Market Analysis & Policy

Open houses in Jacksonville look very different today from how they did just a few years ago. In 2021 and 2022, many homes attracted multiple offers within days of listing, often selling abo...

Just three months ago, Jacksonville homebuyers were scrambling to compete – making rushed offers, paying well above asking price, and agreeing to buy homes “as is” without the usual sa...

Central Florida’s retirement communities are facing an unprecedented supply of homes, signaling a sharp change in how Americans approach retirement housing. Market data from Polk Count...

The belief that real estate can deliver quick profits is being tested in Florida, where market conditions have shifted sharply since the pandemic boom. According to Randall Rintala, Associat...

Florida’s real estate market is in the midst of a reset that is exposing a divide between experienced professionals and agents who relied on the pandemic boom to generate easy commissions....

The real estate industry is facing a change in how clients discover agents, one that could surpass the impact of social media, according to Alex Mayer, a real estate agent with Rochester Are...

Central Florida’s residential market is seeing a clear divide: homes without homeowners associations (HOAs) are selling faster and attracting far more interest than similar properties gove...

Miami property management executive Joseph Hunike, COO of Threshold, says the South Florida property management industry is failing to meet even basic professional standards. As investment f...

With mortgage rates above 6.5%, leading real estate teams are shifting away from urgency-based sales tactics and focusing on educating buyers about price negotiation and future refinancing. ...

Real estate teams nationwide are encountering a consistent ceiling in growth, typically stalling at about 15 to 20 agents. Nate Armstrong, Chief Sales Director at K2 Omni Group, which operat...

The idea that banks can indefinitely extend troubled commercial real estate loans is likely overstated, according to Bill Bymel, founder and CEO of First Lien Capital LP. While regulatory fo...

A mounting systemic risk in the credit markets is being overlooked, according to Bill Bymel, founder and CEO of First Lien Capital LP. He points to two intersecting problems: a surge in coll...

The commercial real estate default crisis is deeper than official bank reporting suggests, according to Bill Bymel, founder and CEO of First Lien Capital LP. While major banks currently repo...

Burr Ridge mayor says sales tax and development fees, not property taxes, determine whether suburbs can fund police, roads, and services – creating a fundamental disconnect with residents ...

Burr Ridge mayor describes how a premature leak about Costco consideration created a false narrative that spread faster than the village could correct it – offering a cautionary tale about...