Market Analysis & Policy

High rental costs in Queens are now pushing renters into homeownership, outweighing concerns about elevated mortgage rates. This trend contrasts with the broader national focus on interest r...

While much of the United States faces cooling housing markets and rising inventory, northern New Jersey, particularly Sussex County, continues to diverge from national trends. In this region...

Over the past 18 months, the Hoboken and Jersey City real estate markets have experienced tighter inventory and shifting buyer behavior. These changes have forced buyers and sellers to adjus...

South Jersey is experiencing an outflow of residents, primarily due to New Jersey’s high property tax burden, according to Michelle Roberts, team lead at The Roberts Realty Team with Kelle...

For the first time in years, buyers touring waterfront homes in Northern Michigan are no longer rushing to make offers within hours. Open houses that once drew crowds now see only a handful ...

The influx of out-of-state buyers is reshaping Pocatello’s newly built homes market. While these buyers see new homes as more affordable than what they left behind, local buyers often see ...

Homes in South Jersey are no longer selling at the rapid pace seen during the pandemic boom. Properties that once attracted multiple offers in days are now taking weeks to move, with sellers...

The mortgage industry’s shift toward call centers, digital-first platforms, and price-driven marketing has eroded trust and left many borrowers unable to distinguish true advisory value fr...

Just a year ago, Los Angeles homes regularly sold for hundreds of thousands of dollars over the asking price, with more than a dozen competing offers. Today, buyers are negotiating for closi...

St. Paul’s downtown recovery strategy highlights a core reality of urban real estate. In distressed city centers, properties are never neutral. They either help drive revitalization or dee...

Southwest Florida’s real estate market has changed dramatically over the past two decades, moving from a seasonal retirement haven to a full-time residential destination that attracts a br...

The Treasure Valley’s real estate market is undergoing rapid, large-scale changes as a result of a $15 billion federal investment in semiconductor manufacturing. What started as steady pop...

Austin’s commercial real estate sector is showing early signs of stabilization after several years of volatility and oversupply. The city’s office market, which struggled with high vacan...

Two years ago, you bought a rental property using a short-term loan, planning to refinance before it matured. At the time, this was a common strategy — property values were climbing, and b...

For decades, affordable housing in the Bay Area focused almost entirely on rentals. Nearly all public funding went to building apartments for low-income families, while programs supporting h...