Every fall, thousands of people from New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, and Boston chase the same goal: escape the cold and spend winters somewhere warm. For decades, Hollywood and Hallandale Beach, Florida, delivered exactly that. But heading into 2025 and 2026, rising maintenance fees, new condo reserve laws, and shifting inventory are forcing buyers to ...
Not long ago, a Manhattan apartment listing could charge a premium just by mentioning a rooftop deck, a concierge, and a fitness center. Today, many of those same amenities barely get a mention during showings. What renters actually want has changed, and if you’re apartment hunting in New York City, or a landlord trying to ...
Ask most Fort Myers sellers what they’re focused on, and the answer is almost always the same: list price. How much can I get? What are similar homes selling for? But according to one of the area’s most active agents, there’s a hidden variable that matters just as much, and most sellers never think about ...
If you’ve been shopping for a home in one of South Florida’s active adult communities lately, you may have noticed something strange. Some listings disappear in days. Others sit for weeks with barely a showing. The difference doesn’t always track with price or size. The split comes down to building type and the financial obligations ...
Southwest Florida’s real estate market looks bleak in the headlines: flooded neighborhoods, rising insurance costs, cautious buyers. But the region isn’t one market. It’s several, and some segments are moving faster than most buyers and sellers realize. The active pockets aren’t the luxury waterfront homes or newly built subdivisions. They’re mobile home parks with low ...
Walk into an open house in Lewiston on a Saturday morning, and you might find yourself in a quiet bidding war by Sunday afternoon. Drive 20 minutes to parts of Niagara Falls, and you’ll find homes that have been sitting on the market for months. Same general region. Completely different story. That split is one ...
After years of frenzied bidding wars and waived inspections, the Hudson Valley housing market has slowed to a more measured pace. Mortgage rates near 7%, rising household costs, and a growing supply of listings have shifted leverage toward buyers, particularly at higher price points. For anyone looking to buy, sell, or invest in the region ...
Walk through a new subdivision in Magnolia on a Saturday afternoon, and you might be surprised by the activity. Model homes are busy. Buyers are comparing floor plans. Builders are offering rate buydowns and free closing costs. Then drive a few streets over to a resale home that’s been sitting for two months with a ...
Rising interest rates, record-high rents, and shifting work patterns have reshaped Brooklyn’s housing market. The bidding-war frenzy of 2021 is gone, but prices haven’t dropped. The market has settled into a steadier pace that rewards preparation over speed. The result is a clear divide. Buyers shopping under $1 million are finding opportunities. Those above that ...
Here’s something most people don’t expect when they start shopping for a home in New York’s Hudson Valley: the town you pick matters more right now than almost anything else. Two communities just five minutes apart can look completely different on paper, one with prices falling fast, another where homes are still being snapped up ...
People who live in Sequim, Washington rarely want to leave, and a growing number of buyers from Seattle and California are discovering why. Sequim sits in the northeastern corner of the Olympic Peninsula in what locals call a “blue hole,” a rare weather phenomenon where surrounding mountains block most of the rain. While Seattle gets ...
Buying a first home in a city where listings average just seven days on market sounds daunting. But in Burlington, Vermont, a combination of state grants, shared equity programs, and practical investment strategies is helping first-time buyers break through – sometimes with significant financial assistance they didn’t know existed. The affordability challenge is real. Rising ...
Seattle’s housing market is sending mixed signals: inventory is rising, yet prices remain firm. The explanation is that the market has divided into distinct price tiers, each behaving differently. The experience a buyer or seller faces depends almost entirely on the price range. Gina Guajardo, broker and founder of Avanza Real Estate Team at eXp ...
If you’ve been trying to buy a home in Central New Jersey and keep losing out, you’re not alone. The market here isn’t slowing down the way headlines elsewhere might suggest. One recent listing in Bricktown drew 15 offers and sold for $100,000 over asking price. Another home in Red Bank, listed at $850,000, received ...
Imagine you’re house hunting on Long Island. Instead of clicking through hundreds of listings and squinting at blurry photos, you type: “Show me the kitchens on every active listing in Baiting Hollow under a million dollars.” Instantly, they appear side by side on your screen. That capability already exists on Homes.com and represents a practical ...
