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Rudi Davis
17 Mar 2026

Property values along the South Jersey Shore, New Jersey, continue to rise even as the number of sales drops sharply. This pattern is driven by long-term inventory constraints rather than typical demand cycles. According to Gerard Rosenberger, co-owner and sales associate at Marketplace Realty, transaction volume has fallen to just 50-60% of pre-pandemic levels. Still, ...

Rudi Davis
17 Mar 2026

Waterfront property development in northern Michigan faces structural obstacles that keep inventory tight, according to Sander Scott, broker and owner of Net Real Estate. Shoreline in Leelanau, Grand Traverse, Benzie, and Antrim counties is restricted by federal and state parks, land conservancies, and environmental regulations governing wetlands and critical dunes. In areas where private ownership ...

Rudi Davis
17 Mar 2026

In 2025, Jacksonville’s industrial leasing market was led by small tenants, with most deals involving spaces under 10,000 square feet. According to John Cole, an Industrial Real Estate Advisor at Colliers, this trend highlights a shift in tenant demand, with locally focused service businesses becoming more active than large distribution and logistics operators. In 2025, Jacksonville’s ...

Rudi Davis
17 Mar 2026

Properties listed above market value are creating a new class of distressed sellers who end up accepting lower offers than they could have received with competitive initial pricing, according to Patrick Gorman, team leader at the Gorman Group Realtors at Keller Williams Main Street. This marks a clear shift in pricing strategy, as the traditional practice ...

Rudi Davis
17 Mar 2026

Industrial real estate deals are taking significantly longer to close than before the pandemic. Tenants now spend well over a year evaluating and negotiating leases that previously wrapped up in a matter of months. Billy Powers, Vice President at Colliers in Indianapolis, attributes the slowdown to tenant caution following recent oversupply and costly sublease losses. ...

Alejandra Rodriguez
16 Mar 2026

Litchfield County, Connecticut, is known for its classic New England colonials and 18th-century farmhouses, many of them lovingly restored. But in today’s market, a clear divide has emerged: move-in-ready antique homes are selling quickly, while properties needing renovation are lingering unsold. For buyers looking for a weekend retreat or a family home near one of ...

Rudi Davis
16 Mar 2026

After years of funding development and value-add projects through equity, major institutional investors are now focused on debt. The shift accelerated after the Fed began raising rates in March 2022. As property valuations fell and financing costs rose, equity returns compressed while credit returns — buoyed by higher rates — became more attractive for the ...

Rudi Davis
16 Mar 2026

Media narratives about all-cash purchases, unemployment, and a California exodus often misrepresent conditions in Silicon Valley’s luxury residential market, where local trends differ sharply from national patterns. Hiep Nguyen, Team Lead at Hiep Nguyen Group at Christie’s International Real Estate Sereno, says the biggest challenge facing Los Altos, California, buyers and sellers is the misapplication ...

Rudi Davis
16 Mar 2026

Data center construction reached an estimated $60 billion to $70 billion out of $1.25 trillion in total U.S. construction starts in 2025, accounting for roughly five to six percent of all new projects, according to Eric Gaus, Chief Economist at Dodge Construction Network. While data centers have expanded rapidly, surpassing traditional office construction in total ...

Rudi Davis
16 Mar 2026

Inspection-related problems are the leading cause of failed real estate deals in Northern New Jersey, with sewer line cracks and other structural issues stopping transactions even after buyers and sellers have agreed on price and terms. According to Joseph Scotto, a realtor at CENTURY 21 Cedarcrest Realty in Morris County, New Jersey, the highly competitive ...

Rudi Davis
16 Mar 2026

A Southern California retail broker argues that national headlines about store closures ignore strong local demand and historically low vacancy rates driven by limited construction and selective tenant expansion. Southern California Retail Shows Strength That National Headlines Overlook National news coverage frequently highlights retail store closures, fueling predictions of a broader decline in brick-and-mortar retail. ...

Rudi Davis
16 Mar 2026

Multifamily rental income in Newark has fallen sharply over the past nine months, with two-bedroom units that rented for $2,000 per month in mid-2025 now leasing for $1,500. Lilly Shamam, a realtor at Keller Williams Realty East Monmouth who manages commercial and residential multifamily properties in the area, attributes the decline directly to tenant displacement ...

Rudi Davis
16 Mar 2026

For years, real estate investors in New Jersey have focused on established luxury markets, betting on brand recognition and top school districts to deliver steady returns. According to Jason Kunzman, Sales Associate at Signature Realty NJ, the best returns now come from neighborhoods that much of the market still overlooks, including Jersey City, Paterson, and ...

Rudi Davis
15 Mar 2026

Small investors are retreating from the rental property market. Higher interest rates and elevated prices have made it nearly impossible to achieve a monthly cash flow in many secondary markets. In the Salem-Keizer area, investors who once relied on steady rental income are exiting, according to Hannah Fouts-Sparks, Team Leader at Sparks Property Group. Current ...

Rudi Davis
15 Mar 2026

The typical homebuyer in Northwest New Jersey is now nearly 40 years old, a notable demographic shift over the past decade. Tara Lauterbach, Sales Associate at RE/MAX Heritage Properties, says this shift is altering how deals are made. Older buyers are arriving better prepared, more decisive, and less influenced by short-term interest rate changes. “The ...