In the western suburbs of Chicago, homeowners who list above market value, banking on the idea that a motivated buyer will negotiate down, are not just sitting on stale listings. According to Michael Berg, a broker covering DuPage County and parts of Cook County, those overpriced homes function as unpaid marketing for every competitively priced ...
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Scroll through listings in North Orange County, California, this fall and the market looks like it is softening: price reductions dotting the inventory, homes sitting longer than they did a year ago, sellers pulling back from their original ask. For buyers, it is tempting to read those cuts as a signal that values are falling ...
In the Chicago suburbs, single-family homes in desirable locations are drawing multiple offers and selling fast. Condos are moving in the opposite direction: inventory is climbing, financing is getting harder to secure, and sellers are increasingly offering concessions. The gap between the two segments is widening, and the forces driving it apart show no sign ...
For years, the housing shortage in DuPage County and the surrounding western suburbs of Chicago has had a straightforward explanation: homeowners locked into mortgage rates of 2% or 3% have little financial reason to sell. But a different source of supply is now filling part of that gap: older homeowners who are downsizing, moving into ...
Nationally, housing inventory is rising, and leverage is shifting toward buyers. Chicago is not following that pattern. Inventory remains tight, particularly in single-family homes, and the structural reason is straightforward, according to Zohaib Khurshid, a listing agent with RE/MAX Premier: homeowners locked into mortgage rates of two or three percent have little financial incentive to ...
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Connecticut Sellers Who Treat a Listing Launch Like a Campaign Are Closing Faster and for More Money
There’s a version of selling a home that most people are familiar with: call an agent, sign the paperwork, get the photos taken, go live on the MLS, and wait. And then there’s the version that’s actually working in Fairfield County right now. Kristin Egmont, a Connecticut real estate agent with more than 20 years ...
When real estate investors go looking for financing, many default to a single mental category: hard money. It’s the fastest option, the most familiar term, and often the first one that comes up in a search or a referral. But “hard money” describes a type of loan, not a type of relationship, and the difference ...
The recognition highlights Sasomsup’s perspective on Los Angeles landlord-tenant law and the accidental landlords navigating it, as KeyCrew deepens its coverage of the region’s property management market. LOS ANGELES, Calif., September, 2026 — KeyCrew Media, the expert-first real estate media company, has recognized Jesse Sasomsup, founder of Earnest Holmes Property Management, as an Expert Source ...
Evicting a tenant in Los Angeles, California is rarely as simple as posting a notice and heading to court. According to Jesse Sasomsup, founder of Earnest Holmes Property Management, the process has become so layered with notice requirements and local rules that even attorneys who specialize in the work say it is hard to keep ...
Most people who end up renting out a home in Los Angeles, California never planned to become landlords. They inherited a house from a parent, took a job in another state, or simply outgrew the home as their family grew. According to Jesse Sasomsup, founder of Earnest Holmes Property Management, that pattern describes roughly 90 ...
The recognition highlights Baroni’s work guiding out-of-state buyers, including a steady pipeline of relocations from Chicago and South Florida to homes across the Tampa Bay to Orlando corridor. TAMPA, Fla., September, 2026 – KeyCrew Media, the expert-first real estate media company, has named Tony Baroni of the Tony Baroni Team, Keller Williams, an expert source ...
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