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Boise, Idaho Housing Market Struggles to Meet Buyer Demand

The Boise, Idaho housing market is facing a supply-and-demand imbalance that highlights a disconnect between the types of homes being built and what buyers...

Navigating Divorce and Market Shifts in Albuquerque’s Hidden Real Estate Market

Albuquerque’s residential market has become one of the Southwest’s most stable real estate environments, showing resilience even as national markets have grown volatile. For...

Phoenix Executive Housing Shortage Creates Investor Opportunity

Headline inventory numbers suggest Phoenix has plenty of rental supply, but the city faces a significant shortage of upper-middle-class single-family rentals that relocating professionals...

Multifamily Investors Target Midwest Cities as Sun Belt Oversupply Grows

Institutional investors are shifting multifamily capital away from Sun Belt hotspots and toward overlooked Midwest cities as oversupply weakens returns in once-booming metros. According...

Where Housing Investment Is Flowing – and Why It Matters to You

The housing market is often described in terms of mortgage rates, home prices, and inventory. But behind those visible factors is a less obvious...

Fairbanks Middle-Market Homebuyers Finally Have Room to Negotiate

Something is different on Fairbanks streets this spring. “For Sale” signs that would have disappeared overnight a year ago are staying up for weeks....

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...

Binghamton Homes Sell in Two Weeks as Buyers Face Intense Competition

Attend an open house in Broome County today, and you’ll likely encounter a crowd of serious buyers — and maybe a bidding war. Half...

U.S. Community Development Projects Stall Despite Record $10 Billion Tax Credit Allocation

The New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) program distributed nearly $10 billion in its largest-ever combined allocation round, but community development projects are not progressing...

Homebuyers Near Toronto, Canada Gain Leverage to Demand Repairs and Inspections

After several years of rapid, no-conditions bidding wars, homebuyers are now approaching purchases with greater caution and negotiation. Buyers who once rushed to secure...

New Jersey Housing Shortage Persists as 18% of Residents Leave Annually

New Jersey loses about 18% of its residents each year, yet the state’s housing market remains defined by tight supply, high prices, and fierce...

Chicago Investment Properties Pay $6,000 Less in Annual Taxes Than Owner-Occupied Homes

Chicago is widely viewed as a high-tax real estate market. This reputation overlooks a key fact: investment properties in the city are taxed at...

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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...

Retail Conversions Surge as Strip Centers Lose Value in Changing Market

Real estate development veteran explains why dead retail properties could be the solution to America’s housing shortage. The death of traditional retail may hold the...

New Markets Tax Credits Gain Permanent Status After 25 Years of Uncertainty

The New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC) program has entered a new era. After 25 years of temporary reauthorizations that kept community development organizations in...

Greater Boston Listings Jump This Spring – But Only Suburban Homes Are Selling Fast

Buyers searching for homes in Greater Boston this spring are seeing a clear split: more properties are hitting the market, but only some are...

Residents Oppose the Projects That Fund Their Services: Mayor Reveals What Really Keeps Suburbs Solvent

Burr Ridge mayor says sales tax and development fees, not property taxes, determine whether suburbs can fund police, roads, and services – creating a...

Hartford’s Office-to-Residential Conversions Expose the Limits of Adaptive Reuse

Hartford’s effort to convert vacant office buildings into housing reveals the limits of adaptive reuse as a large-scale solution. The city’s experience shows the...