New Jersey loses about 18% of its residents each year, yet the state’s housing market remains defined by tight supply, high prices, and fierce competition. Nicole Romanik, a licensed real estate sales associate at Keller Williams Village Square Realty, says the contradiction highlights a gap between statewide migration trends and local housing realities. “In the ...
Chicago is widely viewed as a high-tax real estate market. This reputation overlooks a key fact: investment properties in the city are taxed at lower rates than owner-occupied homes, and rental income is strong enough that taxes rarely prevent solid investment returns. Property taxes are often cited as a major obstacle for real estate investors ...
New multifamily construction starting in 2025 dropped sharply from the 2021 peak, deepening a supply shortage in the affordable housing market that is unlikely to be resolved for years. Amy Rubenstein, CEO of Clear Investment Group, says the situation is most difficult in C-class workforce housing, where new construction was already rare, and supply typically ...
Traditional banks are re-entering the distressed multifamily lending market after a two-year retreat, according to Amy Rubenstein, CEO of Clear Investment Group. Regulatory changes have reduced bank reserve requirements, and interest rate expectations have stabilized. Banks are now competing directly with private debt funds that captured significant market share during their absence. “When banks pulled ...
New weekly data shows Austin’s residential housing market tightening more than most industry reports suggest, challenging the widely held view of ongoing oversupply. According to Jen Berbas, Founder and Team Lead at Berbas Group, there are now 9% fewer homes for sale in central Austin compared to the same week last year, and 7% more ...
Short-term rental (STR) investors are stepping back from residential properties in resort markets as acquisition costs have risen faster than rental income, fundamentally changing the buyer landscape in destinations like Whitefish, Montana. During the pandemic, STR investment drove a surge in buyer activity in resort areas. That thesis of buying properties to generate high rental ...
Experienced buyers in Montana’s Flathead Valley are changing their approach to real estate. Rather than rushing to compete, they are becoming more selective and patient — a clear sign that the urgency of the pandemic-era resort market has faded. In Whitefish, the buyers who know the market best are slowing down. Sonja Burgard, a realtor ...
Self-storage facilities typically convert 60 to 70 percent of revenue into net operating income, yet many operators are leaving money on the table. Antoni Watts, founder of Fuji Lane and creator of the analytics platform Storage Laser, says phone calls generate the majority of new business for most facilities — but operators are not tracking ...
Commercial real estate lenders are conducting highly localized due diligence that goes well beyond traditional underwriting, according to Logan Freeman, managing broker at Midwest CRE Advisors. Lenders now factor in neighborhood crime rates, school quality, demographic trends, and three- to five-year area outlooks when making financing decisions. As a result, brokers must approach two to ...
Real estate marketing is undergoing a structural change as brokerage operations move away from agent-led content creation toward centralized, technology-enabled production systems. In a discussion with Shon Wedde of Land id®, Head of Partnerships at Land id®, the evolution of how property data is turned into marketing material illustrates a broader industry transition: marketing teams ...
The process of buying a beach house has changed dramatically in recent years. Instead of spending days touring properties in person, many buyers now start their search from home, using video calls with agents to narrow the field before making the trip. This shift, driven by new technology and changing buyer behavior, is making coastal ...
Scroll through Fort Lauderdale’s property listings and a stark contrast emerges: waterfront estates priced at $20 million are selling briskly, while mid-tier homes linger on the market for months. Even as much of Florida’s housing market slows, the city’s ultra-luxury segment is accelerating, drawing a distinct group of high-net-worth buyers and reshaping local real estate ...
After three weeks without offers, a seller in Denver dropped the price of a three-bedroom home from $800,000 to $775,000 and added a $5,000 closing cost credit — the property sold within five days. Just two years ago, this scenario would have been rare. During the pandemic boom, Denver homes often sold for $50,000 to ...
Scottsdale’s real estate market is no longer moving in unison. While luxury homes in Paradise Valley are setting new price records, condos under $400,000 are losing value and sitting unsold for months. This growing divide is creating sharply different conditions for buyers and sellers, depending on their price point and neighborhood. Jennifer Wilson, a Scottsdale-based ...
Many buyers in Newport, Rhode Island, hold off for the “perfect” moment to buy, hoping for a market dip or a rare deal. But after nearly four decades in the local market, Kimberly Fleming, broker associate at Gustave White Sotheby’s International Realty, says the best opportunities go to buyers who stay grounded in the realities ...
