Private real estate capital has grown increasingly sophisticated over the past decade. However, many fund managers still lack a working understanding of the legal and regulatory frameworks that govern their structures. For emerging managers in particular, that gap between what they know and what they need to know can carry serious financial and reputational consequences. ...
The Canadian real estate market has been correcting since the peak of the pandemic-era boom, but not all segments are moving in the same direction. While affordability pressures and excess condo supply continue to weigh on mid-market and entry-level buyers, the country’s luxury residential sector is following a different path – one shaped more by ...
Applying for a mortgage once meant filling out lengthy forms, waiting days for updates, and hoping you submitted the right paperwork. Now, artificial intelligence is reshaping that experience, speeding up some steps and lowering costs, but also raising new questions about what happens when software replaces your loan officer. Maybe you’ve already seen mortgage pre-approvals ...
Vacancy rates above 12%, negative rent growth in several submarkets, and a widening gap between buyer and seller expectations are forcing a recalibration across the Phoenix multifamily market. After years of aggressive building and rising rents, the correction now underway is testing assumptions that guided investment decisions as recently as 2023. But for operators working ...
Columbia County, the northernmost part of New York’s Hudson Valley, has been recalibrating after an intense period of outside attention. The pandemic brought in a wave of city dwellers seeking space and quiet. In many cases, that wave has since receded. What remains is a market that is more locally grounded, and in some areas, ...
Conventional wisdom suggests that luxury oceanfront condos would be struggling to sell right now, with higher interest rates and economic uncertainty limiting buyers’ ability to pay premium prices. But in South Jersey’s shore towns, the opposite is happening: high-end properties are keeping their value, and in many cases, are selling faster than mid-range units. Meanwhile, ...
For decades, real estate agents controlled access to property data, market insights, and listing details. Buyers had to rely on agents to know a home’s true value or understand neighborhood trends. Today, that dynamic has changed. A surge of new property technology platforms now puts extensive data directly in the hands of buyers and investors, ...
If you’ve been watching Cape Cod real estate and wondering why so few homes are selling, you’re not alone. Across the region, transaction volume has dropped to historic lows — but not for the reason most people assume. While mortgage rates are higher than they were a few years ago, the main issue is a ...
Buyers searching for homes in Greater Boston this spring are seeing a clear split: more properties are hitting the market, but only some are selling quickly. Suburban single-family homes are disappearing within days, often after bidding wars with a dozen or more offers. In contrast, Boston condos are sitting on the market, and sellers are ...
Look at a home listing in Des Moines today, and AI has likely influenced everything from the price to the photos and description. If you’re applying for a mortgage or screening a rental, algorithms are involved there as well. Scott Wendl, broker/owner of RE/MAX Precision in Des Moines, has worked in the market for 30 ...
Anyone planning to buy or sell a home this year is stepping into a market that’s moving faster and operating differently than just a year or two ago. The past few months have seen a wave of new technology hit the real estate industry, changing how quickly deals close, who qualifies for a mortgage, and ...
San Francisco’s residential real estate market has moved beyond the “recovery” phase, setting new records in both sales and pricing, particularly at the luxury end. While national headlines often describe the city as slowly rebounding, local market data shows that San Francisco is now leading the nation in price appreciation and buyer demand — especially ...
South Florida has always sold a fantasy — sun, water, and space at prices that made buyers from New York or California feel clever. That era is over. What replaced it is something more complicated: a market reshaped by a pandemic, a wave of migration, and a decade of rising costs, now one of the ...
South Florida’s luxury condo market is splitting in two. Christopher Austad, a sales associate with Douglas Elliman specializing in new development across New York City and South Florida, sees the divide clearly: ultra-luxury branded towers are selling fast at $10 million and above, while mid-tier projects are struggling to move units at any price. Understanding ...
Santa Barbara’s housing market is now sharply divided by price point. Homes under $2 million are selling steadily, with more buyers and more inventory than last year. But at the high end — Montecito estates and Hope Ranch compounds — sales have dropped nearly in half, and the median price has fallen from $5.9 million ...
