Connecticut’s commercial real estate financing market has split into clear tiers, driven by a fundamental question that now determines whether a property can access capital: Is there a rent level that still makes the economics work, even under stress? For multifamily properties, the answer remains yes. For office buildings, it is increasingly no. Jeff Kravet, ...
A former international fashion designer argues that luxury real estate marketing often misses what affluent buyers are truly seeking. Laura Pearson, a real estate advisor with Premier Sotheby’s International Realty in Sarasota and a veteran of 25 years in international fashion design, says the move toward coastal contemporary design is not just about changing tastes, ...
A longstanding practice in commercial real estate may be costing property sellers hundreds of thousands of dollars without their knowledge, according to Connecticut broker Jeff Kravet. Major national brokerages, he says, routinely refuse to cooperate with competing brokers on investment sales, limiting the pool of buyers and often resulting in lower sale prices for their ...
The difference between owning a four-unit building and a five-unit building is not just one additional apartment. According to Niko Apostal, managing broker at Essex Three-Twelve, it represents a sharp financing divide that changes deal economics, buyer profiles, and wealth-building strategies in ways that are often overlooked. Federal financing rules treat one- to four-unit properties ...
The multifamily industry is prioritizing the wrong tenants, according to one Miami developer who says most new construction targets investors and second-home buyers rather than the workers who sustain local economies. Lisette Calderon, CEO of Neology Group, points to occupancy as evidence. “Nothing gives me greater pride than when I drive through our buildings at ...
Developers nationwide are finding it increasingly difficult to make multifamily projects financially feasible as construction costs remain high and access to capital tightens. Lisette Calderon, CEO of Neology Group in Miami, argues that the only reliable solution is a level of vertical integration that most firms have not attempted. Calderon says Neology Group now performs ...
The proptech industry’s standard approach, offering mortgage products directly to consumers through websites and apps, may not work for assumable mortgages, according to Andy Taylor, founder and CEO of RetroRate and former head of Credit Karma’s mortgage business. Taylor, who has spent years building consumer mortgage platforms, says his experience serving 150 million consumers revealed ...
Chicago’s small multifamily housing shortage is not due to a lack of demand or insufficient capital. According to Niko Apostal, managing broker at Essex Three-Twelve, the problem is a regulatory system that has effectively halted new construction in one of the city’s most crucial housing sectors. “Nobody’s building two to four flats anymore, and it’s ...
Chicago’s small multifamily investors are facing mounting financial pressure from two sources that are increasingly difficult to plan for: rapidly rising property taxes and insurance costs. These fixed expenses, which are outpacing rent growth, are creating new risks for owners and threatening the profitability of buildings that, until recently, were considered solid investments. “The biggest ...
South Florida’s rental property market is increasingly being driven by global investors, not just U.S. buyers, according to a leading Miami property management firm. This surge in international capital is changing who is fueling Miami’s rental market growth and what property managers must do to compete. For years, the prevailing view was that South Florida ...
Miami’s industrial real estate market is seeing a shift in how new warehouse properties are bought and sold. According to Irene Dakota, Senior Commercial Advisor at Metro 1 Commercial, the latest wave of amenity-rich warehouses in Miami’s urban core is being absorbed almost entirely by cash-paying owner-occupants. These buyers prioritize operational efficiency and proximity over ...
A new challenge is emerging in Central Florida’s real estate market: homeowners who bought at the height of the pandemic boom are finding themselves unable to sell without taking a loss, creating a potential surge of distressed sales in neighborhoods that had previously remained stable. Patricia de Graaff, a licensed realtor and broker associate with ...
Two consecutive hurricane seasons have divided Sarasota’s waterfront real estate market, with newer, hurricane-resistant homes commanding significant price advantages while older properties linger on the market and face rising costs. Sarasota’s luxury waterfront market is undergoing a measurable shift driven by recent storm performance. According to Laura Pearson, real estate advisor at Premier Sotheby’s International ...
The U.S. housing market is weighed down by a vast inventory of low-rate mortgages that could help unfreeze sales, but a fundamental flaw in how Multiple Listing Service (MLS) data is handled means buyers rarely see these opportunities. Andy Taylor, founder and CEO of RetroRate, estimates that about 22% of all homes with mortgages have ...
For more than two decades, real estate technology companies have built consumer-facing search tools and agent platforms. Yet a core problem persists: the data powering these systems is often unreliable, inconsistent, and fragmented across states and counties. Andy Taylor, founder and CEO of RetroRate and former VP of Product at Redfin, says the challenge of ...
