Florida’s condo market is facing what veteran realtor Ray Collins calls a “perfect storm” of pressures, forcing a rapid reassessment of coastal property values. Collins, an agent with Coldwell Banker Realty in Sarasota, points to a convergence of new regulations, rising insurance costs, and climate concerns that have sharply increased condo ownership costs and shifted ...
Larry Gotcher, owner and principal agent at Resource Realty Group, argues that understanding what cannot be done with a development property is often more important than knowing what can. In his experience, state and municipal regulations frequently impose non-negotiable requirements that can halt even the most promising projects before they begin. Development deals are among ...
The broadcast industry’s outlook for 2026 relies heavily on the expectation that Republican FCC leadership will relax ownership caps, which could spark a surge in consolidation. However, Roger Rafson, President of CMS Station Brokerage and Managing Director at Media Services Group, cautions that regulatory relief addresses only one part of a much larger and more ...
Over the past five years, roughly 30 to 40 companies have tried to tokenize real estate assets using blockchain technology. According to David Rose, founder and CEO of USREM and a fifth-generation real estate professional, all of these attempts have failed. Rose argues that the problem is not technical incompetence, but a fundamental misunderstanding of ...
Traditional banks are increasingly rejecting refinance applications from borrowers with perfect payment histories, even when those refinances would lower monthly payments and reduce lender risk. According to Michael Iuculano, founder of MJI Capital, this pattern is driving more experienced real estate investors to seek out private lenders who offer greater flexibility and faster approvals. Iuculano ...
Michael Iuculano, founder of MJI Capital, a private lender active in the Southwest and other fast-growing regions, says excessive leverage is now the top reason deals are declined. “I can’t blame somebody for wanting 100% financing. Why not?” Iuculano says. “But at the end of the day, we are a lender, we’re not a partner.” ...
Small-bay industrial properties across Florida are showing elevated bad-debt levels, with some rent rolls reporting non-payment rates of 11-12%. According to Daniel Levin, Senior Associate at CorePoint, the highest concentrations of bad debt are in properties with 15,000 to 35,000 square feet, where e-commerce and wholesale tenants account for a significant share of the occupancy. ...
The real estate industry faces a widespread but largely unaddressed financial problem: agents carry credit card debt at far higher levels than the general population, often as a direct result of their income structure. Brandon Wright, CEO of the financial services company Tongo, says the numbers are revealing. “If you look at the credit card ...
Jesse Whalen, Vice President of The Office Group at Bull Realty, argues that companies leasing office space face the most significant disadvantage in commercial real estate when they forgo professional representation. “If there’s one person in commercial real estate across all sectors who needs a broker more than anybody else, it’s a company occupying any ...
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 system is removing this uncertainty by offering developers unlimited, free pre-application meetings with all relevant municipal departments before any formal plans are submitted. Cristia Brockway, ...
A 20-year-old realtor closing nine deals in his first nine months in the Sioux Falls market is unusual. But according to Rockwell Tornow, Realtor® of Amy Stockberger Real Estate, his early success is not about luck or favorable market conditions. Instead, he attributes it to two factors that younger agents can use more effectively than ...
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 in the $200,000 to $250,000 range, few are truly turnkey, creating a mismatch between buyer expectations and available inventory. Rockwell Tornow, a Realtor® with Amy Stockberger Real Estate, ...
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 regions. Yet, insurance companies continue to charge the region the highest wind premiums in the state. The result is a pricing paradox: lower actual hurricane damage rates but higher insurance ...
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 Aaron Ulinder, Partner and Executive Vice President at Lennard Commercial Realty in Vancouver. “Land has been hit the hardest, so undeveloped land, and we’ve ...
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 sellers at a clear disadvantage. Nazar Bas, a realtor with Coldwell Banker Realty who covers Sarasota, Lakewood Ranch, Parrish, and Bradenton, reports that the landscape has changed sharply over the past ...
