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Steve Marcinuk
21 May 2026

Connecticut’s residential real estate market is deep into a stretch that would test even the most experienced practitioners. Inventory sits roughly 63% below pre-pandemic levels, buyer demand remains strong, and properties in desirable areas are drawing double-digit competing offers within days of listing. For boutique brokerages operating in this environment, the pressure is constant, and ...

Steve Marcinuk
21 May 2026

About eight years into running his own brokerage, Daniel Berger has guided clients through multiple market cycles in Westchester County, New York and Fairfield County, Connecticut — low-rate frenzies, pandemic-era migrations, and the slower, more deliberate market that followed. As broker-owner of RE/MAX Prestige Properties, he personally closed 55 transactions totaling over $40 million in ...

Steve Marcinuk
21 May 2026

Mortgage servicers have spent the past few years operating in a forgiving environment. Rising home values, low default rates, and a steady economic backdrop have kept serious delinquencies in check. However, several converging pressures are raising a practical question inside servicing operations: are current systems prepared for higher volume? These pressures include elevated interest rates, ...

Steve Marcinuk
21 May 2026

After several years of pandemic-driven extremes, Portland’s residential real estate market is working toward balance. Prices have stabilized, inventory is gradually building, and buyers are approaching purchases with a level of deliberation absent during the frenzy of 2020 and 2021. Headlines can paint a discouraging picture. On the ground, the reality is more layered. Carey ...

Steve Marcinuk
21 May 2026

As national housing markets grapple with elevated interest rates and economic uncertainty, Loudoun County in Northern Virginia is holding its own – though not without notable changes on the ground. Sales volume is up modestly, prices continue to inch higher, and demand from well-capitalized buyers remains steady. But for sellers who haven’t adjusted their expectations ...

Steve Marcinuk
20 May 2026

In cities across the United States, the conversation around revitalizing underserved urban neighborhoods often centers on zoning changes, tax incentives, and infrastructure spending. What gets less attention is the role that public art and placemaking play in making those investments work. In Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood, one practitioner is putting that theory into practice at a ...