Perspectives

Scottsdale’s real estate market is being shaped less by local buyers and more by an influx of affluent out-of-state buyers purchasing second homes. According to Kevin Weil, Associate a...

When the National Association of Realtors (NAR) settlement changed how real estate commissions are handled, many in the industry expected listing agents’ pay to fall. The prevailing vi...

California’s proposed billionaire tax is prompting wealthy residents to buy more real estate to protect their assets, according to Suzanne Dyer, Realtor® at The Dyer Group at Strand H...

Major real estate companies are increasingly restricting access to their proprietary databases. Data ownership now outweighs transaction volume or brand recognition as the primary source of ...

The commercial real estate market is splitting into two distinct segments: routine, commoditized transactions and specialized opportunities that demand deep regulatory knowledge. The split i...

Rising interest rates and elevated property prices have disrupted the economics of cash-flow rental investing. Many small investors have left Oregon’s secondary markets or shifted from...

In Monterey County, California, the housing affordability crisis is driven less by mortgage rates than by stagnant wages and soaring home prices. Bryan Hermanson, broker and owner of Califor...

Office tenants are increasingly choosing mixed-use locations over traditional office buildings, driven by employee expectations for amenities and convenience. Companies now consider access t...

Younger buyers are delaying homeownership longer than prior generations, creating ripple effects that threaten market stability in growing mid-size cities. In Conway, Arkansas, one of the st...

A new project in Houston’s Acres Homes neighborhood shows how private builders and nonprofits can deliver affordable housing without government subsidies. Kevan Shelton, co-founder and...

Probate and trust sales in the San Francisco Bay Area are producing sharply different results depending on whether agents use specialized procedures or treat them as standard residential tra...

Large loft-style condos in downtown San Francisco are experiencing extreme volatility, with sales activity closely tied to buyer confidence rather than underlying property fundamentals. This...

Nashville’s current buyer-friendly conditions are tied directly to a temporary inventory surplus. Nashville’s four-month housing inventory, combined with a slowdown in new constr...

Stress in commercial real estate lending is not distributed evenly across the banking sector. Institutions with assets between $2 billion and $50 billion are generating a disproportionate sh...

Intensifying rental competition in San Francisco directly preceded the surge in the condo market in January 2026. High-income renters, pushed out by bidding wars and escalating rents, moved ...