Steve Marcinuk

While many U.S. housing markets have cooled over the past two years, suburban Philadelphia tells a different story. Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, continues to operate firmly in seller’s market territory, with multiple-offer situations, waived contingencies, and homes moving in days rather than weeks. Several structural factors explain why. Dense employment from pharmaceutical and aerospace companies creates ...

Florida’s real estate market has long attracted investors from across the country. Still, a combination of potential policy changes, demographic demand, and emerging asset classes is reshaping how experienced operators view opportunities in the state. For Jason Davis, founder and licensed broker at Stoic Estates, the current moment calls for a strategic approach rather than ...

Thirteen miles from Manhattan, Montclair, New Jersey, has spent the better part of a decade defying the typical rhythms of suburban real estate. While broader market reports point to normalizing inventory and cooling competition across New Jersey’s suburbs, conditions on the ground in Montclair tell a different story, one of persistent demand, thin supply, and ...

Tucked between Austin and San Antonio along the edge of the Texas Hill Country, New Braunfels has spent the past several years absorbing growth that its larger neighbors could no longer contain. Now, as Central Texas real estate enters a more measured phase after the pandemic-era surge, this city surpassing 100,000 residents is showing a ...

Commercial real estate activity in the Dallas-Fort Worth market has picked up noticeably heading into mid-2026, with deal flow spanning industrial, retail, and mixed-use properties. But beneath the busier transaction environment, the legal and contractual mechanics of getting deals across the finish line have grown more complex. Financing conditions, zoning hurdles, and evolving contract language ...

The Jersey Shore barrier island market has long operated on its own rhythm – shaped by seasonal cycles, coastal geography, and a buyer pool drawn more by lifestyle than necessity. As of spring 2026, that rhythm is playing out in a market defined by tight inventory, steady price appreciation, and a return to more predictable ...

When national headlines describe a housing market under pressure from elevated interest rates and cautious buyers, Pittsburgh quietly continues doing what it has always done: holding steady. While coastal markets swing between extremes, this mid-sized Pennsylvania city has built a reputation for consistency that is drawing renewed attention from both residents and outside investors. Eli ...

While headlines paint a picture of a frozen housing market, stalled by elevated interest rates, thin inventory, and hesitant buyers, the reality in Butler, Pennsylvania, tells a different story. Buyers are active, multiple-offer situations remain common, and an unexpected wave of out-of-state relocators is reshaping who is purchasing homes in this corner of western Pennsylvania. ...

Florida’s Space Coast has long operated in the shadow of the state’s more prominent coastal markets, but that relative obscurity may be one of its greatest strengths. As South Florida and the Gulf Coast wrestle with affordability pressures and overcrowding, Brevard County is attracting a more diverse mix of residents: retirees, young families, aerospace workers, ...

For decades, Rhode Island was a place people left. Residents raised families, built careers, and then retired to Florida, the Carolinas, or Arizona. That pattern has quietly reversed over the past six or seven years, and the effects are visible across the state’s housing market. Matthew Patty, broker and team leader at the Matt Patty ...

The asking price for a Jersey Shore property is often the simplest number a buyer will encounter. The costs that follow — the ones that don’t appear in the listing — are where deals fall apart, and where the gap between wanting a beach house and affording one becomes real. Joseph DeNaro, a realtor with ...

Wellington, Florida, occupies a unique position in American real estate. Known as the equestrian capital of the United States, this Palm Beach County community draws horse owners, competitors, and polo players from across the country and around the world each winter season. But beneath the prestige and international appeal lies a property market with its ...

As resort markets across the country show signs of post-pandemic normalization, Park City, Utah, continues to hold its ground. While headlines suggest the pandemic-era run-up is behind us, conditions on the ground tell a more complicated story, one shaped by constrained supply, expanding ski infrastructure, and a buyer pool that is increasingly patient and informed. ...

The Philadelphia suburbs present a study in contrasts. While the city itself leans toward a buyer’s market, communities in Bucks County and surrounding areas remain firmly in seller’s territory, with inventory sitting below two months of supply. For buyers hoping to find a home in a well-regarded school district, multiple-offer situations are still common. Understanding ...

South Florida’s real estate market has long carried a reputation for resilience, but the ground-level reality in mid-2026 is more complex than headline numbers suggest. In Broward County and surrounding markets, a persistent inventory shortage is reshaping how deals get done, who is buying, and what it takes to close a transaction successfully. Rising insurance ...