South Florida’s condo market is experiencing a dramatic affordability crisis as insurance costs and regulatory changes drive maintenance fees to levels that are pricing out local buyers, according to a veteran real estate professional with nearly five decades of market experience. Jim Corbin, an associate at Illustrated Properties who has been active in Wellington real ...
Tampa Bay is making headlines as a leading foreclosure market nationally, but according to St. Petersburg realtor Joshua Neitz, the data tells a misleading story. The foreclosure surge isn’t evidence of a broad housing crisis – it’s the collapse of a specific investor class that over-leveraged on short-term rental properties during the pandemic boom. Neitz ...
A veteran real estate professional in the Pacific Northwest is challenging sellers to confront an uncomfortable truth about their pricing strategies, arguing that many properties are merely “on the market” rather than genuinely “for sale.” Ellen Bohn, managing partner at The Agency Camano Island, says this distinction has become essential as conditions have moved away ...
The ripple effects from Miami’s engineering crisis continue to reshape Florida’s real estate landscape, with condominiums now facing what one Naples broker describes as “unprecedented” cost increases that are fundamentally altering buyer behavior across the state. According to Kathryn Zangrilli, broker-owner of Broker Brothers LLC, the regulatory measures introduced after Miami’s structural failures have reshaped ...
The hotel financing market faces an unexpected risk in 2026 that could undermine any benefits from Federal Reserve rate cuts: the possibility that political influence over monetary policy could backfire and actually push borrowing costs higher. Stephen Haase, Director of Capital Markets at Greysteel, says the anticipated replacement of the Fed chair in May 2026 ...
The hotel financing landscape has quietly split into two distinct markets, with regional banks retreating from larger deals and debt funds aggressively filling the void, according to a capital markets expert tracking the shift. Stephen Haase, Director of Capital Markets at Greysteel, says the division occurs around the $20-25 million transaction threshold, where regional banks’ ...
Most real estate brokerages receive income statements that show what happened to their finances, but few get the context they need to understand why those numbers moved – a gap that’s becoming increasingly costly in volatile markets, according to industry finance expert Cheryl Wellman. Brokerages increasingly want more than a standard income statement. They’re looking ...
Memphis challenges the conventional wisdom about secondary real estate markets by offering genuine luxury properties alongside accessible starter homes within the same neighborhoods, according to one local real estate professional who says this diversity creates unique market dynamics. Ricki Fitzpatrick, a realtor with Keller Williams Realty, argues that Memphis represents a “hidden luxury market” that ...
Miami’s commercial real estate market is bucking national trends toward distressed asset opportunities, with intense competition from diverse capital sources preventing the deep discounts that investors are finding in other U.S. markets. Michael D. Hinton, a commercial real estate principal with Lee & Associates South Florida, says the level of scarcity stands out compared to ...
Memphis has a homeownership problem that goes far deeper than affordability, according to one local real estate professional who says the majority of renters in the city could actually qualify to buy but simply don’t know it. According to Ricki Fitzpatrick realtor with Keller Williams Realty, the fact that 55% of Memphis residents rent their ...
Miami’s Edgewater neighborhood could soon become a testing ground for a new model of climate-resilient development financing, as city officials prepare to vote on a proposal that would require developers to pay per-unit fees into a “resilience trust fund” in exchange for dramatic density increases. The Miami planning and zoning appeals board has crafted a ...
Geography is destiny in real estate, and one Miami-based operator believes he’s identified a geographic arbitrage opportunity that most investors are missing: the compressed distance between wealth and affordable housing in Palm Beach County. Alejandro Gershanik of BM2 Realty, who has been heavily investing in Palm Beach area properties throughout 2025, argues that the physical ...
The real estate playbook says to trade up: sell smaller properties, buy bigger ones, chase institutional-grade assets with stable cash flows. Alejandro Gershanik of BM2 Realty, is tearing up that playbook entirely. The Miami-based operator, who manages around 680 units across South Florida, has spent 2025 doing exactly the opposite of what most investors pursue. ...
The luxury real estate market has undergone a fundamental shift that most agents haven’t fully grasped, according to Rod Watson, founder of Distinct Concierge Real Estate. His recent $18.8 million deal closure demonstrates how data-driven negotiation strategies are outperforming traditional approaches in today’s buyer’s market. Watson says homes in Beverly Hills’ ultra-luxury market are now ...
When Erik Hayden’s real estate development firm Urban Catalyst was forced to lay off 75% of its staff and move operations into a plumbing company office, it crystallized a harsh reality about the development business: macroeconomic forces beyond any developer’s control can destroy even well-positioned companies. Global macroeconomic pressures – including the pandemic and elevated ...
