The South Jersey shore real estate market is maintaining a pace and resilience that set it apart from broader national and state trends. While many regions in New Jersey are experiencing slower sales and price corrections, the coastal communities of Atlantic and Cape May counties continue to attract strong buyer activity. Prices remain high and ...
At the New Jersey Shore, real estate agents are now obtaining flood insurance quotes before buyers ever step inside a home. This shift reflects how rising insurance premiums affect what buyers can afford in coastal markets. Maria Jakubik, a residential agent with The Metta Team at Keller Williams Realty Ocean Living, says preliminary flood insurance ...
Government programs aimed at increasing affordable housing focus on subsidies and incentives for builders. These efforts are unlikely to fix the housing shortage without restrictions on investor purchases, according to Kevin Ward, a broker with Coldwell Banker Realty and 37 years of experience. Ward argues that without protections against investor purchases, new affordable units will ...
Interest rates have dominated real estate headlines for years. According to Tracey Goodman-Rossetti, a licensed real estate salesperson at Signature Premier Properties with 35 years of experience, the real issue in East Meadow, New York, is not borrowing costs but a severe shortage of homes for sale. With only 29 active listings out of 11,700 ...
San Francisco Bay Area apartment occupancy is rising quickly, fueled by an AI boom reshaping demand in unexpected ways. The surge is not driven by highly paid employees at Google or Meta in luxury towers. According to Marc Lipsett, Director of Loan Production at Walker Realty Capital, demand is coming from hundreds of smaller AI ...
Rising mortgage rates have changed where residential real estate deals fall apart, according to Amanda Cruz, Team Lead at The Amanda Cruz Group of Signature Realty in Red Bank, New Jersey. Buyer demand remains strong, but the shift from sub-3% pandemic-era mortgage rates to today’s rates above 6% has moved the primary point of friction ...
Insurance costs and availability have become significant obstacles for California home buyers. Insurers now require specific property repairs before agreeing to provide coverage. Bernard Link, Lead Agent at The Bernard Link Group at Compass, says insurance carriers are far more selective about property condition, adding new complications to transactions beyond traditional financing and inspections. “Insurance ...
A beachfront condo in Fort Lauderdale may look perfect—ocean views, updated kitchen, and what seem like reasonable HOA fees. But just before closing, many buyers are discovering unexpected expenses buried in the building’s financial documents: special assessments of $20,000, $50,000, or more for urgent repairs. What seemed like a dream purchase can quickly become a ...
In the Dallas–Fort Worth housing market, luxury homes are selling quickly, while mid-market properties are lingering. High-end listings, often priced above $1 million, are attracting cash buyers who move decisively, unaffected by interest rates or loan constraints. Meanwhile, homes in the $300,000 to $600,000 range – the core of the market for most buyers – ...
Think you need a 20% down payment to buy a home in Bergen County? Or that you should wait for prices to drop before making an offer? If you’re holding back because of these assumptions, you may be missing out on real opportunities in the northern New Jersey housing market. Chopper Russo, team leader at ...
Step into a townhouse showing in Bed-Stuy or Crown Heights today, and you’ll notice buyers asking detailed questions about the garden apartment’s rental potential before even touring the main living spaces. Parents from out of state, especially from cities like Atlanta, are visiting with their adult children, planning to share both the space and the ...
Industrial real estate investors looking for the next opportunity in southern Illinois are starting to focus on a handful of towns that combine workforce availability, infrastructure, and affordable prices. While major cities get most of the attention, these smaller areas are attracting more site visits, investor inquiries, and off-market deals. Local industry professionals say the ...
Drive 20 minutes north in New York’s Hudson Valley, and the housing market changes dramatically. In Orange and Dutchess Counties — about an hour from the Bronx — homes priced realistically still draw multiple offers and sell quickly. But cross into Ulster County and a different reality emerges: houses linger for weeks, often without a ...
The appeal of Florida’s short-term rental market is clear: strong cash flow, steady demand, and the chance to host large groups near top destinations. But for buyers eyeing Bradenton and its surroundings, success hinges on understanding a maze of local regulations that can change with little notice. Short-term rental rules in Florida are highly localized, ...
Major self-storage operators are scaling back years of aggressive online rental-rate tactics in response to mounting regulatory scrutiny and legal challenges, according to Tom de Jong, Executive Vice President at Colliers International. This change signals a significant shift in industry pricing strategy, with direct implications for property valuations and investor returns. “For the past few ...
