Market Analysis & Policy

Florida’s cities and towns have spent decades crafting zoning rules to control building heights, density, and land use. Now, a state law called the Live Local Act allows developers to side...

Florida’s real estate market has changed significantly over the past two years. Rising mortgage rates, new condo regulations, and a surge in available homes have shifted the balance of pow...

Your grandmother gets a frantic call. It’s your voice—panicked, scared—saying you’ve been in an accident and need $5,000 wired immediately. Except you’re fine. You never ca...

A significant obstacle to development in many cities is not zoning or neighborhood opposition, but the lack of clarity in the approval process itself. In Farmington Hills, Michigan, a new sy...

First-time buyers in Sioux Falls are facing a shortage of move-in-ready homes at entry-level prices, leading to challenging negotiations and compromises. While there are plenty of listings i...

Real estate expert Ellen Gvili argues that Category 5 construction standards and advanced hurricane-warning systems make the Florida Keys safer than many earthquake- and tornado-prone region...

The Tampa Bay real estate market is poised for rapid growth, driven by anticipated policy changes and ongoing demographic shifts that could reshape investment opportunities as early as 2026....

The Sarasota real estate market is undergoing a clear shift, with builders offering aggressive incentive packages to attract buyers amid a slower summer season. These incentives give buyers ...

The Treasure Valley real estate market is entering a period of slower growth and greater caution, as rising interest rates and affordability concerns are reshaping both residential and comme...

The path from television news anchor to top-performing realtor is uncommon, but for Ray Collins of Coldwell Banker Realty in Sarasota, the transition has yielded precise results. After three...

The broadcast media brokerage market has changed dramatically since the 2008 financial crisis. Transaction volumes have fallen nearly 80% from 2019 levels, and large-scale deals are far less...

Canada’s residential land market has suffered a dramatic collapse over the past two and a half years, with undeveloped land prices down 40 to 50 percent from their peaks, according to Aaro...

Sarasota’s residential real estate market is undergoing a significant shift, with builders leveraging aggressive incentive packages that are altering buyer preferences and putting resale s...

Permanent interest rate reductions funded by sellers are becoming the primary form of negotiation in Tampa Bay’s residential real estate market. This shift marks an apparent change in leve...

Florida’s homeowners insurance crisis has shifted from a secondary concern to the main factor limiting buyer purchasing power in Tampa Bay’s residential market. Chuck Vosburgh, a realtor...