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Steve Marcinuk
28 Jan 2026

The move from corporate sales to real estate is not always straightforward, but for some professionals, the skills developed in the business world can provide a decisive advantage. Justin Nimergood, team leader at Nimergood Real Estate, transitioned from managing $150 million in sales at Cisco Systems to leading a high-performance real estate team in Dallas-Fort ...

Rudi Davis
27 Jan 2026

National real estate coverage often focuses on interest rates, speculating about Federal Reserve moves, mortgage rates dipping below 6 percent, and how payment changes affect buyers. These questions fill headlines and shape industry sentiment. But this lens misses the mark in luxury coastal markets, where most buyers do not rely on financing at all. Mary ...

Rudi Davis
27 Jan 2026

Conventional wisdom in real estate says buyers should wait for lower interest rates before making a purchase. But in the Hudson Valley and similar regional markets, this approach is leaving would-be buyers further behind each year. The real challenge is not just affordability, but a persistent lack of homes for sale caused by homeowners who ...

Rudi Davis
27 Jan 2026

Vacation rental occupancy rates in Gatlinburg have plunged from peaks of 80 percent in 2021 to about 53 percent today, according to Deanna Workman, a REALTOR® with Century 21 Legacy GP who specializes in Smoky Mountains properties. Workman says the cause is not fewer tourists or new regulations, but a flood of new vacation rentals ...

Rudi Davis
27 Jan 2026

Short-term rental (STR) investors are accumulating far more credit card debt than the average American, not because of poor money management but due to a structural mismatch between how properties generate income and how expenses are scheduled. According to Stefan St. Marie, Co-Founder and CTO of Revnest, this growing debt burden is a direct result ...

Alejandra Rodriguez
27 Jan 2026

$1,099,000 for a four-bedroom Cape Cod on a generous 0.41-acre lot with exceptional renovation, expansion, or new construction potential in Madison’s elite Hill section. In Madison’s competitive Hill section market, land is the ultimate luxury. 60 West Lane offers a rare opportunity that savvy buyers and builders recognize immediately. “Properties like this simply don’t come ...

Heather Hook
27 Jan 2026

Interior design professionals consistently observe homeowners making the same costly error when preparing properties for sale: attempting comprehensive renovations when strategic updates would deliver superior returns at a fraction of the cost and timeline. Amy Spelker, who operated an interior design firm for a decade before joining The Spelker Team at Coldwell Banker Realty in ...

Heather Hook
27 Jan 2026

Walk into a typical $280,000 production home in Central Florida, and you’ll find six windows. Walk into one of Ryan Hinricher’s Sunworth Homes, and you’ll count 18. That difference, 12 additional portals to natural light, represents a radical thesis: wellness features don’t have to be reserved for million-dollar estates. The Science of Affordable Wellness “You ...

Rudi Davis
26 Jan 2026

About one-third of Americans aged 18 to 25 continue to live with their parents, according to Yardi Matrix data, a share that has remained unchanged since before the COVID-19 pandemic. Doug Ressler, manager of business intelligence at Yardi Matrix, says the persistence of this trend suggests not a temporary disruption, but a structural barrier preventing ...

Rudi Davis
26 Jan 2026

Real estate investment companies often frame success as a product of strategy – spotting undervalued properties, entering the right markets, and timing cycles correctly. But Andrew Farnell, National Transaction Coordinator at Elite Closing Solutions, argues that these factors might, in fact, be secondary. In his view, the real differentiator is execution: the internal systems that ...

Steve Marcinuk
26 Jan 2026

Florida’s real estate market offers both opportunity and risk, especially for investors coming from high-regulation states like New York. As political and economic changes drive capital out of traditional markets, experienced operators are finding that success now depends on disciplined analysis and patience rather than quick speculation. Aaron Manoucheri, Chief Operating Officer and co-founder of Manoucheri ...