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Flood Insurance Costs Are Eliminating Buyers Before They Even Make an Offer

Flood insurance is quietly pushing buyers out of coastal real estate markets, creating a major affordability barrier that often goes unaddressed. Joseph DeNaro, a...

High-Income Households Over $100,000 Now Rent Burdened in Denver, Seattle and Dallas

Housing affordability challenges now extend beyond low-income households and affect households earning over $100,000 in cities such as Denver, Seattle, and Dallas. According to...

The Expanding Housing Crisis: How Middle-Income Families Became the New Face of Affordability Challenges

The American housing affordability crisis has changed dramatically over the past thirty years, now affecting a far wider range of households than ever before....

Edmonton Housing Prices Are Creating Pressure Release Valve for Overheated Canadian Markets

The Canadian housing market is not a single, unified system — it is a collection of distinct local markets shaped by varying supply and...

Hudson Valley Real Estate Remains Competitive as National Market Cools

The Hudson Valley real estate market remains highly competitive, bucking the national trend of cooling sales and rising inventory. Cash buyers remain a dominant...

How New York Tenant Laws Create Higher Costs and Risk for Long Island Landlords

Long Island landlords face a significant financial risk: eviction timelines in New York can extend from 12 to 18 months. During that period, property...

Why Subsidized Affordable Housing Can Cost More to Build Than Market-Rate Units

Rising regulatory and compliance costs have pushed the per-unit price of subsidized affordable housing above that of market-rate projects, according to Marc Norman, Associate...

Brooklyn Townhouses Attract Multi-Generational Families from Atlanta as Housing Needs Shift

Brooklyn’s townhouse market is seeing a noticeable change in who is buying and how they use these properties. Townhouses, once marketed mainly as single-family...

California Wildfires Trigger Insurance Spike, Putting Pressure on Affordable Housing

California’s insurance crisis is has emerged largely from the growing scale and cost of wildfires. As insurers pay out billions in claims and reassess...

Edmonton’s Immigration-Driven Housing Market: Affordability, Buyer Behavior, and New Challenges

Edmonton’s real estate market stands out among Canadian cities for its affordability and its strong appeal to newcomers. As high housing costs in Toronto...

Co-Living’s Quiet Revolution: How Shared Housing Is Addressing America’s Affordability Crisis

America’s housing affordability crisis is forcing both tenants and investors to seek alternatives to traditional rental models. As margins shrink and costs rise for...

Inspection Issues Now Top Reason Deals Fail at Jersey Shore, According to Realtor

According to a local realtor, inspection findings are the most common reason home sales fall through at the Jersey Shore, as buyers regain leverage...

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First-Time Buyers Are Struggling in Metuchen – But Million-Dollar Homes Are Selling Fast

Metuchen, New Jersey, is seeing a striking divide in its real estate market: high-end homes are selling rapidly, while first-time buyers are being priced...

Phoenix Real Estate Veteran Navigates Market Shifts with Authentic Approach

The Phoenix real estate market has weathered significant changes over the past few years, from pandemic-driven buying frenzies to the current more balanced conditions....

6 Home-Buying Myths in Memphis

“Most people still believe you need 20% down to purchase a home,” says Ricki Fitzpatrick, a realtor with Keller Williams Realty in Memphis. “I’ve...

Vacant Office Buildings Could Become Affordable Housing in Upstate South Carolina

Upstate South Carolina’s commercial real estate market faces a growing challenge: large amounts of vacant office space that may never attract tenants again. But...

Queens Buyers Are Moving From Starter Homes to Investment Properties – Here’s Why

Queens homebuyers are no longer focused on trading up to bigger houses. Increasingly, those who bought their first home five or ten years ago...

Key Barriers Continue to Stall Affordable Housing Development Across Florida

The affordable housing market in Florida faces a significant supply shortage that developers are not addressing, despite broad recognition of the crisis, according to...