Class B and C office buildings, typically older properties with fewer amenities and lower rents than premium Class A offices, are facing a widening gap between owner expectations and current financial conditions. Rising interest rates have increased the cost of capital, making acquisitions, upgrades, and repositioning strategies harder to justify. As a result, many of ...
Massachusetts introduced a ban on inspection waivers to protect homebuyers from hidden defects and unexpected repair costs. In the Greater Boston market, however, buyers are adapting to competitive conditions in ways that weaken the rule’s intent. Instead of waiving inspections, buyers are offering high inspection caps, some reaching $100,000, to make their offers more competitive ...
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 rate sensitivity. According to Shanie Baran, CEO and licensed real estate broker at Sovereign Realty of NY, renters paying $3,000 to $3,500 per month for three-bedroom apartments are ...
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 Keller Williams Realty in Cherry Hill. Roberts says she currently has five clients preparing to list their homes to relocate to lower-tax states. This pattern contrasts ...
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 the same properties as too expensive to afford. In Pocatello, about 75 percent of new homes buyers come from out of state, while only about ...
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 often reducing prices or offering concessions to close deals. Despite this slowdown, prices have not collapsed — they have leveled off after ...
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 from the lure of the lowest advertised rates. Josh Lewis, owner of BuyWise Mortgage, says this race to the bottom on price is producing some of the worst borrower outcomes ...
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 closing cost credits and landing properties well below the list price. The LA housing market has undergone one of its fastest and most dramatic ...
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 deepen decline, leaving little room for gradual stabilization. Traditional thinking about downtown turnarounds assumes that slow, incremental improvements and patient investment will eventually steady struggling urban cores. However, ...
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 banks were eager to lend. But now, with the loan coming due, the property is worth less than you expected, and your bank ...
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 homeownership were largely sidelined. In early 2026, that pattern is starting to change. Cities are launching new affordable homeownership projects, nonprofits are advocating for more balanced funding, and ...
Arizona’s luxury real estate market has diverged sharply over the past year. While homes priced above $10 million are selling faster than ever, properties under $1.5 million are sitting on the market longer as buyers weigh economic uncertainty and rising interest rates. Knowing which segment you’re in — and how it’s behaving — can help ...
Just three months ago, San Francisco’s condo buyers had the advantage. Listings in the city’s financial district often sat for months, prompting sellers to cut prices and accept low offers. Buyers could take their time, tour multiple properties, and negotiate from a position of strength. That dynamic has reversed rapidly. Today, multiple offers are routine, ...
Imagine making offers on five different homes — each one above asking price — and losing every time. That’s now a common reality for buyers in Oak Park, Illinois, where some are giving up after months of frustration. Deborah Wess, a Realtor with Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Chicago, has seen buyers drop out after repeated attempts ...
