The U.S. office market posted its strongest leasing numbers since 2018 in the first quarter of 2026, a milestone that might suggest the sector has turned a corner. But a closer look at what is driving that activity reveals a more complicated picture, one shaped by constrained supply, changing tenant behavior, and demand forces that ...
Oakville, Ontario — one of the Greater Toronto Area’s most sought-after suburbs — looks like a buyer’s opportunity on paper. Condo prices are down more than 30 percent from the peak. But the reason for that drop matters as much as the number itself. The market isn’t correcting toward normal; it’s working through an overhang ...
In Massachusetts and Rhode Island, the roofing and home maintenance market has been divided sharply by age. After years of steady demand from homeowners of all ages, it is now residents 55 and older who are driving most major projects, while younger buyers are largely stepping back. Whether it makes sense to invest in your ...
San Francisco’s luxury housing market, once notorious for bidding wars and lightning-fast sales, has entered a new phase. Today, buyers — especially those at the high end — have more leverage and access than they have in years. But this shift is not a typical market cooldown. Instead, it’s a market defined by record-setting prices, ...
Buying or selling a home in the Hamptons is rarely as simple as it appears. Behind the scenes, buyers and sellers must coordinate with inspectors, attorneys, appraisers, and multiple deadlines. A single missed step can delay closing for weeks or even cause the deal to collapse. Patty Oakley and Brian Leicht, licensed real estate salespeople ...
Just a few years ago, healthy building certification was primarily the domain of high-end office buildings. Developers and corporate tenants competed to offer better air quality, natural light, and wellness features to attract top talent. Today, the strongest and fastest-growing demand for these certifications is coming from student housing — a shift that has reshaped ...
Many Minneapolis homeowners opened their property tax bills this year to find a bigger number than expected. While city spending often gets the blame, Steve Brandt, president of the Minneapolis Board of Estimate and Taxation, says the real drivers are more complex — and less easily fixed. “It’s not just government spending that drives your ...
Many luxury homeowners avoid auctions, believing they are only for distressed properties or sellers in trouble. This misconception often leads to high-end homes sitting on the market for months or even years, while carrying costs continue to mount. Matthew Rollins, Chief Marketing Officer and Managing Partner at DeCaro Auctions International, has spent over a decade ...
Headlines about a cooling real estate market are everywhere: listings are staying on the market longer, buyers are holding back, and rents in many cities have stopped rising. But beneath these broad trends, a different dynamic is playing out in workforce housing — and it’s creating opportunities that many investors and landlords are missing. Amy ...
There is a structural problem hiding in plain sight across commercial real estate portfolios. Asset managers are held accountable for NOI performance, insurance renewals, utility spend, and occupancy trends – yet they are routinely making those decisions with incomplete, delayed, or vendor-controlled data. The operational data that actually drives those outcomes sits locked inside building ...
The Capital District of upstate New York is holding its ground as a seller’s market, even as housing conditions soften across much of the United States. Tight inventory, persistent bidding wars, and steady buyer demand continue to define the Albany region heading into 2026. Brian Brosen, Licensed Associate Broker and Founding Partner of The Capital ...
Florida’s residential real estate market looks stable on paper. Prices in many areas have not collapsed, transaction activity continues, and media coverage still leans toward the idea of a resilient Sunbelt market. But for those working directly with distressed homeowners, the picture on the ground is considerably more complicated. Ron Myers, President of Ron Buys ...
For most of the last decade, the promise of online capital raising was simple: reach more investors. It worked — until everyone else reached them too. The result is a market where accredited investors are flooded with pitches, platforms, and polished decks that all sound remarkably alike. Standing out is no longer a matter of ...
Key Biscayne, one of Miami’s most distinctive island communities, is quietly emerging as a compelling alternative to the city’s better-known neighborhoods — offering waterfront living, strong schools, and a self-contained lifestyle at prices that still trail those in comparable nearby markets. According to Ximena Ulloa, a REALTOR® with the Giulietta Ulloa Group at Berkshire Hathaway ...
Ask a New Jersey real estate agent where the next hot market is, and you’ll get a range of opinions. But certain towns are coming up repeatedly in local conversations, on social media, and at open houses — places where residents are seeing new investment, more development, and better opportunities than the usual North Jersey ...
