The hotel industry’s most overlooked profit center may be vendor contract optimization, a strategy generating significant cost savings for properties willing to leverage collective buying power, according to Jennifer Barnwell, Senior Vice President of Asset Management at Pebblebrook Hotel Trust. Barnwell and her team identified this opportunity when Pebblebrook acquired LaSalle Hotel Properties, more than ...
Stephen Keighery’s journey from scaling an Australian tech company to revolutionizing distressed property investment in Louisiana reveals how systems thinking can humanize an industry – and rebuild communities one house at a time. Most real estate investors see distressed properties as transactions. Stephen Keighery sees them as complex human problems waiting for systematic solutions. This ...
While much of Florida’s real estate market faces rising inventory and slower sales, Jupiter’s single-family home market is moving in the opposite direction, registering a 17.6% decrease in available homes compared to last year. According to Bradley Hurst of Illustrated Properties, this local trend stands out against the backdrop of a statewide slowdown. Statewide, inventory ...
Discount brokerages face strong resistance from traditional real estate agents, a conflict that goes beyond simple competition, according to David Corbitt, broker at 1 Percent Lists First Coast. Corbitt described a deep divide in the industry when established agents are confronted with lower-commission models. “For the real estate community, they hate us. They think we’re ...
The Dallas luxury real estate market is breaking with conventional buyer’s market patterns, according to Darwin Stephens, Owner and CEO of RADDR Group. Despite a 30% year-over-year increase in luxury inventory, high-end properties are outperforming other price ranges, challenging assumptions that more listings always favor buyers. Traditional real estate theory holds that when inventory reaches ...
Paso Robles’ wine country real estate market is undergoing a period of price adjustment that is opening new opportunities for investors, according to Brittany Malone Thompson, broker and realtor at Vineyard Professional Real Estate. In a recent interview, Thompson outlined how shifting market conditions and evolving consumer preferences are influencing property values and investment potential ...
The waterfront real estate market in Cape Coral remains resilient, even as insurance challenges and flood zone concerns complicate transactions. Jenn Spears, a realtor with RE/MAX Realty Team who specializes in waterfront properties, outlined the current landscape and key factors shaping the market in the months ahead. Waterfront properties continue to attract strong demand, with ...
While headlines focus on rising home prices and the struggle for local buyers, veteran real estate professional Elizabeth Hume offers a different perspective on Boise’s housing market. The Broker Associate at One Sotheby’s International Realty argues that lifestyle spending, rather than just home prices, is a major factor limiting homeownership for many first-time buyers. “Yes ...
Cape Coral’s housing market has shifted from pandemic-driven extremes to a more stable, balanced environment, according to Jenn Spears, realtor with RE/MAX Realty Team. Spears, who has worked in the area for over a decade and serves both local and international clients, says the national narrative of Cape Coral as “America’s worst housing market” lacks ...
The flexible workspace sector is experiencing a significant shift as operators move away from traditional lease-based models and adopt deeper partnerships with property owners. This change reflects evolving attitudes among landlords and tenants regarding office space amid ongoing market uncertainty. Alexander Passler, co-founder and CEO of Vallist, has observed this shift throughout his three-decade career ...
The housing inventory shortage has become one of the most persistent challenges facing today’s real estate market. While the gap between yesterday’s sub-3% mortgages and today’s 6-7% rates dominates headlines, industry professionals say the calculus keeping homeowners in place is far more complex—and the barriers are stacking up in ways that go well beyond monthly ...
Southwest Florida’s real estate market is confounding expectations, with luxury properties over $1 million selling more easily than mid-range condos, according to Mike Newes of John R. Wood Christie’s International Real Estate. This trend highlights a market shaped almost entirely by discretionary purchases, rather than necessity. “Interestingly, the high end properties have actually sold more ...
The primary challenge facing real estate investment operations in California’s Imperial Valley is not financing or market conditions, but the difficulty of finding reliable contractors, according to Gisela Sanchez, a realtor and brokerage developer with eXp Realty who has worked in the area for nearly five years. “I think the biggest challenge is just finding ...
The Tampa Bay waterfront market is experiencing an unprecedented surge in property demolitions following last year’s hurricanes, with one barrier island alone potentially facing more than 800 demolition permits, according to local real estate expert AL Bennatti Jr. This widespread reconstruction is changing the coastal real estate landscape and driving new market dynamics. “I heard ...
In the commercial real estate sector, Vallist is taking new steps to address the persistent issue of vacant office space. In a recent interview, Alexander Passler, co-founder and CEO of the flexible workspace operator, discussed the company’s approach to solving occupancy problems for both landlords and large corporate tenants. Alexander Passler brings more than 30 ...
