For many buyers, the math on urban homeownership stopped working years ago. Prices climbed, inventory stayed tight, and the new construction that did appear skewed toward luxury — leaving anyone without a high income to choose between aging housing stock, long commutes, or renting indefinitely. The assumption that followed was reasonable: if you want to ...
Sheila Smith Oliver, Founder and Principal Broker at Dwellverse Group, reports that Abilene, Texas, is attracting a surge of investor interest that now rivals activity in Austin and Dallas. The catalyst is not lifestyle amenities or tourism, but infrastructure. Major data center developments and long-term construction projects are fueling demand for furnished rentals among workers ...
Pricing strategy has become the single most decisive factor in how quickly South Jersey Shore, New Jersey, properties sell, according to Albert Casalnova, a real estate agent with Keller Williams Realty Atlantic Shore. National headlines focus on rising interest rates and increasing insurance premiums as obstacles to sales. Casalnova’s experience across New Jersey’s 127-mile coastal ...
Out-of-state buyers account for roughly half of all Las Vegas luxury real estate transactions, according to Zach WalkerLieb, Managing Partner at Willow Manor. Most come from high-tax states such as California, Washington, Hawaii, and Oregon. They tend to be less price-sensitive and more likely to pay cash than local buyers, changing how homes are bought ...
Dallas luxury home sellers are missing out on significant profits by refusing to prepare their homes for sale, according to Nicole Foster, Realtor at Ebby Halliday Realtors. Foster reports that properties left untouched, without updates, staging, or repairs, often sit unsold. Similar homes that invest in presentation command higher prices and faster sales. In one ...
The city of Baltimore is offering houses for one dollar. This is not a marketing gimmick — the city is actually selling vacant row homes for $1 each as part of a targeted effort to revive blocks that have suffered from years of abandonment and population loss. The program prioritizes Baltimore residents who commit to ...
National real estate headlines increasingly frame the market as tilting toward buyers, with inventory rebounding and transaction activity slowing across many regions. That narrative does not apply to the Midwest and parts of the Northeast, where geographic and structural constraints have created a different supply dynamic. Michael Thornton, team lead at Thornton Team with Keller ...
Rising inventory in Charlotte, NC is creating a misleading impression of improved housing options. A wave of new townhome construction has increased listings without meeting the preferences of buyers seeking single-family homes in moderate price ranges. Liz Khodak, a licensed realtor with Helen Adams Realty who specializes in South Charlotte residential real estate, emphasizes that ...
Major technology companies are requiring employees to relocate back to expensive urban centers, reversing the pandemic-era migration to more affordable states. Scott Ferree, Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing at MiniMoves, reports that workers are leaving states like Florida and returning to high-cost tech hubs such as San Francisco, Seattle, and Los Angeles as ...
The residential real estate industry is consolidating transaction activity among a shrinking share of agents, while most licensees have no active business. Ricky Carruth, Chief Housing Analyst at RLTYco and a former top-producing agent, says this change has become both dramatic and rapid. Ten years ago, 82 percent of agents managed at least two active ...
Ultra-luxury branded developments in South Florida are selling faster than unbranded boutique projects, according to agents working in the region’s condo market. This divide has become clear enough that developers without major hospitality brands attached to their buildings are facing slower sales and increased buyer hesitation, even when offering exclusivity, limited unit counts, and desirable ...
Three years ago, Sacramento’s first-time buyers were fighting for any listing they could find, waiving inspections and bidding over asking just to secure a home. Now, many are bypassing the resale market entirely and heading straight to new construction communities — where they’re finding better deals, lower interest rates, and no competition from other buyers. ...
Last spring in Linwood, New Jersey, homes priced under $650,000 sold almost immediately, often with multiple offers and little time on the market. Just blocks away, properties listed between $700,000 and $900,000 lingered for months. Despite their similar size and location, these homes faced dramatically different markets. This pattern isn’t limited to Linwood. Across South ...
After months of steady activity, Long Island’s real estate market has moved decisively in favor of sellers. Listings are moving quickly, bidding is competitive, and inventory remains tight across Nassau and Suffolk counties. For homeowners who have been waiting to sell, this is the strongest market in years. Across Long Island, homes are attracting multiple ...
Five years ago, South Orange County buyers focused on square footage and school ratings above all else. While those factors still matter, the top priorities have changed. Today, buyers arrive at showings with a new checklist, and CaLee McManus — founder of Monarch Real Estate and a local agent for over 15 years — says ...
