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Rudi Davis
11 Feb 2026

While headlines highlight Florida’s affordability crisis and a median home price near $400,000, a quieter trend is unfolding in Wesley Chapel and Pasco County. Here, builder incentives are making homeownership possible for buyers who previously believed it was out of reach. Whitney Lohr, team leader at Florida Living Group within Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices, has seen ...

Rudi Davis
11 Feb 2026

While national headlines highlight a slowdown in new construction, several master-planned communities in Wesley Chapel are seeing steady buyer demand. According to Whitney Lohr, team leader at Florida Living Group within Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices, the key difference is a new development model that brings together multiple builders and a wider range of options than the ...

Rudi Davis
11 Feb 2026

Real estate CEO Daniel Kaufman argues that following institutional capital into hot markets is a recipe for underperformance. His firm’s early exits from now-oversupplied markets illustrate how moving against the herd can yield better results. Conventional real estate wisdom advises following institutional money. When large investors enter a market, their presence is seen as a ...

Rudi Davis
10 Feb 2026

The economics of new construction in Bergen County have shifted significantly, making it viable only at much higher price points than in the past. This change has significant implications for the area’s ongoing inventory shortage, as new homes are built exclusively for the wealthiest buyers, leaving most demand unmet. Sergio Sciortino, broker associate with Keller ...

Rudi Davis
10 Feb 2026

Wichita’s status as a global center for aerospace manufacturing is more than a slogan. Decades of investment by companies such as Boeing and Textron, along with their predecessors, have created a business environment that now attracts a diverse range of industrial and logistics operations, according to Ted Branson, SIOR, Industrial Division Director at Landmark Commercial ...

Rudi Davis
10 Feb 2026

As artificial intelligence and web scraping tools become more accessible, many assume that large technology companies with advanced AI capabilities will dominate the structuring of real estate data. Daniel Heller, CEO and co-founder of ReZone (recently acquired by Shovels AI), disagrees. She argues that the absolute advantage in real estate data lies not in computational ...

Steve Marcinuk
10 Feb 2026

Jackson Hole’s real estate market operates on a different set of rules than almost any other in the country. With 97% of Teton County owned by federal, state, or local entities and most of the remaining 3% either developed or protected by conservation easements, opportunities for new construction are nearly nonexistent. This extreme scarcity, combined ...

Steve Marcinuk
10 Feb 2026

The senior housing sector is entering a new phase as capital markets stabilize and institutional buyers renew their interest. After a period marked by high interest rates and limited lending, industry professionals are now seeing early signs of recovery that are changing how property owners approach exits. Brandon Chicotsky, Managing Principal at God Bless Retirement, ...

Steve Marcinuk
09 Feb 2026

Manhattan’s residential real estate market is defying its usual seasonal slowdown, with activity surging since November and continuing through the typically quiet winter months. Ann Ferguson, principal broker and founder of Ann Ferguson LLC, a veteran Manhattan broker with 25 years of experience, says this year’s pattern stands out sharply from previous cycles. “Usually, the ...

Rudi Davis
09 Feb 2026

Recent changes in Manhattan’s political and tax environment are fueling a visible exodus of wealthy individuals from New York City, with many relocating to northern New Jersey and other lower-tax states. According to Christian Di Stasio at Christian Di Stasio Group, a broker associate specializing in luxury transactions up to $15 million, this migration is ...

Rudi Davis
09 Feb 2026

Falling mortgage rates are driving renewed activity in northern New Jersey’s real estate market, not only among homeowners seeking lower payments but also among investors reallocating funds from equities into property as rates stabilize. A Shift from Constraint to Catalyst After a period of high mortgage rates that slowed transaction volume and dampened confidence, the ...

Rudi Davis
09 Feb 2026

Montreal’s residential market recorded 8.7% year-over-year price growth, even as Toronto and Vancouver posted declines. At first glance, this suggests broad strength across Canada’s second-largest city. But Joëlle Bitar, a broker whose team manages nearly 100 active listings across Montreal and its suburbs, says that headline figure masks a sharp divide across property types. Bitar ...