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Walk into an open house on the Jersey Shore barrier island right now, and you might be surprised by what you find: other buyers, eager offers, and homes that go under contract before you’ve had a chance to schedule a second showing. This is not a slow market. But it is a complicated one, and ...

When people think about investing in Florida real estate, they usually picture beachfront condos or luxury vacation rentals. But one veteran agent in Southwest Florida says the real opportunity right now looks far less glamorous and far more reliable. Rick Stannard, a Realtor with Realty Hub in Southwest Florida, has been buying and selling real ...

After years of intense seller advantage, the Twin Cities housing market has settled into a more balanced state, not a full buyer’s market, but no longer the frantic bidding environment of 2021 and 2022. With mortgage rates holding in the mid-to-upper 6% range and inventory slowly climbing, the dynamics between buyers and sellers are being ...

If you’re house hunting in Ithaca right now, you’ve probably noticed something strange. Some homes disappear within days of hitting the market. Others, even ones priced reasonably, sit there. It’s not random. There’s a clear pattern emerging, and knowing which side of it you’re on could save you a lot of time and money. Linda ...

Walk into a real estate conversation in Wayne County or the Finger Lakes right now, and one thing becomes clear: not everything is selling the same way. Some properties are gone before the sign goes in the ground. Others linger for months. Knowing which is which could save buyers or sellers serious money. Luke Cino, ...

In parts of Northern New Jersey, high-end listings are moving faster and attracting more competitive offers than entry-level homes. For buyers who assumed affordable properties were the hot ticket, the numbers say otherwise. Mark Slade, founder and team lead of The Mark Slade Homes Team at Keller Williams in Northern New Jersey, tracks weekly sales ...

In most housing markets, expensive homes are the first to slow when conditions tighten. In South Jersey right now, the opposite is happening, and it’s creating distinct opportunities depending on price point and property condition. High-end, fully finished homes are moving quickly, sometimes with multiple offers. Meanwhile, more modestly priced homes that need work are ...

Low inventory in Greater Rochester has created a common assumption among homeowners: list the house, sit back, and let offers roll in. But agents working the market daily say that thinking is costing sellers real money. Matthew Sharman, team leader of The Sharman Team at Real Broker LLC and one of the top-producing agents in ...

After years of runaway appreciation followed by a correction, Dallas home prices have returned to a trajectory closer to their long-term. Many buyers expected that cooling prices would mean less competition and more breathing room. In some segments, that’s true. But in the $250,000 to $500,000 range, where most first-time and move-up buyers are active, ...

Ask a home seller in Myrtle Beach how the market feels right now, and many will say they’re giving too much away. Buyers are negotiating harder. Offers are coming in below asking. Concessions that would have been unthinkable a few years ago are now part of almost every deal. But there’s a number hiding in ...

A clear divide is playing out in New York City real estate. Renovated apartments and townhomes are selling quickly, sometimes before the listing goes live. Older units with dated kitchens and tired bathrooms are sitting for weeks, collecting price reductions while sellers struggle to understand what went wrong. The difference isn’t location or even price. ...

Brooklyn has had quite a run. Neighborhoods that were considered overlooked a decade ago, Bed-Stuy, Crown Heights, Bushwick, have seen townhouse prices jump from $1 million to $2 million to $3 million to $5 million. Sunset Park quietly became one of the borough’s better values. And during COVID, buyers flooded in looking for space, backyards, ...

For deaf and hard-of-hearing Americans, buying or selling a home has long meant navigating a process designed without them in mind, from phone-heavy communication with lenders to fast-moving negotiations where nuance gets lost. A service called Equal Access Real Estate Services, known as E.A.R.S., is working to close that gap by connecting deaf clients with ...

Walk into a Central Jersey open house this spring, and you’ll notice something quickly: the freshly renovated home down the street had four groups through on Saturday. The one two blocks over, same size, same neighborhood, but with original 1980s bathrooms, is still sitting. That gap between what’s selling fast and what’s collecting dust is ...

For most home buyers and sellers, the appraisal feels like a black box. You wait. You hope the number comes back right. And if it doesn’t, everything can unravel fast. But the way homes get appraised is changing – and if you’re buying or selling right now, it’s worth understanding what’s different, because it affects ...