If you’re considering a beach house in South Jersey, the landscape has changed — just not in the way most expected. Over the past year, buyers have quietly shifted their attention away from traditional hotspots and toward neighborhoods that were rarely considered just 18 months ago. From Atlantic City to Ventnor, the region’s affordability map ...
Buyers searching for homes in New Braunfels now have more options than at any point in recent years. Inventory has climbed to five to six months of supply, the highest level since before the pandemic. But with more choices, the market has become sharply divided: some properties sell quickly, while others linger for months. The ...
After several years of bidding wars and waived contingencies, Greater Boston’s real estate market has entered a new phase. Homes are staying on the market longer, sellers are offering incentives, and buyers can now take more time to make decisions instead of rushing to bid on the first available property. For anyone who has been ...
The pace of real estate in Western Montana has slowed noticeably after years of rapid sales and bidding wars. Homes and land that once sold within days are now lingering on the market, sellers are more open to negotiation, and buyers finally have the leverage to make careful decisions. For anyone waiting to buy rural ...
A homeowner in North Orange County recently watched her listing price drop by $100,000 in just two months. The property itself hadn’t changed, but the market cooled faster than she expected. “If I had put it up two months prior,” she told her agent, reflecting on a timing mistake that cost her six figures. This ...
Walk into an open house for a two-flat in Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood, and you’ll see a new kind of competition: young couples with VA loan pre-approvals standing alongside seasoned investors making cash offers. Chicago’s multi-unit market, once dominated by investors, is now a battleground where owner-occupants are outbidding traditional buyers and driving up prices. Lourdes ...
Something is different on Fairbanks streets this spring. “For Sale” signs that would have disappeared overnight a year ago are staying up for weeks. Sellers who once expected bidding wars are now offering to cover closing costs. Buyers are touring multiple homes, taking their time, and pushing back on repairs without fear of losing the ...
Late-stage mortgage underwriting failures are causing real estate transactions to fall apart weeks after buyers and sellers have committed. That is according to Dawnice LaFave, broker and sales associate at Weichert Realtors in Sussex County, New Jersey. Despite pre-approval processes designed to identify financial risks early, crucial issues such as liens, judgments, and other disqualifying ...
Twenty years ago, downtown Rochester faced a stark reality: empty office buildings, little foot traffic, and a struggling urban core. Today, the city boasts 10,000 residential units where there were once just 1,200— a shift that is quietly reshaping commercial real estate across upstate New York. Mercedes Brien, a commercial broker with Yaman Commercial and ...
After years of intense bidding wars and waived contingencies, Albany’s housing market is finally giving buyers some breathing room. The days when buyers had to skip inspections, pay over asking, and accept homes as-is to win are over. Instead, buyers are negotiating repairs, insisting on inspection contingencies, and taking more time to make decisions. For ...
This spring, Michelle Alonso, a realtor with The Alonso Team at RE/MAX Gateway in Santa Clarita, saw the local housing market change direction. For several weeks, mortgage rates dipped below 6% — the lowest in 3 years — drawing buyers back in. Homes that had sat on the market suddenly attracted multiple offers. But in ...
Three years ago, Silicon Valley buyers raced to outbid each other, waived inspections, and often paid tens of thousands above asking price to secure a home. Today, buyers are still paying over list — but they’re moving more deliberately, weighing their options, and pushing for better terms. Linda Baker, founder of Milestone Realty in Silicon ...
While many mountain towns experienced dramatic swings during the pandemic — bidding wars followed by sudden slowdowns — Santa Fe, New Mexico, charted a different course. The city’s real estate market remained stable, avoiding the boom-and-bust cycles that left buyers and sellers scrambling in places like Boise or Aspen. When COVID-19 hit in 2020, remote ...
If you’re following the Washington, D.C. real estate market, conflicting headlines can be confusing. Some reports warn of a slowdown, while others highlight record-breaking sales. Both are accurate — but only for certain segments. The reality is a sharply divided market, where the type of home and price point determine whether a property sells quickly ...
