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Everyone Wants More Housing – Just Not Next Door: Atlanta’s Zoning Standoff

Atlanta needs more housing. But the biggest obstacle to building it isn’t financing, construction costs, or a shortage of builders. It’s neighborhood opposition. Kyle Williams,...

Atlanta Zoning and Infrastructure Rules Drive Developer Delays

When Atlanta development projects stall, zoning rules and municipal infrastructure requirements are more often the cause than rising construction costs or tight financing —...

Michigan Affordable Housing Projects Are Frozen – Here’s Why Construction Has Stopped

After several years of steady progress, affordable housing development in Michigan has come to a near standstill. Projects that were moving forward just two...

5 New Jersey Towns Gaining Momentum – And Why Locals Are Taking Notice

Ask a New Jersey real estate agent where the next hot market is, and you’ll get a range of opinions. But certain towns are...

In Sacramento, Buyers Return as Affordability and Population Growth Sustain Demand

Among California’s major metros, Sacramento stands out as one of the few still drawing residents in rather than watching them leave. While the state...

Northern New Jersey Homes Are Still Getting 13 Offers – This is What Changed (And What Didn’t)

A three-bedroom house in Fair Lawn recently hit the market at a price many buyers already considered high. Within days, it received 13 offers...

Chicago Renters Are Losing Ground – Here’s What’s Behind the Shift

Rents across Chicago are rising faster than in recent years, and the balance of power in the city’s rental market has shifted decisively toward...

Boston’s North Shore Sees Gentrification, Rising Prices & Shrinking Inventory

The North Shore Massachusetts housing market is undergoing a dramatic transformation. Once-affordable working-class neighborhoods like East Boston, Chelsea, and Revere are seeing surging prices,...

California’s Legal Maze: How New Tenant Protections Are Changing Real Estate Investment Strategies

California’s real estate market has always been complex, but recent regulatory changes have introduced new challenges for property owners and investors that extend far...

Phoenix Real Estate Market Shows Signs of Recovery as Buyer and Seller Expectations Align

The Phoenix residential real estate market is regaining momentum after two years of slower activity, as sellers adjust pricing strategies and buyers respond to...

The Housing Affordability Gap: Fewer Homes, Higher Costs, No Easy Answers

Across the country, the story is the same. Buyers are competing for fewer homes, developers are hesitating to break ground, and the gap between...

Michigan Tax Reforms Simplify Affordable Housing Development but Leave Funding Gaps

Michigan’s expansion of Brownfield Tax Increment Financing (TIF) to include housing, along with new payment-in-lieu-of-taxes (PILOT) options for “missing middle” developments, marks a move...

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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...

In Buffalo, New York, Neighborhood Reinvestment and Rising Costs Are Reshaping Who Can Buy

After more than a decade of reinvestment in formerly industrial and overlooked neighborhoods, Buffalo’s real estate market is entering a new phase. Infrastructure projects,...

Orange County, NY Market Splits: Why Buyers Now Control the Pace in Ulster

Drive 20 minutes north in New York’s Hudson Valley, and the housing market changes dramatically. In Orange and Dutchess Counties — about an hour...

In Queens Real Estate, Qualifying for a Mortgage Is the Easy Part

The Queens housing market occupies a distinctive position in New York City real estate. Sitting at the intersection of the five boroughs and Long...

Greenville Land Shortage Forces Upstate South Carolina Developers into Riskier, Longer-Term Projects

Upstate South Carolina’s commercial real estate market is facing a critical shortage of vacant land, according to Maggie Steck, broker in charge at Freedom...

Miami Office-to-Residential Conversions Gain Traction Amid Declining Property Values

Declining values in Miami office properties have made adaptive-reuse conversions financially viable for the first time in years. This opens new opportunities for developers...