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Multigenerational Home Buyers Drive East Bay, California Real Estate as Families Plan for Children and Aging Parents

A growing number of East Bay, California, home buyers are searching for properties that serve both child-rearing and elder care needs, according to Victoria...

Why Inspection Issues Are Derailing Real Estate Deals in Northern New Jersey’s Competitive Market

Inspection-related problems are the leading cause of failed real estate deals in Northern New Jersey, with sewer line cracks and other structural issues stopping...

Northwest New Jersey Entry-Level Homes Sell in Two Weeks While Mid-Range Properties Stall

Northwest New Jersey’s housing market is sharply divided by price point. Entry-level homes sell in less than two weeks while properties priced between $600,000...

How California’s Balcony Inspection Law Is Creating a Split Between Condos and Single-Family Homes

A California law requiring balcony inspections has created a split in the state’s housing market, making many condominium buildings difficult to finance and sell....

Multigenerational Housing Gains Ground as a Leading Trend in South Carolina Real Estate

South Carolina’s residential market is seeing a clear shift: multigenerational living arrangements are becoming a significant factor in how families buy and design homes....

Building Affordable Housing Without Government Subsidy: Park Street Homes’ Community-Centered Approach

The challenge of building affordable housing in U.S. cities has grown more acute in recent years, as rising costs for materials, labor, and land...

Interest Rate Cuts Have Lifted Confidence – But Deals Still Lag

If you looked only at agents’ appointment books and weekend open houses, you might think the housing market was finally picking up steam. Mortgage-rate...

Why Wage Stagnation, Not Mortgage Rates, Is Driving the Housing Affordability Crisis in Monterey County, California

In Monterey County, California, the housing affordability crisis is driven less by mortgage rates than by stagnant wages and soaring home prices. Bryan Hermanson,...

Rising Property Taxes and Corporate Landlords Are Pricing Chicago Renters Out of the Path to Homeownership

Property tax hikes and landlord business practices are pushing qualified renters out of Chicago neighborhoods, making it harder for residents to move from renting...

Why Developers Are Looking an Hour Outside the Twin Cities and Finding Land Ready to Build

Amery, Wisconsin, about an hour from Minneapolis–St. Paul is one of many small cities actively seeking housing and business development. Unlike rural towns that...

San Tan Valley Incorporation Reveals How County Government Fails Fast-Growing Communities

San Tan Valley’s incorporation marks the largest single shift from county to city governance in U.S. history, with about 100,000 residents moving from Pinal...

Pinal County Water Certificate Delays Persist as West Phoenix Development Rebounds

Arizona’s assured water supply certificate requirement has stalled residential development in Pinal County for nearly a decade, even as nearby regions facing identical restrictions...

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Senior Living Development Strategy Gets Smart with Mechanical Parking

The Mather’s installation of 130 KLAUS Multiparking America SingleUp 3015 systems in Tysons Corner reveals how savvy developers are reimagining land use economics in...

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...

What It Really Costs to Buy a Home in Sugar Land, Texas — and Where Your Money Goes

Buying a home in Sugar Land, Texas, means more than just saving for a down payment and securing a mortgage. Many buyers are caught...

First-Time Buyers in Tucson Are Getting Better Deals Than Pandemic Buyers — Here’s Why

Conventional wisdom says that buyers who locked in 3 percent mortgage rates during the pandemic secured the best deals. But in Tucson’s current market,...

More Inventory, More Competition — and a New Advantage for Local Agents

After several years of rapid growth, markets along the Texas Hill Country corridor are entering a more measured phase. Inventory has increased, sales cycles...

How Rising Prices Are Pushing Out Jersey Shore, New Jersey Residents

The Atlantic County, NJ real estate market is facing a severe affordability crisis. Longtime residents and their children are increasingly unable to buy homes...