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Steve Marcinuk
12 Feb 2026

Wilmington, North Carolina’s rental market is experiencing steady growth, driven primarily by small-scale property investors rather than large institutional buyers. Even as coastal insurance costs rise and rapid development brings new hurdles, individual landlords remain the main force behind local rental housing. Catherine Huffman, owner of Keyrenter Wilmington, a property management company in North Carolina, ...

Steve Marcinuk
12 Feb 2026

While much of Florida’s traditional real estate market has slowed in 2024, short-term rental (STR) investment along the Gulf Coast remains robust. Rich Clover, a realtor with Savvy STR Agents who works exclusively with short-term rental properties, closed 20 transactions last year in the Bradenton area. Nineteen of those buyers were from out of state, ...

Heather Hook
12 Feb 2026

Teddy Abdelmalek on the fundamentals that actually drive occupancy and NOI The student housing industry loves chasing the next big thing. New technology platforms, elaborate amenity packages, innovative marketing tactics. But according to Teddy Abdelmalek, Senior Vice President of Business Development at HH Red Stone, operators are looking for success in the wrong places. “Success ...

Rudi Davis
11 Feb 2026

Private wealth management divisions at major banks are creating alternative financing channels for Manhattan’s luxury buyers — transactions that rarely appear in conventional lending data, according to industry veteran Steven Cohen, team leader of The Steven Cohen Team. Manhattan’s luxury real estate market is undergoing a marked change in how transactions are financed, says Steven ...

Rudi Davis
11 Feb 2026

Many investors entering Manhattan’s luxury residential market continue to expect rental yields that the city has never produced — and likely never will — according to Emma Kerins, a licensed associate real estate broker at Brown Harris Stevens with three decades of Manhattan experience. “Investors come in and think they can make five to ten ...

Rudi Davis
11 Feb 2026

Rising interest rates have dramatically changed how affluent buyers approach real estate in secondary markets, according to William Melnick, associate agent at Elyse Harney Real Estate in Litchfield County, Connecticut. A once-common financing strategy — using cash offers to secure a property, then refinancing to lock in low-cost debt — has vanished, upending both deal ...

Rudi Davis
11 Feb 2026

Real estate development in the United States is shaped not by federal policy but by thousands of local decisions across the country. Daniel Heller, CEO and co-founder of ReZone (recently acquired by Shovels AI), argues that this fragmentation leads to a core market inefficiency: information that is technically public often remains functionally out of reach ...

Steve Marcinuk
11 Feb 2026

Central Jersey’s residential real estate market is moving away from the extreme seller’s advantage that defined the past several years. This shift is creating new options for buyers who had been sidelined by intense competition and high prices. While headline statistics still point to a strong market, changes in inspection negotiations, buyer composition, and investor ...

Steve Marcinuk
11 Feb 2026

The Brooklyn industrial real estate market is recalibrating as higher interest rates and tighter lending conditions prompt buyers and sellers to rethink their strategies. After several years of strong growth, the sector now faces a more complicated environment, marked by reduced access to credit and a greater reliance on alternative financing. From Film Post-Production to ...

Rudi Davis
11 Feb 2026

Real estate CEO Daniel Kaufman argues that following institutional capital into hot markets is a recipe for underperformance. His firm’s early exits from now-oversupplied markets illustrate how moving against the herd can yield better results. Conventional real estate wisdom advises following institutional money. When large investors enter a market, their presence is seen as a ...

Rudi Davis
11 Feb 2026

The main criticism of modular construction in real estate is that if factory-built modules do not cost less per square foot than traditional construction, the model fails. Daniel Kaufman, president of Kaufman & Company, argues this misses the real value in today’s construction environment. “Our biggest savings are time,” Kaufman says. “Getting a project completed ...

Rudi Davis
10 Feb 2026

Auction sales are changing the landscape of Western Canadian farm real estate, creating price outcomes that increasingly favor sellers and may push buyers to pay more than they would in private transactions. According to Ben Van Dyk, Partner and Co-Managing Partner at Real Estate Centre & Farm Real Estate, auction mechanics are amplifying competitive pressures ...

Rudi Davis
10 Feb 2026

The economics of new construction in Bergen County have shifted significantly, making it viable only at much higher price points than in the past. This change has significant implications for the area’s ongoing inventory shortage, as new homes are built exclusively for the wealthiest buyers, leaving most demand unmet. Sergio Sciortino, broker associate with Keller ...