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Steve Marcinuk
27 Mar 2026

The Los Angeles real estate market saw rare volatility in 2025, as wildfire displacement — not just economic conditions — became the main driver of sales, pricing, and inventory in key coastal neighborhoods. While much of the country grappled with higher interest rates and a shortage of homes for sale, Los Angeles faced a sudden ...

Steve Marcinuk
27 Mar 2026

Delaware’s residential real estate market is cooling after several years of intense competition. Inventory is rising, and bidding wars are becoming less common. As the pace slows, a new concern is emerging: an increase in inexperienced real estate agents entering the industry without a strong grasp of contract law, transaction procedures, or client representation. George ...

Rudi Davis
27 Mar 2026

San Jose’s housing shortage is not a temporary market fluctuation but the result of physical constraints that prevent meaningful new development. Theresa Wellman, founder of Homeowner Experience Real Estate Inc., points to the region’s geography as the main factor: Silicon Valley is surrounded by the ocean on three sides and hemmed in by mountains, leaving ...

Steve Marcinuk
27 Mar 2026

The real estate industry has long relied on historical data to guide business development. One technology company is shifting focus toward real-time activity. AgentBrief, founded by industry veteran Mike Simon, provides tools intended to help settlement service providers, including title professionals, lenders, and insurance agents, connect with real estate agents during active transaction periods. Most ...

Steve Marcinuk
27 Mar 2026

Jersey City’s real estate market has undergone a dramatic shift over the past decade, moving from overlooked pockets of development to a citywide condo market that now draws buyers to every neighborhood. Once seen primarily as a cheaper alternative to Manhattan, Jersey City is now a destination in its own right, with buyers prioritizing the ...

Rudi Davis
26 Mar 2026

Median-priced condos purchased at the peak of Austin, Texas’s 2022 housing boom have lost value. Average rents have dropped from $2,400 to $1,900 per month, according to Kasey Jorgenson, broker and founder of Jorgenson Real Estate. The downturn has created a glut of rental inventory. Owners unable to sell at acceptable prices have turned to ...

Rudi Davis
26 Mar 2026

A surge in post-wildfire insurance costs and new short-term rental bans have created a glut of Maui, Hawaii, condominiums with few qualified buyers, according to Mino McLean, broker with Island Sotheby’s International Realty. The shift, driven by the August 2023 Lahaina wildfires and the passage of Bill 9, has left thousands of units effectively out ...

Steve Marcinuk
26 Mar 2026

When borrowing costs rise and deal math gets tighter, real estate investors tend to split into two camps. Some chase appreciation and trophy properties in major cities, betting that values will bail them out later. Others focus almost entirely on what a building actually produces in cash today. Over the past two years, that second ...

Steve Marcinuk
26 Mar 2026

The Connecticut real estate market is moving away from the frenzied pace of the pandemic years, with longer days on market and fewer bidding wars pointing to a return to greater balance. This shift is changing how buyers and sellers approach transactions, and real estate professionals across the region are adapting to a landscape defined ...

Steve Marcinuk
26 Mar 2026

While many U.S. housing markets face affordability issues, rising interest rates, and sluggish activity, New Jersey’s residential market is demonstrating unusual strength. In Monmouth County, luxury waterfront homes are attracting offers $200,000 above asking price, and buyer demand remains high even as borrowing costs climb. Amanda Cruz, Team Lead at The Amanda Cruz Group of ...