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Along the shores of Keuka Lake and Seneca Lake in upstate New York, real estate operates on a different frequency than the surrounding region. While much of the Southern Tier has settled into steady, modest appreciation, lakefront properties continue to draw bidding wars, sell above asking price, and attract buyers paying cash. For investors eyeing ...

Alejandra Rodriguez
29 May 2026

The short-term rental industry has gone through a significant reset since the pandemic-era boom of 2021 and 2022. Markets that once seemed endlessly profitable have cooled, supply has grown, and investors are recalibrating expectations. Yet in the Finger Lakes region of upstate New York, one management company has built a portfolio of over 100 properties ...

Alejandra Rodriguez
26 Jun 2026

While much of the national conversation around real estate has focused on affordability crises in major metros, some smaller regional markets have quietly maintained a steady rhythm of their own. The Southern Tier and Finger Lakes region of upstate New York is one such market, and for those who know it well, its resilience comes ...

If you’re house hunting in Ithaca right now, you’ve probably noticed something strange. Some homes disappear within days of hitting the market. Others, even ones priced reasonably, sit there. It’s not random. There’s a clear pattern emerging, and knowing which side of it you’re on could save you a lot of time and money. Linda ...

Walk into a real estate conversation in Wayne County or the Finger Lakes right now, and one thing becomes clear: not everything is selling the same way. Some properties are gone before the sign goes in the ground. Others linger for months. Knowing which is which could save buyers or sellers serious money. Luke Cino, ...

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Alejandra Rodriguez
24 Sep 2026

Six months ago, homes in and around Jamestown, New York were moving fast regardless of price. That’s no longer the case. A clear divide has emerged: properties listed under $150,000 are still attracting quick offers, while homes above that threshold, including rural listings with acreage that would have sold rapidly earlier this year, are sitting ...

Heather Hook
24 Sep 2026

A mechanics lien in New York can freeze a property’s title with surprisingly little paperwork, but according to Alexander Paykin, Esq., founder of Paykin Law, a New York real estate and commercial litigation firm, that ease of filing is exactly why so many liens fall apart once they’re challenged. Paykin says the pattern he sees ...

Eden Godinez
22 Sep 2026

Roughly one-third of residential inventory in Manhattan does not sell on its initial listing and instead cycles through multiple brokers, according to Nikolay Afanasyev, Founder and CEO of City Sphere Property Group, a boutique brokerage covering Manhattan and parts of Brooklyn. Afanasyev attributes the pattern primarily to sellers pricing properties above what the market will ...

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Alejandra Rodriguez
14 Sep 2026

The gap between Houston’s residential market and its coastal neighbor shows what happens when short-term rental speculation meets a correction. Harris County, Texas, currently has roughly six months of housing inventory – enough to classify it as a balanced-to-soft market where sellers need to price carefully and present homes in strong condition. But the sharper ...

Alejandra Rodriguez
14 Sep 2026

The U.S. rental market built aggressively during the pandemic era, particularly in Sunbelt cities like Nashville, Austin, and Dallas. Now much of that new inventory, especially high-end apartments, is sitting partially empty, competing for renters whose budgets have tightened considerably since construction began. The disconnect is straightforward: developers built expensive Class A apartments in markets ...

Alejandra Rodriguez
09 Sep 2026

In most American markets, holding a property for ten or twelve years builds a cushion of equity. In Manhattan, that assumption no longer holds across large segments of the market, according to Nikolay Afanasyev, Founder & CEO of CITY SPHERE Property Group, a boutique brokerage covering Manhattan and parts of Brooklyn. Rising building carrying costs, ...

Steve Marcinuk
09 Sep 2026

For buyers waiting on the largest purchase of their lives, the appraisal process is one of the last black boxes in a home purchase. Turnaround time isn’t a single number; it’s the sum of scheduling, inspection, report production, quality review, and any revision cycles that follow, and thin appraiser panels and uncontrolled revision cycles are ...

Steve Marcinuk
28 Jul 2026

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