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Alejandra Rodriguez
05 Mar 2026

Walk into a Miami real estate office in 2024, and you’ll hear a surprising reality: $7 million homes are selling within days, but $600,000 condos can sit on the market for months. Despite high mortgage rates, Florida’s high-end segment is moving rapidly, while mid-tier properties face a slowdown. If you’re not clear on which market ...

Alejandra Rodriguez
05 Mar 2026

Tim Kriebel doesn’t just see houses when he looks at new developments — he sees whether people will need to drive every time they want a gallon of milk. For him, that’s the key problem with most suburban development: it forces residents into their cars for nearly every daily need. Kriebel is the mayor of ...

Steve Marcinuk
05 Mar 2026

After a period of caution in 2023 and early 2024, banks are returning to construction lending, opening new opportunities for technology platforms that address the sector’s complex documentation and collaboration needs. The renewed activity is prompting both lenders and developers to reconsider how technology can close the gaps where information breaks down, funding stalls, and ...

Steve Marcinuk
05 Mar 2026

The Chicago residential market is changing, shaped by evolving buyer expectations, rising rents, and shifting neighborhood appeal. For Kirk Hudson, a broker associate with Baird & Warner, real estate remains rooted in people and relationships — not just closing deals. Hudson’s route to real estate was unconventional. While managing a Starbucks, a friend who was ...

Heather Hook
05 Mar 2026

Relli’s COO explains why real estate syndications desperately needed the same analytical tools that stock investors take for granted. Real estate has always been touted as one of the best investments, but it’s also one of the least accessible when it comes to education and comparison tools. Ross Iannarelli, Co-founder and COO of Relli, built ...

Heather Hook
05 Mar 2026

Homebuyers across Morris County are losing bidding wars before they even submit offers, and the culprit isn’t competition – it’s outdated information, according to Ryan Bruen of The Bruen Team at Coldwell Banker Realty in Morristown. The problem centers on a fundamental mismatch between available market data and current pricing realities. While buyers carefully analyze ...

Alejandra Rodriguez
04 Mar 2026

South Florida’s condo market is experiencing a sharp divide: aging oceanfront buildings are losing value and sitting on the market, while new luxury towers — often starting above $2 million — are selling out at a rapid pace. This split is changing how buyers, sellers, and investors approach the market in 2025 and could mean ...

Rudi Davis
04 Mar 2026

National analysts have repeatedly predicted real estate corrections of 10–50% over the past two years. Hampton Roads has continued to resist those forecasts. Hampton Roads’ resilience stems from a structural advantage most markets lack: a steady flow of military-driven population turnover. According to Dan Patton, a realtor with Prodigy Realty LLC, about 5,000 military members ...

Alejandra Rodriguez
04 Mar 2026

Your home has been on the market for three weeks. You’ve dropped the price once, staged the living room, and still – no offers. Meanwhile, the new construction development down the street is offering rate buydowns and closing credits you can’t match. Bobby Mathews, team leader at BluSkye Group with RE/MAX Foxfire, has seen the ...

Alejandra Rodriguez
04 Mar 2026

If you’re searching for a home in South Florida, you might expect resale properties to offer better value than new construction. Right now, the opposite is true. Newly built homes are selling faster, appreciating more quickly, and attracting greater buyer interest than many older properties, even when prices are similar. This trend is especially pronounced ...

Alejandra Rodriguez
03 Mar 2026

Three years ago, buying a home in St. Augustine required waiving inspections, submitting offers without seeing the property, and competing against multiple bidders. Today, the pace has slowed. Buyers are taking time to evaluate homes, ask questions, and negotiate terms — marking a return to a more typical market dynamic. After a period of intense ...

Alejandra Rodriguez
03 Mar 2026

Three years ago, buying a house in Austin and listing it on Airbnb almost guaranteed steady income. Today, the landscape has changed dramatically. Nearly 13,000 short-term rentals now compete for guests — triple the number from seven years ago — forcing hosts to rethink their approach. Lucas Piper has witnessed this change firsthand. He began ...