When a family member passes away and leaves behind a property, most heirs assume the hard part is the grief. The house, they figure, is an asset. It has value. It can be sold or kept, and eventually everything gets sorted out. What few people anticipate is that the property can sit in legal limbo ...
Buying an existing property feels like the safe play. The building is already there. You can see it, inspect it, and model the cash flow based on what it is already doing. But according to Culby Culbertson, founder of Culbertson Holdings, that perceived safety comes at a cost, and in many cases it is a ...
The contrast is jarring. A publicly traded company managing billions in real estate assets across multiple countries operates with no meaningful digital footprint, no systematic investor acquisition process, and no corporate marketing infrastructure – yet it is actively trying to raise capital in 2026 from American retail investors who expect to research companies online before ...
The acronym ESG was everywhere in commercial real estate just a few years ago. Sustainability reports, carbon targets, and green building certifications dominated boardroom agendas and investor conversations alike. Today, that language has largely disappeared from the same rooms. Not because the underlying pressures have gone away, but because the framing was never quite right ...
Albuquerque’s residential market has become one of the Southwest’s most stable real estate environments, showing resilience even as national markets have grown volatile. For Rene Kessel, a Coldwell Banker Legacy REALTOR® specializing in emotionally complex transactions, this stability is key to helping clients manage some of life’s most challenging transitions. Building Expertise Through Personal Experience ...
The first time a real estate professional hears “I found you through ChatGPT” from a potential client, the reaction is usually surprise mixed with confusion. They didn’t advertise on ChatGPT. They didn’t optimize for it. They may not have realized people were using AI platforms to find real estate agents at all. But it’s happening ...
After several years of volatility, the multifamily real estate sector is showing clear signs of stabilization. Recent data indicate that major corrections in pricing and fundamentals have largely run their course, and the market is settling into a new, more balanced phase. This renewed stability comes as investors and operators adapt to a higher-interest-rate environment ...
After years of mismatched expectations, buyers and sellers in Idaho’s Treasure Valley are now largely in agreement about home values. If you’ve been waiting for a more rational market, this could be your opportunity. In the months following the pandemic boom, sellers in Boise, Meridian, and nearby areas continued to price homes as if it ...
If you’re considering a beach house in South Jersey, the landscape has changed — just not in the way most expected. Over the past year, buyers have quietly shifted their attention away from traditional hotspots and toward neighborhoods that were rarely considered just 18 months ago. From Atlantic City to Ventnor, the region’s affordability map ...
Buyers searching for homes in New Braunfels now have more options than at any point in recent years. Inventory has climbed to five to six months of supply, the highest level since before the pandemic. But with more choices, the market has become sharply divided: some properties sell quickly, while others linger for months. The ...
After several years of bidding wars and waived contingencies, Greater Boston’s real estate market has entered a new phase. Homes are staying on the market longer, sellers are offering incentives, and buyers can now take more time to make decisions instead of rushing to bid on the first available property. For anyone who has been ...
The pace of real estate in Western Montana has slowed noticeably after years of rapid sales and bidding wars. Homes and land that once sold within days are now lingering on the market, sellers are more open to negotiation, and buyers finally have the leverage to make careful decisions. For anyone waiting to buy rural ...
Walk into an open house for a two-flat in Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood, and you’ll see a new kind of competition: young couples with VA loan pre-approvals standing alongside seasoned investors making cash offers. Chicago’s multi-unit market, once dominated by investors, is now a battleground where owner-occupants are outbidding traditional buyers and driving up prices. Lourdes ...
Oregon’s Salem-Keizer real estate market is undergoing clear changes as inventory rises and buyers become more deliberate in their decision-making. After several years of rapid sales and limited inventory, both buyers and sellers are adapting to a market defined by increased choice, longer timelines, and higher expectations. Hannah Fouts-Sparks, team leader at Sparks Property Group, ...
The housing market is often described in terms of mortgage rates, home prices, and inventory. But behind those visible factors is a less obvious force that plays a major role in determining what buyers can actually purchase: where investment money is flowing. The capital that funds new construction and supports mortgage lending does not move ...
