Market Analysis & Policy

The typical first-time homebuyer in America is now 40 years old, according to data from the National Association of Realtors cited by Sam Ratner, a Connecticut-based broker and team leader a...

Manhattan’s residential inventory has fallen to its lowest point since early 2016, setting the city apart from national trends and potentially positioning it for price appreciation while m...

Hartford lost roughly 700 hotel rooms during the COVID-19 pandemic. Rebuilding that inventory now presents challenges beyond standard real estate calculations. According to David Steuber, Ex...

The return of buyer protections in real estate transactions is revealing a growing disconnect between seller expectations and current market realities, according to Christina Wilger, a licen...

Manhattan’s cooperative apartments, which make up about 65 percent of the city’s housing stock, are seeing a sharp drop in demand and prices compared to condominiums. According to Steven...

Connecticut’s real estate market spans a wide range – from Bridgeport’s affordable neighborhoods to the high-end estates along Greenwich’s Gold Coast. Yet, as Ruth Fiske-Ratner and S...

Manhattan’s real estate market is charting its own path in 2025, diverging from national trends dominated by rising mortgage rates and affordability concerns. Instead, the city’s unique ...

After several years of pandemic aftershocks, inflation, and changing consumer habits, the restaurant real estate sector is beginning to show early signs of recovery. While the industry has f...

The Long Island residential market is defined by constraints and pressures that set it apart from the broader U.S. housing landscape. Unlike areas with ample land for expansion or population...

After several years of rapid sales and bidding wars, the Jersey Shore real estate market is settling into a new rhythm defined by caution, strategy, and a more analytical approach from both ...

Building code compliance is creating sharply different investment outcomes for coastal properties, even when those homes sit just feet apart. Edward Freeman Jr., Managing Partner at The Free...

The biggest shift behind “agentic AI” in real estate isn’t happening on computer screens – it’s happening in the data pipes lying beneath. The flashy interfaces and chat windows ge...

Miami’s luxury pre-construction market requires buyers to commit substantial capital years before a property is built. This exposes them to significant financial risk that is not refle...

In today’s luxury coastal markets, the usual reasons for failed real estate deals — financing issues, inspection surprises, or low appraisals — have largely faded into the background. ...

Standard market metrics that compare today’s conditions with last year’s peak often fail to capture what is actually happening in markets that are moving from artificial highs back to no...