Christine Belin, a real estate broker at Evernest, reports that Denver investors are steadily moving away from townhomes and condos and focusing on duplexes, quadplexes, and larger multifamily properties. After years of building portfolios around single-unit properties, small investors are now selling those holdings and reinvesting in buildings with multiple units under one roof. This ...
Vacation rental occupancy rates in Gatlinburg have plunged from peaks of 80 percent in 2021 to about 53 percent today, according to Deanna Workman, a REALTOR® with Century 21 Legacy GP who specializes in Smoky Mountains properties. Workman says the cause is not fewer tourists or new regulations, but a flood of new vacation rentals ...
Short-term rental (STR) investors are accumulating far more credit card debt than the average American, not because of poor money management but due to a structural mismatch between how properties generate income and how expenses are scheduled. According to Stefan St. Marie, Co-Founder and CTO of Revnest, this growing debt burden is a direct result ...
Danbury, Connecticut, is charting a course of steady growth and urban revitalization, leveraging its geographic position, favorable tax structure, and a new, action-oriented approach to city planning. Under Planning Director Waleed Albakry, who took the helm in July 2024, the city is prioritizing results over lengthy planning cycles, aiming to deliver visible improvements and attract ...
When the Wall Street Journal declared that Cape Coral had “the worst housing market in the United States,” local real estate veteran James Sommers, leader of James Sommers Team, saw something different in the headlines. Instead of panic, his phone started ringing with clients asking for clarity. Sommers, who has sold real estate in the Cape ...
$1,099,000 for a four-bedroom Cape Cod on a generous 0.41-acre lot with exceptional renovation, expansion, or new construction potential in Madison’s elite Hill section. In Madison’s competitive Hill section market, land is the ultimate luxury. 60 West Lane offers a rare opportunity that savvy buyers and builders recognize immediately. “Properties like this simply don’t come ...
Interior design professionals consistently observe homeowners making the same costly error when preparing properties for sale: attempting comprehensive renovations when strategic updates would deliver superior returns at a fraction of the cost and timeline. Amy Spelker, who operated an interior design firm for a decade before joining The Spelker Team at Coldwell Banker Realty in ...
While many luxury real estate markets across the country have cooled, Charleston’s high-end property sector has remained stable, powered by buyers who prioritize lifestyle over short-term investment gains. Industry veterans say this focus on quality of life, rather than speculation, has insulated Charleston from the volatility seen in other cities. Lisa Patterson, a longtime Charleston ...
The Pensacola real estate market stands out for its blend of military-driven stability and the growing influence of large production builders, creating unique challenges for agents and homeowners. After twenty years in this northwest Florida market, Kathy Batterton, leader of The Kathy Batterton Team, has seen firsthand how these forces are shaping local dynamics in ...
Real estate investors who once fueled the rapid growth of short-term rentals are increasingly moving away from the Airbnb model, according to Joseph Keshi, founder and CEO of Keshman Property Management. Instead of acquiring new properties for short-term use, many investors are selling off existing Airbnb holdings or converting them to long-term rentals. “The only ...
About one-third of Americans aged 18 to 25 continue to live with their parents, according to Yardi Matrix data, a share that has remained unchanged since before the COVID-19 pandemic. Doug Ressler, manager of business intelligence at Yardi Matrix, says the persistence of this trend suggests not a temporary disruption, but a structural barrier preventing ...
Real estate investment companies often frame success as a product of strategy – spotting undervalued properties, entering the right markets, and timing cycles correctly. But Andrew Farnell, National Transaction Coordinator at Elite Closing Solutions, argues that these factors might, in fact, be secondary. In his view, the real differentiator is execution: the internal systems that ...
For years, analyzing real estate deals was a slow and often skipped process for many investors. Manual comping—reviewing comparable sales to estimate a property’s value—typically took five minutes or more per property. This bottleneck meant that only the most promising deals received scrutiny, while many potential opportunities were passed over. Now, artificial intelligence is compressing ...
Large-scale transactions are reshaping the commercial real estate market, with institutional investors and established businesses leading major deals across a range of property types. Recent activity highlights both new opportunities and significant hurdles as buyers face more complex regulations and shifting economic conditions. From Litigation to Landmark Transactions John Paul Teague, a partner at Musick, ...
In early 2026, Tampa Bay’s real estate market shows a sharp split: foreclosures are high, but new construction and rentals remain strong, driving shifts in investment strategies and buyer behavior across the region. William Ward, founder of A-Ward Winning Realty, tracks these trends closely through his statewide network of over 120 wholesalers and a portfolio ...
