Small investors are retreating from the rental property market. Higher interest rates and elevated prices have made it nearly impossible to achieve a monthly cash flow in many secondary markets. In the Salem-Keizer area, investors who once relied on steady rental income are exiting, according to Hannah Fouts-Sparks, Team Leader at Sparks Property Group. Current ...
Scottsdale’s luxury real estate market is facing a standoff between sellers and buyers that is slowing sales while keeping prices steady, even as demand has cooled from pandemic-era highs. Rather than lowering asking prices, many affluent sellers are withdrawing their properties from the market to wait for better offers. Kevin Weil, Associate at RE/MAX Excalibur, ...
The real estate market in Conway, Arkansas, illustrates the challenges and adjustments now facing fast-growing communities across the country. As one of Arkansas’s most active housing markets, Conway has experienced a noticeable slowdown, with buyers and sellers adapting to new realities after years of rapid growth. Richard Henley, broker at ERA TEAM Real Estate and ...
Houston’s real estate investment market has changed significantly over the past year, as cash buyers and distressed property specialists adjust their strategies to a landscape that looks little like the frenzied period of 2020–2022. Mark Lee, co-founder of Absolute Properties, is part of a new wave of boutique cash buyers who have adapted as the ...
Brian Maser has become a leading figure in the West LA condo market by targeting a segment most real estate professionals avoided. His path from Silicon Valley tech entrepreneur to specialized condo broker shows how focusing on overlooked markets can yield significant business results. Spotting Opportunity The 2008 financial crisis brought the LA property market ...
The South Bay luxury real estate market is facing a significant slowdown as homeowners remain anchored by historically low mortgage rates, leading local agents to describe it as a “frozen market.” This condition has disrupted the usual flow of buyers and sellers, sharply reducing inventory and transaction volume. Suzanne Dyer, realtor at The Dyer Group ...
The challenge of building affordable housing in U.S. cities has grown more acute in recent years, as rising costs for materials, labor, and land have made it increasingly difficult to deliver homes at accessible price points. While many developers rely on government subsidies to bridge the gap, some builders are finding ways to create quality, ...
When a commercial real estate deal closes, flood risk due diligence typically begins and ends with the FEMA flood map. That one document, often decades out of date and built around riverine flooding, may also get attached to an ESA Phase 1 environmental report and a Property Condition Assessment (PCA), handed to the lender, and ...
In real estate development, the temptation to build fast and flip quickly is real. The math can look attractive on paper, and in a rising market, the short-term play often seems like the obvious one. But for Yuval Shram, CEO and founder of Tay Investments, that has never been the approach, and after more than ...
Buying a home in Nashville once meant endless scrolling, slow paperwork, and hoping your offer would stand out. Today, artificial intelligence is quietly changing that process — speeding up some steps and lowering costs, but also introducing new challenges and risks. If you’ve noticed listings with flawless photos or received a mortgage pre-approval in minutes, ...
Investors buying vacation rental condominiums on the Gulf Coast pay higher fees and face longer approval times when using national lending platforms or out-of-state lenders. Local real estate professionals say financing for income-producing condos is fundamentally different from primary residence mortgages, and lenders without regional experience often struggle to meet specific requirements efficiently. Kristy Bushaw, ...
Across the New York metropolitan region, higher interest rates are making it harder for traditional commercial real estate investors to justify acquisitions, slowing investment sales and changing who is driving transactions. Jason Horowitz, Broker of Record at Triforce Commercial Real Estate, says many properties that once attracted investor demand no longer produce viable returns at ...
Most property management firms are laser-focused on the top line. Frank Gervasio, Director of Finance at OneWall Communities, says that’s exactly where they go wrong. Here’s a number that should make any property owner pause: a single lost lease, just $1,000 a month, can cost five times that amount to recover. Yet many ownership groups ...
International real estate developers entering the US market face a capital access barrier unrelated to their financial strength or project quality. The main obstacle is not underwriting standards but the relationship-driven nature of US lending, which prioritizes local track record and trust over foreign credentials. US lenders evaluate foreign developers as unproven operators, regardless of ...
The Broker Action Coalition (BAC) and the National Association of Mortgage Brokers (NAMB) have announced a groundbreaking event partnership that will reshape how the mortgage broker industry engages with policymakers. The two organizations will co-host their first-ever joint advocacy fly-in event this spring, titled “Advocacy in Action: Better Together,” bringing independent mortgage brokers from across ...
