Steve Marcinuk

A quiet but consequential pattern is playing out across the Mid-Atlantic small business market. Business brokers working the region are encountering a growing segment of prospective buyers – many of them younger, motivated, and in some cases pushed toward entrepreneurship by AI-driven job uncertainty – who lack one of the most fundamental financial assets lenders ...

The off-market real estate space in New Jersey has grown more deliberate over the past few years. Investors who once cast wide nets across multiple states are tightening their geographic focus and leaning harder into relationship-based deal-making. For Bill Beck, founder of Rise Home Buyers and co-creator of the AI sales platform Hey Rafi, that ...

Western North Carolina’s commercial real estate market has always operated by its own rules. Tucked into the Blue Ridge Mountains, Asheville has historically defied national trends, maintaining strong demand and low vacancy even when larger metros struggled. But since Hurricane Helene struck on September 27, 2024, the market has entered a period of recalibration that ...

Vermont has long operated by its own rules. While housing markets across the country swing between overheated bidding wars and cooling corrections, Burlington and its surrounding communities have maintained a steadier, more insulated trajectory. For those watching from the outside, the numbers can seem counterintuitive. For those working inside the market every day, they make ...

The Catskills real estate market has always operated by its own rules. While national headlines focus on interest rates and housing inventory, a quieter but equally complex market has been developing across Sullivan and Ulster counties in upstate New York, one where the properties being traded are children’s summer camps, bungalow colonies, and historic resort ...

After roughly two years of sluggish activity driven by elevated interest rates and inflated asking prices, South Florida’s real estate market is showing early signs of recovery. Showing requests are climbing, contracts are being signed at a pace not seen in some time, and both buyers and sellers appear ready to move. For agents working ...

While many secondary markets across the United States face tighter financing conditions and slower deal flow, McAllen, Texas, is on a different trajectory. The border city of roughly 150,000 residents, whose daytime population swells to between 300,000 and 350,000, is in the middle of a notable development cycle driven by regulatory reform, infrastructure investment, and ...

The Northern Virginia housing market occupies a unique position in the national real estate landscape. Anchored by proximity to Washington D.C., a steady rotation of military and government personnel, and a wide range of suburban communities, the region has historically demonstrated more resilience than most markets across the country. Yet even here, interest rate uncertainty, ...

Central Florida’s housing market is caught between cautious buyers, stubborn seller expectations, and insurance costs that quietly eliminate deals before they close. Against this backdrop, a growing number of buyers are turning to an option that has long carried an undeserved stigma: manufactured homes placed on owned land. Jennifer Daniell, broker and owner of J&T ...

Across Canada’s commercial real estate landscape, the gap between market narratives and ground-level reality is widening. Industrial rents are stabilizing after years of sharp increases, retail is holding firmer than headlines suggest, and restaurants are struggling under a combination of high renewal rents and shrinking margins. For legal practitioners working daily across all three asset ...

After several years of sharp price increases and frenzied buyer activity, South Florida’s real estate market is settling into a more measured pace. Rising interest rates, increased inventory from new construction, and cautious buyer sentiment have combined to slow what was one of the hottest housing markets in the country. Homes are sitting longer, price ...

Tucked between Corpus Christi and Houston, Rockport, Texas, doesn’t always make the headlines that Florida’s coastal markets do. But for buyers seeking waterfront living without the crowds, this small Gulf Coast town of roughly 12,000 residents has quietly built a steady following among second-home buyers, retirees, and investors drawn to its fishing culture, community events, ...

As headlines debate whether Las Vegas has peaked, the city’s high-end construction pipeline tells a different story. For specialty contractors working at the top of the market, project books are full, and 2027 is already shaping up to be a record year. The distinction lies in where exactly that activity is concentrated and where it ...

Across Connecticut’s residential market in mid-2026, a familiar tension persists: buyers want to move but are hesitant, sellers remain anchored to the peak bidding wars of 2021 and 2022, and the gap between those two realities continues to shape how deals get done. For agents working across the state’s varied geographies – from Fairfield County’s ...

The Pensacola, Florida, real estate market occupies an unusual position heading into mid-2026. While national headlines focus on affordability pressures and rate-driven hesitation, this Gulf Coast city benefits from a permanent military presence, steady vacation demand, and a growing population of buyers priced out of the rental market. For agents working here daily, the ground-level ...