The conventional wisdom about real estate timing suggests waiting for spring’s warm weather and blooming landscapes before listing a home. According to Ryan Bruen of The Bruen Team at Coldwell Banker Realty in Morristown, New Jersey, conventional wisdom costs sellers opportunities. “There really is not a bad time to sell your house,” Bruen explains. “It ...
Private lending for real estate development has rapidly expanded as traditional banks reduce their exposure to construction financing. Into this opening has moved Ascent Developer Solutions, which closed its first major equity round with Elliott Management in June 2024 and has since grown from 15 to 110 employees in less than eight months. What distinguishes ...
While most of the United States is seeing more favorable conditions for buyers, northern New Jersey stands out as an exception, maintaining a strong seller’s market despite national dynamics shifting. This regional resilience underscores the value of local market knowledge over national headlines when making real estate decisions. Thomas “Chopper” Russo, leader of one of ...
Bergen County’s luxury real estate market has undergone notable changes in recent years, with 2025 presenting some of the most challenging conditions since the early 2000s. While sales data points to slower activity and longer listing times, the day-to-day experience of agents on the ground reveals how client relationships, market strategy, and community ties are ...
Suburban real estate values are being redefined, according to Connecticut broker Todd Gibbons, who says the longstanding appeal of rural seclusion has given way to a new priority: paying more for homes and condos within walking distance of shops, restaurants, and downtown amenities. Gibbons, Founder and Principal of Boost Real Estate Group, points to recent ...
Grande Prairie, Alberta, is facing an unprecedented housing shortage that has upended the way homes are bought and sold. Active listings have collapsed from 410 single-family homes to just 61, according to Chris Cline, a leading Realtor at Grassroots Realty Group who has tracked the market for nearly 20 years. With a population of about ...
Fort Wayne city officials were given a bold promise by Swa, a global planning and landscape architecture firm: invest in top-tier public riverfront spaces, and private developers will respond with nearly $10 of private investment for every public dollar spent. Alec Johnson, Deputy Director of Redevelopment for the City of Fort Wayne, says that prediction ...
The Southwest Florida luxury market has spent the past three years doing something that might look like stagnation: sales volumes have returned to pre-pandemic levels, prices have stabilized, and homes are taking longer to sell. Compared to the frenzy of 2021, this market has lost momentum. But Mary Bartos, team leader at The Bartos Group ...
Colorado’s new tenant protection laws, enacted in spring and summer 2024, are driving many small landlords out of the rental market, says Christine Belin, a Denver-based real estate broker at Evernest. While these laws aim to protect renters, Belin argues they are forcing mom-and-pop landlords, those who own just one or a few properties, to ...
Demand for large, sprawling homes in the Hudson Valley is falling, and the decline extends beyond affordability. Instead, an apparent change in buyer preferences is driving investors and developers to rethink residential projects throughout the area. Susan Onderdonk, a real estate salesperson with Howard Hanna Rand Realty who has worked in the Greenwood Lake area ...
Florida’s single-family rental market is facing a breakdown in investment viability as insurance, property tax, and HOA fee increases have outpaced rental income growth, according to William Ward, founder of A-Ward Winning Realty. Ward says these rising costs have made it nearly impossible for investors to achieve positive cash flow, forcing many to abandon the ...
Existing homes around $800,000 are now at a structural pricing disadvantage in North Florida, and price reductions alone cannot bridge the gap created by a surge in new construction, according to John Richardson, Global Real Estate Advisor at ONE Sotheby’s International Realty. The rise of builder inventory is dividing the market, leaving many sellers of ...
Vacation rental deals in Gatlinburg are increasingly collapsing during the home inspection phase, according to Deanna Workman, a Realtor with Century 21 Legacy GP. But Workman says this trend reflects more than just routine inspection issues. Instead, it points to a pattern of investors underestimating actual property costs, then using inspection contingencies to back out ...
While short-term rental (STR) markets across much of the U.S. are cooling with falling occupancy rates and increased competition, Oklahoma is charting its own course. Driven by a mix of special events, infrastructure projects, and migration from higher-cost states, the state’s STR sector is producing opportunities for operators who understand its unique landscape. Libby Ross, ...
Denver’s residential investment market is undergoing a significant realignment as rising costs, new regulations, and tighter financing reshape how investors approach property acquisition. Christine Belin, a real estate broker and property management consultant with Evernest who has spent ten years working in Colorado’s investment sector, outlines how both institutional and individual investors are adjusting to ...
