While much of the United States has become more favorable to buyers, Bergen County, New Jersey, remains one of the country’s strongest seller’s markets. This dynamic is creating unique hurdles and opportunities for both buyers and sellers in one of the region’s most competitive real estate environments. Cheryl Cooper, team leader of The Cheryl Cooper ...
For years, real estate professionals have struggled to turn public government data into valuable intelligence. While vast amounts of information are technically available, the process of finding, interpreting, and applying it remains tedious and inefficient. This persistent challenge led to the founding of ReZone, a company that changed how the industry accesses local zoning and ...
Long Island’s residential real estate market is regaining momentum as buyers and sellers adapt to a post-pandemic environment shaped by higher interest rates and more realistic pricing. The frenzy of the COVID-19 years has faded, replaced by a steadier pace where homes priced in line with current conditions are selling, and both sides of the ...
While much of the country is seeing the housing market slow and buyers gain leverage, northern Bergen County remains under conditions that favor sellers. Local properties routinely sell above asking price, and inventory remains tight despite a slight increase in listings. These factors have kept the market competitive and prices rising, even as other regions ...
South Florida’s luxury real estate market is increasingly split between ultra-high-end properties that attract record-breaking prices and a mid-luxury segment struggling with rising interest rates, soaring insurance costs, and more selective buyers. This divide is most visible in Palm Beach County, where billion-dollar deals make headlines even as homes in the $2.5 million to $5 ...
The tokenization of real estate assets is moving from theory to practice as technical infrastructure improves and regulatory pathways become clearer. Institutional investors are beginning to consider blockchain-based property investments, and companies such as OFA Group are building the systems needed to support this shift. Thomas Gaffney, COO of NASDAQ-listed OFA Group, has worked in ...
The real estate markets in Florida and New York are undergoing significant adjustments as the pandemic’s effects fade and local forces regain influence. Grace Folias, Owner & Team Lead at the Modern Approach Real Estate, in both Queens, New York, and Fort Lauderdale, Florida, sees these changes firsthand and describes how each region is now ...
The real estate staging industry has gained a determined advocate in Las Vegas, where Fiorenza Bilak, an interior design graduate and founder of Stage The Space, LLC, is building a business around a straightforward reality: most buyers cannot visualize how to use empty rooms. Bilak’s entry into home staging was unplanned. Seven years ago, her husband ...
Water scarcity has become a pressing concern for North American real estate developers. Rapid population growth in states like Florida and development slowdowns in Canadian municipalities due to limited water capacity are forcing the industry to confront infrastructure limitations. Graywater recycling technology, once a niche solution, is now gaining traction as both an environmental and ...
The healthcare real estate sector is attracting renewed lender interest as capital markets search for alternatives to traditional multifamily investments. With around $4 billion in annual transaction volume, Eastern Union has become a key player in this trend, mainly through its healthcare division led by Nachum Soroka. Eastern Union’s healthcare group, active for over eight ...
The multifamily development landscape in the New York metropolitan area presents significant challenges for small-scale developers, from complex regulations to rising construction costs. Yet some developers are finding ways to keep projects viable in what is now the world’s most expensive construction market. James Smithmeyer, founder of JMJ Contracting and Development LLC, has built a ...
Litchfield County’s real estate market has become a battleground between local working families and deep-pocketed second-home buyers. As high-income buyers from out of town drive up demand and prices, many year-round residents struggle to compete for a shrinking supply of homes. LeeAnn Asklar, a realtor with E.J. Murphy Realty, is using skills she honed over ...
The growing housing affordability crisis has made it increasingly difficult for millions of American families to qualify for traditional mortgage financing. According to the National Association of Home Builders, 57% of U.S. households are unable to secure a mortgage. This gap has created both a challenge and an opening for real estate professionals to develop ...
Real estate development is often defined by crowd behavior, developers rush to trending markets, seek institutional capital, and build where demand is already proven. Daniel Kaufman, founder and CEO of what will soon become Kaufman & Company, has built his career by deliberately avoiding these patterns. Instead, he focuses on overlooked markets and complete vertical ...
The 2021 collapse of Champlain Towers South put a spotlight on safety and financial transparency in South Florida’s condo market. While many predicted a sharp drop in condo sales, Miami-Dade County responded by launching the country’s first comprehensive condo transparency database, giving buyers open access to key association information before making offers. Danielle Blake, Chief ...
