Walk into a Miami real estate office in 2024, and you’ll hear a surprising reality: $7 million homes are selling within days, but $600,000 condos can sit on the market for months. Despite high mortgage rates, Florida’s high-end segment is moving rapidly, while mid-tier properties face a slowdown. If you’re not clear on which market ...
Tim Kriebel doesn’t just see houses when he looks at new developments — he sees whether people will need to drive every time they want a gallon of milk. For him, that’s the key problem with most suburban development: it forces residents into their cars for nearly every daily need. Kriebel is the mayor of ...
Just a few years ago, oceanfront condos in Vero Beach, Florida, were in high demand, selling quickly and often at a premium. Today, many of those same units are lingering on the market, and some sellers are cutting prices to attract buyers. In contrast, single-family homes in Vero Beach continue to sell quickly, often for ...
After a period of caution in 2023 and early 2024, banks are returning to construction lending, opening new opportunities for technology platforms that address the sector’s complex documentation and collaboration needs. The renewed activity is prompting both lenders and developers to reconsider how technology can close the gaps where information breaks down, funding stalls, and ...
The Chicago residential market is changing, shaped by evolving buyer expectations, rising rents, and shifting neighborhood appeal. For Kirk Hudson, a broker associate with Baird & Warner, real estate remains rooted in people and relationships — not just closing deals. Hudson’s route to real estate was unconventional. While managing a Starbucks, a friend who was ...
South Florida’s condo market is experiencing a sharp divide: aging oceanfront buildings are losing value and sitting on the market, while new luxury towers — often starting above $2 million — are selling out at a rapid pace. This split is changing how buyers, sellers, and investors approach the market in 2025 and could mean ...
If you’re considering buying or selling a senior living facility, you’re entering a market that has changed dramatically in the past year. Record-high occupancy rates, increased buyer competition, and a slowdown in new construction are redefining the landscape for investors and operators. Here are the three most significant trends shaping senior housing investment in 2026—and ...
If you’ve been house hunting in northern New Jersey, you may have noticed a frustrating trend: entry-level homes are vanishing before you can make an offer. Increasingly, it’s not another family beating you to the punch – it’s a builder, often paying cash. In towns like Livingston, Millburn, and Summit, builders are aggressively purchasing older, ...
Your home has been on the market for three weeks. You’ve dropped the price once, staged the living room, and still – no offers. Meanwhile, the new construction development down the street is offering rate buydowns and closing credits you can’t match. Bobby Mathews, team leader at BluSkye Group with RE/MAX Foxfire, has seen the ...
After years of rising rents and fierce competition for apartments, Phoenix renters are now finding the market has shifted in their favor. Landlords are offering move-in specials, waiving pet fees, and reducing rents to fill units that are sitting vacant longer than expected. For tenants waiting for a better deal, the current environment presents new ...
If you’re searching for a home in South Florida, you might expect resale properties to offer better value than new construction. Right now, the opposite is true. Newly built homes are selling faster, appreciating more quickly, and attracting greater buyer interest than many older properties, even when prices are similar. This trend is especially pronounced ...
San Francisco’s residential real estate market has entered a new phase of activity in 2026, ending a prolonged slowdown that began with the rise in interest rates in 2022. After several years of muted sales, especially in the condominium sector, the city is once again seeing the competitive conditions that defined the pre-pandemic era. Tim ...
You might expect that rising inventory and longer days on market would prompt buyers to act quickly, but in Boca Raton and Delray Beach, many are holding back. Buyers convinced a market crash is imminent are waiting on the sidelines. “A lot of my clients swear the market is going to tank,” says Melissa Galada, ...
Three years ago, buying a home in St. Augustine required waiving inspections, submitting offers without seeing the property, and competing against multiple bidders. Today, the pace has slowed. Buyers are taking time to evaluate homes, ask questions, and negotiate terms — marking a return to a more typical market dynamic. After a period of intense ...
For years, the standard approach to luxury condo development in Florida was clear: secure presales for at least half of your units before breaking ground. This method minimized risk, ensured financing, and helped developers avoid being left with unsold inventory mid-construction. But as of early 2026, that model is breaking down. Several of Florida’s most ...
