The Manhattan residential market is showing signs of renewed activity as mortgage rates fall from their recent highs, drawing cautious buyers back while inventory remains tight. After an extended slowdown through much of 2025, early 2026 indicators suggest a possible spring rebound for New York’s luxury residential sector. Emma Kerins, Licensed Associate Real Estate Broker ...
While many Connecticut markets have slowed, Waterbury and its surrounding area continue to see steady real estate activity. Lynn LaForme, a top-producing agent at Showcase Realty with over $120 million in career sales across nearly 1,000 transactions, has watched the local market shift from the fast-paced pandemic years to today’s more measured environment. “Many markets ...
One month into operations at Finlaison House in Holborn, Vallist founder Alex Passler is witnessing a market shift that’s exceeded even his expectations: the flight to quality in flexible workspace isn’t just affecting a niche segment anymore – it’s becoming the new standard. “I think the general flight to quality is a bigger theme than ...
Larry Gotcher discusses how industry shift reflects tightening bank lending standards and evolving investor strategies in 2026 market A significant structural shift is reshaping commercial real estate transactions. Seller financing, once considered an alternative tool, has become the predominant deal structure, appearing in approximately 95% of commercial offers regardless of transaction size. Larry Gotcher, owner ...
Florida’s housing market is showing a clear divide: condos are struggling with high inventory and falling prices, while single-family homes are holding or gaining value. Taylor Johnson, a sales associate with Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Florida Network Realty in St. Augustine, sees this split play out daily. “Our condo market is hurting. We have very high ...
Traditional institutional lenders rarely underwrite loans below $10 million, leaving a significant gap in the mid-market hospitality sector. This gap creates opportunities for operators who understand how to use alternative capital structures to acquire and grow hotel portfolios. Blake Dailey, CEO of Stayvest, which has completed eight hotel acquisitions, says the challenge is built into ...
South Florida’s residential market has shifted into a buyer’s market, but many sellers have yet to adjust their pricing expectations. Fiona Barone, a REALTOR® with eXp Realty who closed 98 units in the region in 2025, says sellers are still anchored to valuations set during the pandemic’s peak, resulting in longer listing times and stagnant ...
Ryan Homes’ entry into Wayne County, Ohio, marked the first time a national builder had launched a large-scale development in the area. Over 21 months, the community sold 91 lots and quickly moved into a second phase, with 17 additional lots already sold. Despite the rapid sales, the influx of new homes has not eased ...
Doug Ressler, Manager of Business Intelligence at Yardi Matrix, reports that major real estate investment trusts (REITs) and other institutional investors are rapidly expanding their involvement in the U.S. housing market. Over the past seven years, these investors have moved well beyond traditional multifamily and single-family rentals, increasingly targeting manufactured housing and build-to-rent (BTR) communities ...
When Ron Kutas watched lease applications drop to nearly zero at his workforce housing properties, he initially suspected a software glitch. The fraud detection system OneWall Communities had implemented was supposed to prevent rental scams, instead, it was accidentally blocking qualified renters. The problem wasn’t technical. It was fundamental: the software assumed applicants were comfortable ...
Mor Milo of Relli believes the solution to America’s affordability crisis isn’t building bigger. It’s building smarter, smaller, and farther from metropolitan centers. America has a housing crisis. The average single-family home costs $500,000, requiring $100,000 down for a property that might generate $1,500 monthly rent. Nobody wins. Buyers can’t afford entry. Renters face rising ...
Lisa Wright, Founder and CEO of Landings, doesn’t mince words when commercial real estate professionals ask if they can wait another year or two to think about vertiports. “At the fastest, we could bring a site online in nine months – and that would be incredible,” she explains. “These aircraft are going to be approved ...
Billionaire developer’s Southbridge acquisition demonstrates how post-Surfside regulations are reshaping South Florida’s condo market Billionaire developer Stephen Ross just acquired 71% of Southbridge, a 1981 condominium building at the base of the bridge to Palm Beach, paying $37.3 million for 45 of 63 units. The transaction – which delivered premiums to sellers whose units were ...
Parking is no longer just a line item in development projects. It’s a strategic design decision. In a new episode of the Commercial Real Estate Pro Network Podcast, Christopher Tiessen, President/CEO, shares how automated and mechanical parking solutions are helping developers, architects, and owners unlock more value from every project—especially in today’s high-cost, space-constrained urban ...
A new wave of migration is reshaping the New York metropolitan real estate market as buyers priced out of Queens increasingly move east to Long Island. Lower home prices and steady demand are fueling what some agents predict could become the nation’s most competitive market by 2026. Grace Folias, owner and team lead at The ...
