Real Estate Investment

Connecticut’s unique municipal governance system is discouraging outside real estate investment by creating unfamiliar and complex barriers for developers, according to a leading executive at a state development authority. The state’s lack of county-level uniformity means developers must navigate a patchwork of local rules, a challenge rarely encountered elsewhere in the country. Development Environment Connecticut ...

In small multifamily development, the real competitive edge often comes not from building an extensive, geographically diverse portfolio, but from deep local knowledge of specific submarkets. James Smithmeyer, founder of JMJ Contracting and Development, argues that in the Northeast, success is determined less by scale and more by the ability to navigate the nuances of ...

Many investors entering Manhattan’s luxury residential market continue to expect rental yields that the city has never produced — and likely never will — according to Emma Kerins, a licensed associate real estate broker at Brown Harris Stevens with three decades of Manhattan experience. “Investors come in and think they can make five to ten ...

Real estate CEO Daniel Kaufman argues that following institutional capital into hot markets is a recipe for underperformance. His firm’s early exits from now-oversupplied markets illustrate how moving against the herd can yield better results. Conventional real estate wisdom advises following institutional money. When large investors enter a market, their presence is seen as a ...

Auction sales are changing the landscape of Western Canadian farm real estate, creating price outcomes that increasingly favor sellers and may push buyers to pay more than they would in private transactions. According to Ben Van Dyk, Partner and Co-Managing Partner at Real Estate Centre & Farm Real Estate, auction mechanics are amplifying competitive pressures ...

In Miami’s luxury pre-construction market, buyers are paying a clear premium for developments branded by well-known hospitality companies. At the same time, equally reputable non-branded projects often struggle to attract attention, even when they offer better value. This two-tier pricing structure is driven by brand psychology rather than hard differences in quality or investment fundamentals. ...

Falling mortgage rates are driving renewed activity in northern New Jersey’s real estate market, not only among homeowners seeking lower payments but also among investors reallocating funds from equities into property as rates stabilize. A Shift from Constraint to Catalyst After a period of high mortgage rates that slowed transaction volume and dampened confidence, the ...

Traditional institutional lenders rarely underwrite loans below $10 million, leaving a significant gap in the mid-market hospitality sector. This gap creates opportunities for operators who understand how to use alternative capital structures to acquire and grow hotel portfolios. Blake Dailey, CEO of Stayvest, which has completed eight hotel acquisitions, says the challenge is built into ...

For decades, a retail investor with $50,000 could not access the development of a 50-story office tower in Manhattan. The minimum investment was typically $1 million or more, legal structures were highly complex, and regulatory barriers limited access to accredited investors with significant net worth. The outsized returns of real estate development, which often double ...

Surging demand for data centers has created a new opportunity for industrial developers with access to what the market calls powered land — sites with large, immediately accessible electrical capacity that data center operators can’t easily find elsewhere. David Ebrahimzadeh, President and Founder of Corniche Capital, says the most attractive strategy isn’t to build and ...

Doug Ressler, Manager of Business Intelligence at Yardi Matrix, reports that major real estate investment trusts (REITs) and other institutional investors are rapidly expanding their involvement in the U.S. housing market. Over the past seven years, these investors have moved well beyond traditional multifamily and single-family rentals, increasingly targeting manufactured housing and build-to-rent (BTR) communities ...

The deal analysis activity tracked on residential investment platforms reveals clear patterns in where investors direct their attention — and where they do not, according to Abhi Bharatham, co-founder of the comping platform Bricked AI. Most analyses focus on single-family homes and land, with a heavy emphasis on distressed properties priced under $300,000. But Bharatham ...

Monroe County’s zoning restrictions are forcing vacation-rental investors in the Florida Keys to revise income projections as consumer spending patterns shift and regulatory hurdles grow more challenging to ignore. The surge of vacation rental investment that swept the Keys during the pandemic was built on assumptions that no longer hold, according to Michaela Walters, Broker ...

The expansion of rent control and vacancy stabilization regulations in New York City over the past five years has triggered a capital outflow that is shifting where institutional real estate investors allocate capital, according to Aaron Manoucheri, co-founder of multifamily operator Manoucheri Brothers. Manoucheri reports that both investors and owners are redirecting capital away from ...

Oversupply, rising costs, and tougher regulations have exposed how fragile the short-term rental model really was – and why so many investors are now facing losses, foreclosures, or a forced reset. Short-term rentals (STRs) were once the darling of residential investment, offering seemingly endless returns during the post-COVID boom. But that trend has shifted profoundly ...