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Steve Marcinuk
20 Mar 2026

The northern New Jersey real estate market is undergoing a dramatic change as a severe inventory shortage forces both buyers and sellers to adjust expectations and strategies. In Bergen and Rockland counties, homes for sale are at their lowest levels in decades, upending long-standing patterns and making it more difficult for first-time buyers to enter ...

Steve Marcinuk
20 Mar 2026

The South Jersey real estate market is moving toward a more balanced environment after several years heavily favoring sellers. Nicholas Christopher, team leader at Christopher Property Group (RE/MAX Community) and a nearly 20-year veteran of the region, says the current landscape is the most even-handed he has seen in years. “The market is as balanced ...

Rudi Davis
19 Mar 2026

Government programs aimed at increasing affordable housing focus on subsidies and incentives for builders. These efforts are unlikely to fix the housing shortage without restrictions on investor purchases, according to Kevin Ward, a broker with Coldwell Banker Realty and 37 years of experience. Ward argues that without protections against investor purchases, new affordable units will ...

Rudi Davis
19 Mar 2026

Interest rates have dominated real estate headlines for years. According to Tracey Goodman-Rossetti, a licensed real estate salesperson at Signature Premier Properties with 35 years of experience, the real issue in East Meadow, New York, is not borrowing costs but a severe shortage of homes for sale. With only 29 active listings out of 11,700 ...

Rudi Davis
19 Mar 2026

Rising mortgage rates have changed where residential real estate deals fall apart, according to Amanda Cruz, Team Lead at The Amanda Cruz Group of Signature Realty in Red Bank, New Jersey. Buyer demand remains strong, but the shift from sub-3% pandemic-era mortgage rates to today’s rates above 6% has moved the primary point of friction ...

Rudi Davis
19 Mar 2026

Insurance costs and availability have become significant obstacles for California home buyers. Insurers now require specific property repairs before agreeing to provide coverage. Bernard Link, Lead Agent at The Bernard Link Group at Compass, says insurance carriers are far more selective about property condition, adding new complications to transactions beyond traditional financing and inspections. “Insurance ...

Alejandra Rodriguez
19 Mar 2026

In the Dallas–Fort Worth housing market, luxury homes are selling quickly, while mid-market properties are lingering. High-end listings, often priced above $1 million, are attracting cash buyers who move decisively, unaffected by interest rates or loan constraints. Meanwhile, homes in the $300,000 to $600,000 range – the core of the market for most buyers – ...

Alejandra Rodriguez
19 Mar 2026

Industrial real estate investors looking for the next opportunity in southern Illinois are starting to focus on a handful of towns that combine workforce availability, infrastructure, and affordable prices. While major cities get most of the attention, these smaller areas are attracting more site visits, investor inquiries, and off-market deals. Local industry professionals say the ...

Alejandra Rodriguez
19 Mar 2026

Drive 20 minutes north in New York’s Hudson Valley, and the housing market changes dramatically. In Orange and Dutchess Counties — about an hour from the Bronx — homes priced realistically still draw multiple offers and sell quickly. But cross into Ulster County and a different reality emerges: houses linger for weeks, often without a ...

Steve Marcinuk
19 Mar 2026

Philadelphia’s rental market is facing major disruption as a wave of new luxury apartments floods the city, forcing property managers and landlords to rethink their approach. Matt Bremner, President of PhillyLiving Management Group, has seen the impact of this development surge, which has created unexpected difficulties for property owners at every level. Focusing on Philadelphia’s ...