Government & Policy

The Broker Action Coalition (BAC) and the National Association of Mortgage Brokers (NAMB) have announced a groundbreaking event partnership that will reshape how the mortgage broker industry...

Many Houston homeowners are facing a sudden spike in monthly housing costs due to sharply higher insurance premiums and property taxes. Even if you haven’t changed anything about your home...

When the National Association of Realtors (NAR) settlement changed how real estate commissions are handled, many in the industry expected listing agents’ pay to fall. The prevailing vi...

California’s proposed billionaire tax is prompting wealthy residents to buy more real estate to protect their assets, according to Suzanne Dyer, Realtor® at The Dyer Group at Strand H...

The commercial real estate market is splitting into two distinct segments: routine, commoditized transactions and specialized opportunities that demand deep regulatory knowledge. The split i...

Rising interest rates and elevated property prices have disrupted the economics of cash-flow rental investing. Many small investors have left Oregon’s secondary markets or shifted from...

Orange County’s real estate market has seen major changes over the past year, with impacts that go well beyond normal ups and downs. In premium areas like Irvine, where the average home pr...

The collapse of a major downtown property portfolio can destabilize a city center. In St. Paul, Minnesota, what began as a threat to downtown’s recovery has become the foundation for a new...

In Monterey County, California, the housing affordability crisis is driven less by mortgage rates than by stagnant wages and soaring home prices. Bryan Hermanson, broker and owner of Califor...

A new project in Houston’s Acres Homes neighborhood shows how private builders and nonprofits can deliver affordable housing without government subsidies. Kevan Shelton, co-founder and...

Most homebuyers spend months weighing school districts, commute times, and mortgage rates. Very few ask whether there’s enough water. In a growing number of North American communities,...

Anyone who has tried to build or invest in property knows the frustration of deciphering zoning codes: confusing setback rules, contradictory requirements, and dense documents that seem outd...

When Kelvin Enfinger Jr. launched Beyond the Build podcast, which is produced in partnership with ABC North Florida and Florida Construction News, he had a clear mission: stop talking only a...

The belief that self-storage is a simple, low-maintenance real estate investment is both inaccurate and increasingly risky, according to Luke Shardlow, CEO of Ai Lean. Shardlow argues that t...

Kirk Hudson, Broker at Baird & Warner, reports a significant increase in LGBTQ+ individuals relocating to Chicago from other states, citing safety, representation, and legal protections ...