A California law requiring balcony inspections has created a split in the state’s housing market, making many condominium buildings difficult to finance and sell. At the same time, sin...
The January 2025 wildfires in Palisades and Altadena caused a dramatic distortion in the Los Angeles coastal housing market, with home prices in some areas rising 32 percent year-over-year b...
Atlanta condominium homeowners’ association fees are rising at a pace that is changing the economics of urban ownership. In several buildings, year-over-year fee increases now exceed 4...
Physical inspections have become the leading cause of failed home sales in supply-constrained markets. Younger buyers who have already stretched their budgets are increasingly facing unexpec...
National real estate headlines describing a buyer’s market are misleading buyers who enter highly sought-after micro-markets only to find tight supply, strong demand, and competitive b...
Manhattan’s luxury real estate market was widely expected to cool this year as high mortgage rates, economic uncertainty, and ongoing concerns about office vacancies dampened demand. Yet, ...
For years, the typical realtor closing gift was a bottle of wine, a gift basket, or maybe a personalized doormat. These gestures were pleasant, and typically welcome, but they rarely kept cl...
In New Jersey’s residential market, buyers are routinely paying more for properties even when identical or better alternatives are available at lower prices. This repeated disregard fo...
Artificial intelligence is changing how homebuyers research agents, interest rates, and transaction timelines, but it is also exposing a persistent misunderstanding about what real estate ag...
After several years in which buyers routinely accepted unfavorable contract terms and absorbed costs that traditionally fell to sellers, the balance in South Jersey real estate negotiations ...
For decades, real estate professionals have controlled access to detailed property data, leaving buyers and sellers with only limited public listings. A new platform, No Agent List, aims to ...
The North Bay real estate market stands apart from national trends, according to Steven Cozza, team leader at Compass in Petaluma, California. While many regions across the U.S. have seen in...
While much of the country’s housing market is cooling, the San Gabriel Valley stands out for its continued strength. In this region east of Los Angeles, multiple offers remain common, and ...
The South Jersey real estate market is moving away from its extreme seller-driven phase, with buyers beginning to reclaim negotiating ground. After several years in which buyers routinely ac...
While real estate markets across the country are cooling and buyer activity is declining, northern New Jersey stands out as a region where demand remains strong, and competition among buyers...
