While Trump’s tariffs dominate headlines, ACME Real Estate’s Courtney Poulos says interest rates and pandemic-era pricing dynamics are the real story. The real estate industry loves a narrative. Right now, everyone’s selling “2026: The Great Housing Reset.” But Courtney Poulos, founder and CEO of ACME Real Estate in Los Angeles, isn’t buying the hype. “Everyone’s ...
London’s Holborn district has a new player in flexible workspace, and it’s built on hard-won lessons from the WeWork era. Alex Passler, who previously led WeWork’s Asia Pacific and The America’s Real Estate teams, has opened Vallist‘s flagship location at Finlaison House – a 30,000-square-foot space that challenges how the industry thinks about flex office ...
As we start 2026, I’m seeing South Florida real estate continue its transition from pandemic-era extremes toward more balanced market conditions. Inventory is up about 30% across Palm Beach County, and that’s changing the dynamics for both buyers and sellers. The most important thing to understand is that South Florida is not one market. What ...
With a background in traditional insurance at AIG, Matan Slagter, CEO and Co-Founder at Armadillo, recognized a hard truth the industry had long ignored: home warranty companies were primarily responsible for their own poor reputations. The industry’s poor track record isn’t speculation – it’s evident in online reviews where countless homeowners share negative experiences. The math is stark. ...
Real estate professionals continue deploying “I have a buyer for your home” marketing despite evidence the tactic frequently results in sellers leaving substantial value on the table. The approach offers immediate execution and reduced commission, creating the perception of a favorable outcome while potentially costing hundreds of thousands in foregone bidding competition. Scott Spelker, who ...
Commercial real estate has a communication problem. The industry is awash in PropTech solutions, AI promises, and digital transformation rhetoric – but most property owners and operators struggle to translate the noise into actionable strategy. OpticWise CEO Bill Douglas recognized this gap and created the Peak Property Performance podcast to bridge it. “We try to ...
While large national chains and luxury facilities dominate the senior living landscape, a Florida-based operator is challenging the assumption that quality care requires premium pricing. Elevated Estates, founded in early 2022, has carved out a distinctive niche by serving what the company identifies as a chronically underserved market: residents who can’t afford $8,000-$12,000 monthly rents ...
The average downsizer reduces their living space by just 100 square feet – a statistic that surprises most people considering a move, according to Ryan Bruen of The Bruen Team at Coldwell Banker Realty in Morristown, New Jersey. “When I share that statistic with clients, the reaction is always the same: confusion, followed by skepticism,” ...
The impact of historically low mortgage rates from 2020-2021 extends beyond typical market dynamics of reduced inventory and limited transactions. Real estate professionals report that the lock-in effect influences household decisions about relocation, divorce, and major life transitions in ways that compound over multiple years. Scott Spelker of The Spelker Team with Coldwell Banker in ...
While national real estate coverage focuses on Florida’s cooling market, Sarasota’s high-end new construction sector is experiencing something entirely different. Vlado Konatar of Kona Realty recently closed over $11 million in deals, mainly in properties above $3 million, and he’s seeing patterns that contradict the prevailing narrative. “The low-end market has softened significantly with substantial ...
While billionaires retreat inland to Stone Creek Ranch, downtown Delray Beach is quietly becoming South Florida’s most valuable infill market. If you track South Florida luxury real estate by oceanfront sales alone, you’re missing the bigger story. The region’s most significant wealth migration isn’t happening where you’d expect – and neither is its most promising ...
Teddy Abdelmalek’s journey from UMKC Resident Assistant to SVP at HH Red Stone reveals why people-first leadership drives better property performance. Most real estate executives come from finance or property management. Teddy Abdelmalek took a different path, one that started in a residence hall at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, where he learned that authentic ...
Jeff Biebuyck, Southern California founder, reveals what’s really happening in high-end markets as insurance challenges add to growing uncertainty Jeff Biebuyck is candid about the state of today’s luxury real estate market. As co-founder of Frontgate Real Estate at Compass and a consistent top 1 % producer nationally, he has built and scaled a 60+ ...
Transaction volumes are up, but capital markets remain cautious. Discover why this creates the perfect storm for fundamental industry change. Commercial real estate closed 2025 with transaction volumes up 13%, signaling a corrugated recovery after years of turbulence. But Mor Milo, co-founder of Relli, sees this as the calm before a reckoning. As institutional investors ...
Alex Mayer shares what separates effective negotiation from empty claims in Rochester’s competitive market. In real estate, “negotiation expert” is a claim many real estate agents make. But according to Alex Mayer, a four-time winner of Rochester’s Best Real Estate Agent with over 300 five-star reviews, effective negotiation requires far more than experience alone. “True ...
