KeyCrew's Consumer Real Estate Coverage
It starts with a phone call. Mom can’t manage the house anymore. Dad passed last year. The kids are scattered across four different states, nobody can take extended time off work, and somehow a four-bedroom house full of 40 years of memories needs to be emptied, repaired, listed, and sold, preferably without anyone having a ...
You scroll through a listing, swipe through the photos, and decide in about 30 seconds whether a home is worth a second look. But those same photos are increasingly doing work behind the scenes, helping determine what the home is actually worth. Real estate companies are now using computer vision, AI that can analyze photos ...
If you’ve been watching the housing market and waiting for things to calm down, the answer depends entirely on where you’re looking. In some parts of the greater Philadelphia area, homes are drawing multiple offers within days, with buyers waiving inspections to stay competitive. In others, listings sit for weeks without serious interest. Sean Ryan, ...
A quiet shift is playing out in Palm Beach County: buyers who can comfortably afford Boca Raton are choosing Delray Beach instead. The reasons say less about Boca’s decline than about what affluent buyers now prioritize, and where the remaining value sits in South Florida’s luxury market. Ruth Valles, a realtor with Beachfront Properties Real ...
You’ve saved up your down payment. You’ve been pre-approved. You think you know what buying a home will cost. Then closing day arrives, and the number on the page is bigger than you expected. This is one of the most common surprises for first-time buyers in Central Florida. The down payment is just the beginning. ...
Every fall, thousands of people from New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, and Boston chase the same goal: escape the cold and spend winters somewhere warm. For decades, Hollywood and Hallandale Beach, Florida, delivered exactly that. But heading into 2025 and 2026, rising maintenance fees, new condo reserve laws, and shifting inventory are forcing buyers to ...
Not long ago, a Manhattan apartment listing could charge a premium just by mentioning a rooftop deck, a concierge, and a fitness center. Today, many of those same amenities barely get a mention during showings. What renters actually want has changed, and if you’re apartment hunting in New York City, or a landlord trying to ...
Ask most Fort Myers sellers what they’re focused on, and the answer is almost always the same: list price. How much can I get? What are similar homes selling for? But according to one of the area’s most active agents, there’s a hidden variable that matters just as much, and most sellers never think about ...
If you’ve been shopping for a home in one of South Florida’s active adult communities lately, you may have noticed something strange. Some listings disappear in days. Others sit for weeks with barely a showing. The difference doesn’t always track with price or size. The split comes down to building type and the financial obligations ...
Southwest Florida’s real estate market looks bleak in the headlines: flooded neighborhoods, rising insurance costs, cautious buyers. But the region isn’t one market. It’s several, and some segments are moving faster than most buyers and sellers realize. The active pockets aren’t the luxury waterfront homes or newly built subdivisions. They’re mobile home parks with low ...
Walk into an open house in Lewiston on a Saturday morning, and you might find yourself in a quiet bidding war by Sunday afternoon. Drive 20 minutes to parts of Niagara Falls, and you’ll find homes that have been sitting on the market for months. Same general region. Completely different story. That split is one ...
Most investors who buy rental property with a partner focus on the obvious questions: who owns what percentage, who manages the property, and who gets the income. What few consider is what happens when a partner’s financial or legal troubles attach directly to the shared asset, potentially costing both owners the property itself. Randy Hughes, ...
After years of frenzied bidding wars and waived inspections, the Hudson Valley housing market has slowed to a more measured pace. Mortgage rates near 7%, rising household costs, and a growing supply of listings have shifted leverage toward buyers, particularly at higher price points. For anyone looking to buy, sell, or invest in the region ...
Walk through a new subdivision in Magnolia on a Saturday afternoon, and you might be surprised by the activity. Model homes are busy. Buyers are comparing floor plans. Builders are offering rate buydowns and free closing costs. Then drive a few streets over to a resale home that’s been sitting for two months with a ...
