A clear divide in home staging practices exists between neighboring Pennsylvania counties separated by only a river, according to Kristie Matthai, owner of Linden Creek Home Staging. Matthai, who spent 15 years in corporate marketing, explained how York County continues to underutilize staging, in contrast to the more widespread adoption seen in Lancaster County, and ...
Chicago’s condo deconversion market functions as an unusually collaborative brokerage network, where competing firms regularly share deals and swap market intelligence. According to broker Kevin Rocio, founder of ROC Advisory Group, this cooperative dynamic is less about goodwill and more about necessity: the niche is so specialized – and the pool of qualified brokers so ...
The residential real estate market in Fort Lauderdale is facing a combination of rising housing costs, increased regulatory compliance expenses, and growing consumer debt, all of which are changing homeownership patterns in the region. John Clarke, founder of Clarke Law PA and an attorney with nearly nine years of experience in estate planning and real ...
The home staging market in central Pennsylvania is experiencing a clear divide in agent experience and attitudes depending on location, according to Kristie Matthai, owner of Linden Creek Home Staging. Matthai, who brings 15 years of corporate marketing experience to the staging industry, recently outlined the main obstacles facing the region’s staging sector and pointed ...
Florida’s post-Surfside condominium safety laws are placing new financial and regulatory burdens on condo owners, fundamentally altering the residential market across South Florida. John Clarke, founder of Clarke Law PA and an attorney experienced in estate planning and real estate transactions, outlines how these changes are driving up costs and forcing many owners to reconsider ...
The real estate market in the Philadelphia suburbs is undergoing a geographic expansion as affordability concerns and new development push buyers beyond traditional boundaries. Jean Simcox, a realtor with Exceed Realty, says that rising prices and new construction are redrawing the map for both homebuyers and investors. Simcox works with many buyers who quickly realize ...
Miami’s ultra-luxury market continues to operate under tight inventory conditions, but condos and single-family homes are behaving very differently, according to Cyril Bijaoui, Principal at Longstead at The Corcoran Group. With more than two decades in luxury real estate and over $1 billion in closed sales, Bijaoui says understanding these distinctions is essential for buyers ...
Rhode Island’s real estate boom may be setting the stage for a market correction, according to leading coastal broker Matthew Antonio, broker/owner at Corcoran Chart House Realty, who warns that rapid price growth is increasingly shutting local residents out of homeownership. Antonio says the affordability crisis is already evident, noting that it has become increasingly ...
Florida’s housing shortage is far worse than most people realize, and local governments are making it worse through policies they don’t understand are directly inflating home prices, according to Tim Weisheyer, president of Florida Realtors. “There’s an undersupply of housing,” Weisheyer says, citing National Association of REALTORS research showing America needs 5.5 million more homes ...
Madison’s residential market is confronting one of the most severe housing shortages in the Upper Midwest, with new construction consistently trailing far behind rapidly expanding household demand. According to Charlie Wills, founder and lead broker at The Wills Agency, the scale of the shortfall has reached a point where current building patterns cannot meaningfully reduce ...
Epic Systems, Madison’s largest private employer, operates with a high-churn employment model that has significant implications for both its internal productivity and the surrounding housing market, according to Charlie Wills, founder and lead broker at The Wills Agency. Epic’s roughly 25% annual turnover rate creates an environment of constant onboarding and offboarding, affecting organizational continuity ...
St. Joseph’s housing market is using a state incentive program to address local housing shortages and support development, according to Kelly Ewalt, Development Director for the city, St. Joseph. Ewalt recently outlined how Michigan’s brownfield tax increment financing (TIF) program is helping developers overcome cost barriers and increase housing supply. Ewalt clarified that Michigan’s brownfield ...
Rome-Floyd County’s development sector is facing significant obstacles as outdated regulations and infrastructure limitations slow new projects, even as demand for housing and commercial space reaches record levels. Planning and Zoning Director Brice Wood, who has nearly nine years of experience overseeing the county’s development, detailed these challenges in a recent interview, pointing to a ...
Lake Homes Realty has developed a targeted approach to address the long-standing fragmentation of waterfront property data, according to CEO Glenn Phillips. Phillips described how the company’s solution is improving transparency and access in the recreational real estate sector by consolidating listings that are often scattered across multiple systems. Phillips, who shifted from software engineering ...
Lake Homes Realty, the nation’s largest lake-focused brokerage, is aiming to change how waterfront property transactions are handled, according to CEO Glenn Phillips. In a recent interview, Phillips described the company’s strategy for consolidating fragmented waterfront markets and addressing persistent challenges in specialty real estate. Phillips, who moved from software engineering to real estate entrepreneurship, ...
