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Headlines about a cooling real estate market are everywhere: listings are staying on the market longer, buyers are holding back, and rents in many cities have stopped rising. But beneath these broad trends, a different dynamic is playing out in workforce housing — and it’s creating opportunities that many investors and landlords are missing. Amy ...
Ask a New Jersey real estate agent where the next hot market is, and you’ll get a range of opinions. But certain towns are coming up repeatedly in local conversations, on social media, and at open houses — places where residents are seeing new investment, more development, and better opportunities than the usual North Jersey ...
Coronado, California, often seen as a haven for Navy families and retirees, is now dominated by vacation-home buyers whose preferences and strategies are reshaping the local real estate landscape. These buyers are not just reshaping who owns property on the island — they are dictating how homes are priced, marketed, and sold. Ruth Ann Fisher, ...
Driving through Austin and the city’s rapid growth is impossible to miss. Construction cranes dot the skyline, new apartment towers rise downtown, and townhome and suburban developments stretch into the surrounding areas. This surge in building has often been blamed for falling rents and what some call a “saturated” rental market. But according to Robert ...
Boise’s real estate boom is often attributed to newcomers from California or retirees relocating from Seattle. Still, the real force driving growth in Southwest Idaho is a $15 billion federal investment in semiconductor manufacturing that is changing the region’s economic landscape. Micron Technology, headquartered in Boise, is building two large chip fabrication plants in southeast ...
National affordability headlines often overlook how high-equity coastal markets operate under different rules, according to a Southern California realtor who tracks transaction patterns in San Clemente. In San Clemente, California, about 40 percent of home sales are completed entirely in cash. Even among financed buyers, typical down payments range from 30 to 40 percent, making ...
Just a few years ago, buying rental property in central New Jersey was straightforward. Rents and home prices were climbing, and investors could secure positive cash flow with a standard down payment. Today, higher interest rates and elevated prices have changed the equation. Cash flow is harder to achieve, appreciation is less certain, and the ...
Apartment rents are falling across much of the country for the first time in years. After a long stretch of rising prices and limited supply, renters now have more choices and leverage than they’ve seen since before the pandemic. Landlords, in turn, are competing harder to keep tenants in place. But this cooling trend may ...
You’ve identified a promising investment property. The projected rental income covers the mortgage, and the deal looks solid. But just as you’re ready to close, your lender asks for something unexpected: two years of tax returns for your primary residence. If you thought a DSCR loan would mean skipping the paperwork, you’re not alone — ...
Oregon’s Salem-Keizer real estate market is undergoing clear changes as inventory rises and buyers become more deliberate in their decision-making. After several years of rapid sales and limited inventory, both buyers and sellers are adapting to a market defined by increased choice, longer timelines, and higher expectations. Hannah Fouts-Sparks, team leader at Sparks Property Group, ...
Chicago is widely viewed as a high-tax real estate market. This reputation overlooks a key fact: investment properties in the city are taxed at lower rates than owner-occupied homes, and rental income is strong enough that taxes rarely prevent solid investment returns. Property taxes are often cited as a major obstacle for real estate investors ...
New multifamily construction starting in 2025 dropped sharply from the 2021 peak, deepening a supply shortage in the affordable housing market that is unlikely to be resolved for years. Amy Rubenstein, CEO of Clear Investment Group, says the situation is most difficult in C-class workforce housing, where new construction was already rare, and supply typically ...
Traditional banks are re-entering the distressed multifamily lending market after a two-year retreat, according to Amy Rubenstein, CEO of Clear Investment Group. Regulatory changes have reduced bank reserve requirements, and interest rate expectations have stabilized. Banks are now competing directly with private debt funds that captured significant market share during their absence. “When banks pulled ...
Short-term rental (STR) investors are stepping back from residential properties in resort markets as acquisition costs have risen faster than rental income, fundamentally changing the buyer landscape in destinations like Whitefish, Montana. During the pandemic, STR investment drove a surge in buyer activity in resort areas. That thesis of buying properties to generate high rental ...
Anyone considering buying, selling, or investing in Fargo-Moorhead is entering a market that is moving quickly and in new directions. After a period of relative stability, the region’s commercial real estate landscape is seeing notable shifts in industrial leasing, office vacancy, and multifamily sales. Here are the three most significant changes shaping opportunities in the ...
