California’s affordable housing debate is dominated by calls to build more units, faster. Lawmakers announce new construction projects. Advocates push for streamlined approvals. Headlines celebrate ribbon-cuttings for new developments. But behind the scenes, a quieter crisis is unfolding. The challenge is not just building new housing – it’s keeping existing affordable buildings financially stable so ...
The Dallas-Fort Worth rental market, long seen as attractive to investors, is showing signs of a cash-flow crisis. Despite steady buyer interest and continued investment in rental acquisitions, many investors report that their properties are not generating the income they expected. Justin Nimergood, a real estate advisor with Nimergood Real Estate in partnership with Epique ...
High-net-worth buyers are increasingly purchasing Florida luxury real estate through financial intermediaries, often without plans to live in the homes. The shift is reshaping pricing strategies, marketing, and negotiation dynamics across the state’s top luxury markets. The Intermediary Takeover A new model is emerging in Florida’s luxury real estate scene, according to Chris Anthony, senior ...
Most homebuyers never realize that the new house they purchased is likely built to low-quality standards, according to Cary DeCamp, Managing Director of Kala Performance Homes. He says the gap between what buyers expect and what they actually receive is both common and costly. “They have no idea how thin the walls are. They have ...
Developers are actively acquiring single-story warehouses south of the Queensborough Bridge and plan to replace them with five- to seven-story residential buildings. This strategy is creating a new arbitrage opportunity in Queens as rezoning unlocks higher-value residential development on former industrial sites. A growing group of investors is targeting industrial properties in Queens for residential ...
Sophisticated buyers who once treated contamination as a manageable cost are now walking away from industrial properties with environmental issues, sharply narrowing what qualifies as investable in Northern Brooklyn. Environmental due diligence has shifted from a routine step to a decisive filter for Brooklyn’s industrial investors. Eitan Hakami, a licensed associate broker at Greiner-Maltz Real ...
Foreign cash buyers and Manhattan relocators are driving robust price growth in downtown Jersey City’s luxury condo market, setting it apart from the broader region, according to Sandy Cuevas, a realtor with Weichert Realtors who works across multiple Jersey City neighborhoods. While much of the local market is slowing and inventory is building, downtown’s $900,000–$1 ...
The bottleneck holding back advanced air mobility isn’t aircraft certification anymore – it’s identifying which of America’s millions of commercial properties can actually support vertiport infrastructure. Landings just solved that problem with software that can analyze entire real estate portfolios in minutes. Lisa Wright’s team launched beta testing this week for proprietary feasibility software that ...
The real estate market has entered a period of recalibration after the rapid pace and bidding wars of the early 2020s. Buyers and sellers must now adjust to a more measured environment, where negotiation and preparation play a larger role in closing deals. This change is not just about slower demand; it marks a shift ...
After years of soaring construction expenses, Kansas City developers are finally seeing some relief. Labor costs are easing as contractors, faced with fewer projects over the past year, are more willing to negotiate. However, material prices remain unpredictable, and tariffs could quickly erase any savings, making the current window for affordable building both narrow and ...
Higher acquisition costs in New York often deter out-of-state investors. Still, these buyers may be overlooking the long-term returns that set New York’s outer-borough markets apart, according to Patrick Dominique, a realtor at One Stop Agency who works with investors across Queens, Nassau County, and Brooklyn. Many investors compare New York’s entry prices to those ...
In today’s tight housing markets, where limited inventory drives competition among buyers, the ability to structure a deal effectively often matters more than simply offering the highest price. Yet many buyers and their agents still focus narrowly on price, usually missing opportunities to craft offers that directly address sellers’ real needs. Chopper Russo, team leader ...
A member of a local real estate professional standards committee says she is seeing widespread violations of buyer agency agreement requirements, with some agents showing properties to buyers without the legally required documentation, leaving them open to fines that can exceed $22,000. Susan Greenbaum, a Realtor Associate with Keller Williams Village Square Realty and a ...
Commercial real estate is unique among industries, and not in a way owners should celebrate. According to Bill Douglas, CEO of OpticWise and co-author of “Peak Property Performance,” it’s the only industry that routinely allows vendors to install networks in their buildings and extract data from their own assets without compensation or oversight. “I’ve worked ...
While most real estate professionals focus on interest rate predictions and inventory shortages, Jerry Larkowski sees a different dynamic on the horizon: a massive wave of commercial real estate debt about to come due, and he believes savvy investors who understand the landscape will find significant opportunities over the next 18 months. Larkowski, Executive Broker/REALTOR® ...
