Jonathan Miller, President and CEO of Miller Samuel Inc., argues that the Federal Reserve’s pandemic-era policy of prolonged low interest rates created a housing inventory crisis that persists even after mortgage rates have more than doubled. He contends that lower rates will not restore affordability, challenging the prevailing industry belief that rate cuts are the ...
A Miami broker’s close tracking of Little River’s development cycle highlights a clear pattern: institutional investors consistently hold back from transitional neighborhoods until a significant project breaks ground, providing proof of concept and unlocking broader capital flows. Jamie Maniscalco, President and Managing Broker at The Alpha Commercial, has spent her career specializing in transitional neighborhoods ...
Upstate South Carolina’s commercial real estate market is facing a critical shortage of vacant land, according to Maggie Steck, broker in charge at Freedom Commercial. Steck, who has specialized in land sales across the region since 2020, says Greenville’s most desirable areas are now fully claimed, leaving developers with few options besides moving into riskier ...
Venture capital and engineering firms are redirecting resources to data infrastructure, sidelining traditional office and retail projects across Texas, according to industry veteran Sergio Grado. Grado, owner of GradCo Distributors and former business development executive at several global construction and engineering firms, says the Texas commercial real estate market has shifted sharply in recent years. ...
The key tool real estate agents have used for decades to determine accurate home prices no longer works in Omaha, according to one of Nebraska’s highest-producing agents. The result is a market where even seasoned professionals admit they are operating with significant uncertainty. Nicki Headen, a realtor with eXp Realty and one of the state’s ...
Restaurant operators expanding into unfamiliar markets routinely misjudge neighborhood dynamics, resulting in poor location choices that undermine otherwise promising ventures, according to David Helbraun, founder and chairman of Helbraun Levey, a law firm specializing in restaurant representation and having overseen thousands of openings across multiple states. Helbraun says that even experienced operators with established brands ...
New York City’s property tax system, in place since 1981, is facing growing pressure to be overhauled. David Wilkes, a partner at Cullen and Dykman, warns that the system’s days in its current form are likely numbered, with significant changes now appearing more probable than ever. “Something’s going to happen,” Wilkes says. “We just don’t ...
Silicon Valley’s luxury real estate market has split into sharply defined tiers, according to Chris Iverson, a realtor at Golden Gate Sotheby’s International Realty. Ultra-luxury homes above $15 million are selling rapidly, and entry-level listings under $3 million attract intense competition. But between $5 and $10 million, buyers are pausing, hesitating, or simply leaving the ...
Silicon Valley’s ability to attract top talent is being undermined by the region’s extreme housing costs, which often derail recruitment efforts for senior executives before negotiations can even begin. Chris Iverson, a luxury realtor with Golden Gate Sotheby’s International Realty who specializes in executive relocations, says the issue is not compensation or career opportunities, but ...
Institutional investors have eyed the short-term rental market for years, drawn by its rapid growth and fragmented ownership. Many believed the sector was primed for consolidation and scale, similar to multifamily housing or hotels. But according to Bram Gallagher, Director of Economics & Forecasting at AirDNA, repeated failures by Wall Street-backed firms point to deeper ...
Transaction volume across Northern Nevada’s commercial real estate market has dropped sharply, according to Ted Stoever, Executive Vice President at Colliers. Stoever attributes the slowdown to a lack of available financing, not changes in demand or property fundamentals. However, he predicts that 2026 will bring a wave of sales activity, not because credit conditions will ...
Northern Nevada’s development market has nearly stopped, with commercial building permits down 80 percent, according to Ted Stoever, Executive Vice President at Colliers. Stoever attributes the drop to construction costs that have made new projects financially unfeasible. “Industrial is slowed down substantially,” Stoever says. “Building permits, commercial building permits in general, are down 80 percent.” ...
Legal framework differences between New York and Florida mean restaurant operators face full-term personal liability in one state but have defined exit options in the other, fundamentally altering the economics of multi-unit growth. Restaurant operators expanding from New York to Florida encounter a legal hurdle that significantly changes their risk calculations, according to David Helbraun, ...
Ontario’s distressed property market is being driven by mounting financial stress that rarely appears in foreclosure statistics or power-of-sale filings, according to Sebastian Jania, co-founder of Ontario Property Buyers. Instead of formal defaults, Jania says a growing number of owners are selling properties they have held for decades, pushed by broader financial strain rather than ...
Ontario’s real estate market is approaching a mortgage reset crisis that will be more severe than what is unfolding in the United States, according to Sebastian Jania, co-founder of Ontario Property Buyers. The cause is not property values or general economic trends, but the structure of Canadian mortgages. Jania points out that Ontario’s standard five-year ...
