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Village Rethinks Development Strategy After Years of Stalled Proposals

After a failed development proposal, Burr Ridge, Illinois, has changed its strategy for handling large, strategic properties. Instead of waiting for developers to pitch...

The Case for Shopping Stale Listings in a Competitive Starter-Home Market

First-time homebuyers in Rhode Island are struggling to compete for move-in-ready properties, but there are alternatives for those willing to adjust their expectations, according...

Tight Margins Squeeze Rhode Island’s Flip Market as Acquisition Costs Climb

Rhode Island’s house-flipping market remains active, but investors are struggling with rising acquisition costs that are reducing the profitability of renovation projects. Walt Buteau,...

OneWall Communities Expands Third-Party Management to Over 5,000 Units with 12 Southern Properties

OneWall Communities has added 12 workforce housing properties to its third-party management portfolio spanning Texas, Florida, Georgia, Arkansas, and Kansas, expanding the Northeast-based operator’s...

Rhode Island’s Affordability Crisis: Why $500K Is the New Barrier to Homeownership

Rhode Island’s housing market has hit a critical affordability threshold, sharply narrowing the pool of potential homeowners. With the statewide median approaching $500,000 and...

Historic Preservation’s Biggest Challenge Is Getting Worse

Hundreds of churches across America are facing abandonment and deterioration, and a regulatory bottleneck in the federal historic tax credit program is blocking their...

Madison’s Housing Shortage Deepens as Supply Falls Far Behind Household Demand

Madison’s residential market is confronting one of the most severe housing shortages in the Upper Midwest, with new construction consistently trailing far behind rapidly...

The Workforce Turnover Cycle Undermining Productivity at Major Tech Employers

Epic Systems, Madison’s largest private employer, operates with a high-churn employment model that has significant implications for both its internal productivity and the surrounding...

Cleveland Developers Turn Foreclosure Crisis Into Shipping Container Housing

The foreclosure crisis that swept through Cleveland left behind more than abandoned homes – it created a landscape of empty lots and a rare...

The Resilient Developer: Erik Hayden’s Strategic Response to Bay Area Real Estate Turbulence

The Bay Area development landscape has become increasingly challenging in recent years. Rising interest rates and economic uncertainty have forced many firms to scale...

The Hidden Forces Behind Rhode Island’s Housing Paralysis: It’s More Than Rate Lock-In

Rhode Island’s housing inventory crisis isn’t just about homeowners clinging to low mortgage rates—it’s about a complex web of psychological barriers creating what one...

Lancaster’s Complex Permitting System Leaves Little Room for Outside Developers

Lancaster, Pennsylvania markets itself as developer-friendly, but according to one veteran developer, the city’s complex permitting processes and cultural preferences create significant barriers for...

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South Jersey Buyers Regain Inspection Leverage in Atlantic County

Buyers in South Jersey’s Atlantic County residential market have regained negotiating power over inspection contingencies and repair obligations, even as inventory remains low and...

Thinking About Buying Investment Property in the Hudson Valley? Read This First

A lot of people dream of owning a rental property – collecting checks every month and building wealth while someone else pays the mortgage....

U.S. Housing Affordability Hits Record Low as Crisis Deepens

The U.S. housing market faces its most severe affordability challenge in history, according to Zach Lemaster, CEO of Rent to Retirement, who sees both...

Adirondacks, New York, Real Estate Follows Tourism, Not the Calendar

In most U.S. markets, spring triggers the annual inventory surge. In mountain resort communities like the Adirondacks, New York, that pattern is inverted. Buyers...

Philadelphia Empty Nesters Return to Suburbs as Urban Appeal Fades

Philadelphia is experiencing a reversal in migration trends. Empty nesters who moved to the city before the pandemic are now returning to the suburbs....

School Districts, Commuter Access, Tight Inventory: Why New Jersey’s Somerset County Remains a Sellers’ Stronghold

National headlines about a cooling housing market may be accurate in parts of the country, but they don’t reflect what is happening on the...