density push in coastal markets is...

San Diego Homeowners Are Getting Blindsided by Insurance Costs – Here’s What to Know Before You Buy

You find a great condo in San Diego, the price is right, and you’re ready to make an offer. Then your insurance quote comes...

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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...

Senior Housing Emerges as Commercial Real Estate’s Standout Performer

Amid widespread challenges in commercial real estate, senior housing has become a rare bright spot, attracting institutional investors with record demand and rapid rent...

Westchester County, New York Real Estate: Why This Suburban Market Keeps Outperforming

Westchester County, New York, has consistently outperformed comparable suburban markets through multiple economic downturns, from the 1988 stock market correction to the 2008 financial...

Environmental Risk Becomes Deal-Killer for Brooklyn Industrial Investors

Sophisticated buyers who once treated contamination as a manageable cost are now walking away from industrial properties with environmental issues, sharply narrowing what qualifies...

Miami’s Multifamily Market Is Prioritizing Investors Over Residents

The multifamily industry is prioritizing the wrong tenants, according to one Miami developer who says most new construction targets investors and second-home buyers rather...

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...