Government & Policy

The wood-frame, stucco-clad homes that dominate Southern California residential construction burned by the thousands last year. Concrete does not burn. The technology that once made concrete...

In parts of the eastern Coachella Valley, parcels that look like obvious development opportunities on paper are worth far less than their location suggests – because they cannot be connect...

The midterm rental segment in coastal San Diego, stays of one to six months, fully furnished, has attracted a wave of new operators over the past two years. Many are former short-term rental...

An estimated 8 million recreational vehicles are on U.S. roads today, and a growing share of their owners have nowhere to put them when they’re not in use. The mismatch between RV owne...

Commercial real estate investors typically pay a premium for stabilized properties: fully renovated, fully leased, and requiring no immediate capital expenditure. In central Arkansas, that l...

Unincorporated land with minimal zoning restrictions, relatively affordable lots, and a creative culture that celebrates architectural experimentation, on paper, the Southern California high...

In some of Seattle’s most desirable neighborhoods, the person bidding against you for an older home is not another family. It is an investor who plans to tear the house down and build ...

The model homes dotting Austin’s northern suburbs come with rate buy-downs, closing cost credits, and move-in-ready kitchens. But the purchase price often hides at least three costs th...

Las Vegas looks like a short-term rental goldmine on paper. Millions of visitors, a 24/7 entertainment economy, no state income tax. But investors who show up expecting to buy a property and...

A growing number of mortgage lenders are using artificial intelligence to read, extract, and enter data from loan application documents. If that makes you nervous, if you wonder whether a ma...

If you are an investor eyeing Miami real estate, the property tax reduction that Florida’s governor is pushing would not help you at all. And if you are a buyer planning to live in the...

If you own a vacation rental property on Florida’s 30A and manage it yourself from out of state, the regulatory environment in 2026 may be working against you more than you realize. Pr...

Hawaii has almost no institutional experience with public-private partnerships. The state has completed, by one account, a single P3 in its history, a small apartment complex near the univer...

The accessory dwelling unit market has quietly moved from a niche housing concept to a more mainstream solution. Affordability pressures, an aging demographic, and a wave of supportive local...

The narrative around Seattle’s high-end real estate market has taken a particular shape in recent months: wealthy residents are leaving, the market is cooling, and the Pacific Northwes...