Steve Marcinuk

Food halls have evolved well beyond their origins as mall food courts. They now serve as anchor tenants capable of reshaping entire mixed-use developments. Creating a successful food hall, however, requires understanding a complex mix of operational, financial, and demographic factors that many developers underestimate. Jay Coldren, president and founder of Onset Hospitality, has spent ...

The real estate market in Naperville and Chicago’s western suburbs is defined by high buyer demand and persistent inventory shortages. These conditions create both opportunities and challenges for agents and clients. Lisa Byrne, founder of The Byrne Group at Baird & Warner, says the environment demands strategic thinking and adaptability. The Byrne Group’s Family Roots ...

In February, Silicon Valley’s real estate market delivered another round of eye-popping sales. At least 40 homes sold for $200,000 or more above the asking price, and 17 of those beat the list price by $400,000 or more. One Los Gatos property closed at $1.4 million over its original asking price. Just an hour north, ...

The American moving industry is undergoing major changes that go beyond headlines about remote work. Corporate relocations are becoming smaller and less common, while moves driven by individual choice are rising as more people decide where to live based on personal preference rather than job location. Scott Ferree, Senior Vice President of Sales & Marketing ...

Colorado’s mountain real estate market faces an unusual set of challenges, yet continues to draw buyers from across the country. Record-low snowfall, complex short-term rental rules, and shifting investment returns are reshaping how buyers and sellers approach Summit County and other ski resort communities. These trends, visible in Breckenridge, Vail, and Winter Park, reflect conditions ...

St. Thomas, a Caribbean island with a rich colonial history, is seeing renewed activity in its downtown district as developers explore adaptive reuse of historic buildings. Private investors are increasingly turning neglected properties into modern, functional spaces, illustrating how heritage and contemporary needs can intersect. One example is Fifteenand9Main, led by partners David and Carol ...

Buyers are not Connecticut’s housing problem. At the right price, in the right town, offers arrive fast and in quantity. What’s harder — and what separates successful transactions from failed ones — is everything that happens after the first showing. In a market defined by low inventory and high demand, there’s little tolerance for properties ...

Santa Barbara’s real estate market is a study in contrasts, where headline-grabbing median prices only hint at the underlying complexity. The region’s overall numbers are increasingly shaped by ultra-luxury enclaves like Montecito and Hope Ranch, creating a split between high-end and broader-market dynamics. Veteran agent and radio host Mark Schneidman has spent nearly three decades ...

After several years of intense seller dominance, the South Jersey real estate market is showing clear signs of moderation. While inventory remains tight and competition persists, agents are reporting a return to more traditional negotiations and a slowdown in the bidding frenzy that defined the pandemic era. These changes have significant implications for buyers, sellers, ...

Arizona’s luxury real estate market looks, from the outside, like a single thing: subject to the same forces, responding to the same headlines, moving in one direction at a time. Across most major U.S. markets, what gets discussed as a unified real estate market has fractured into three distinct segments. Each operates by its own ...

The Greater Chicago area remains a critical logistics center, with its unrivaled transportation infrastructure driving demand for industrial real estate even as the region’s office sector confronts persistent headwinds. Gordon Lamphere, Vice President at Van Vlissingen and Co., a commercial real estate company with nearly 150 years in Chicagoland, describes a market splitting into two ...

Data centers, the facilities that store and process the information powering the modern internet, are among the most energy-hungry buildings ever constructed. A single large facility can consume as much electricity as a small city. As demand for cloud computing, artificial intelligence, and digital infrastructure accelerates, developers are building them faster than ever. The problem ...

Real estate agents signed up to work with people: to build relationships, negotiate deals, and guide clients through one of the biggest financial decisions of their lives. They did not sign up to manage software. Over time, the technology meant to support that work started demanding more agent time than it saved. The pattern became ...

When Austin’s housing market peaked in 2021, thousands of homeowners watched their property values climb to heights that felt permanent. Then came the correction — sharp, fast, and humbling. Homes that had peaked at $700,000 were drawing offers of $525,000. Rather than accept that loss, many owners made a practical decision: rent the place out, ...

When mortgage rates rise, buyers pull back. When inventory tightens, prices spike. When consumer confidence drops, transactions slow. These are the rhythms of the housing market most people know — the one covered in headlines, tracked by economists, and felt by anyone who has bought or sold a home in the last few years. The ...