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Connecticut Condo Sales Slow as HOA Fees and Aging Buildings Push Buyers Toward Single-Family Homes

Condominium sales in Connecticut are lagging behind single-family homes in similar price ranges. Rising HOA fees and concerns about aging building infrastructure are prompting...

Coastal California’s Reality Check: A 45-Year Veteran’s View on an Unforgiving Market

The Monterey Peninsula, known for its dramatic coastline and high-profile residents, has become a prime example of California’s housing affordability crisis. Million-dollar starter homes...

South Carolina Land Market Faces Inventory Squeeze as Off-Market Deals Dry Up

South Carolina’s land market is facing a severe inventory shortage, exposing the limits of a system that once relied heavily on off-market transactions. Nicholas...

Out-of-State Buyers Fuel Migration to Buffalo, New York, as Remote Work Shifts Priorities

Buffalo, New York, is seeing a surge of out-of-state buyers, particularly from high-cost areas like New York and New Jersey. Enas Latif, Team Leader...

Boise, Idaho, Default Notices Surge as Negative Equity Risk Rises

While national real estate commentary often centers on interest rates and affordability, Sheila Smith, Team Lead at RE/MAX Capital City, is watching different signals...

Boise, Idaho, Builders Undercut Resale Prices, Squeezing Recent Buyers’ Equity

In Boise, Idaho, builder pricing and incentives are forcing resale homeowners to compete directly with new construction. Boise, Idaho’s new construction market, presents a scenario...

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...

Sacramento, California Leads State in New Home Construction Amid Rising Interest Rates

Sacramento’s new home construction boom is setting the region apart from the rest of California, with sales activity remaining steady even as other markets...

Saskatchewan Farmland Jumped 13% Last Year – But the Boom May Be Slowing

Saskatchewan’s farmland market has delivered some of the strongest price gains in Canada over the past decade, with values rising nearly 13% last year...

South Jersey Market Finds Stability as Buyer Fatigue Eases

The South Jersey real estate market is moving toward a more balanced environment after several years heavily favoring sellers. Nicholas Christopher, team leader at...

Government Subsidies for Affordable Housing Will Fail Without Investor Purchase Restrictions

Government programs aimed at increasing affordable housing focus on subsidies and incentives for builders. These efforts are unlikely to fix the housing shortage without...

Low Inventory, Not Interest Rates, Drives East Meadow, New York Home Prices

Interest rates have dominated real estate headlines for years. According to Tracey Goodman-Rossetti, a licensed real estate salesperson at Signature Premier Properties with 35...

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Finding Opportunity in Miami’s Overlooked Small Multifamily Market

Miami’s multifamily sector has changed dramatically in recent years, as institutional buyers and out-of-state investors have driven up prices and compressed cap rates across...

Historic Preservation Expert Warns Developers That Late Starts Jeopardize Tax Credit Eligibility

Historic preservation developers are making a critical error that’s costing them time, money, and project viability, according to one industry expert who has processed...

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...

Michigan’s Brownfield TIF Incentive Gains Momentum Among St. Joseph Developers

St. Joseph’s housing market is using a state incentive program to address local housing shortages and support development, according to Kelly Ewalt, Development Director...

In High-Cost Markets, Real Estate Is Becoming a Relationship Business Again

In high-cost housing markets, the shift away from pandemic-era urgency is exposing a more demanding reality. Buyers are more patient, sellers face greater scrutiny...

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...