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Steve Marcinuk
19 Feb 2026

America’s housing affordability crisis is forcing both tenants and investors to seek alternatives to traditional rental models. As margins shrink and costs rise for conventional rentals, co-living has emerged as a practical solution, one that offers higher returns for property owners and relief for renters struggling to keep up with housing costs. Clara Arroyave, founder ...

Steve Marcinuk
19 Feb 2026

West Palm Beach’s ultra-luxury waterfront real estate market is experiencing its strongest momentum in more than a decade, with veteran agents reporting record-setting sales and heightened demand. This surge is part of a broader shift: high-net-worth buyers increasingly choose South Florida as a primary residence rather than a seasonal escape. Hilary Musser, CEO of Hilary ...

Rudi Davis
19 Feb 2026

Micro-market differences in the lower Hudson Valley are creating buying opportunities many house hunters overlook, according to Jason Madison, a licensed real estate salesperson with Stevens Real Estate who covers Orange, Dutchess, and Ulster counties. What appears to be one market is actually a patchwork of distinct local economies separated by short drives. “In the ...

Steve Marcinuk
19 Feb 2026

According to a local realtor, inspection findings are the most common reason home sales fall through at the Jersey Shore, as buyers regain leverage and refuse to accept unresolved property defects. After years when financing and appraisal shortfalls dominated real estate headlines, Dylan Smith, a realtor with Chris Smith Realty in Spring Lake, New Jersey, ...

Rudi Davis
19 Feb 2026

A realtor with a corporate pricing background says many agents rely on intuition rather than formal pricing methods. She argues this can lead to overpricing and lower seller proceeds, especially as markets normalize. Carly Ringer, a realtor with Keller Williams Realty Spring Lake who spent 13 years analyzing pricing and advertising for major corporations before ...

Rudi Davis
19 Feb 2026

A new pattern is taking hold in Jersey Shore real estate: sellers are increasingly willing to walk away from deals during the inspection period, confident that backup buyers are ready to step in. But Carly Ringer, a realtor with Keller Williams Realty Spring Lake and 13 years of corporate pricing analytics experience, says the strategy ...

Alejandra Rodriguez
19 Feb 2026

Anyone considering buying or selling property in Texas is entering a market that looks very different from how it did just a few years ago. Downtown office towers in Houston are sitting vacant and being considered for apartment conversions, large-scale data center projects are driving up demand for land near power infrastructure in Houston and ...

Rudi Davis
19 Feb 2026

The Wilmington rental market shows a clear split in performance by bedroom count, a factor now determining which properties succeed and which struggle. Catherine Huffman, co-owner of Keyrenter Wilmington, reports that rents for three-bedroom and larger homes have increased year over year, while two-bedroom units have declined over the same period. “Three bedrooms and up ...

Heather Hook
19 Feb 2026

The True Life Companies’ Eastlake project in the Denver metro area sold to Mill Creek Residential in late 2025. Renderings and site plans are not final and are subject to change. Denver-based firm advances large-scale, mixed-use development in Thornton, Colorado DENVER, CO – The True Life Companies, LLC (“TTLC”), the Denver-based real estate investment and ...

Rudi Davis
18 Feb 2026

A mountain pass separating Wyoming from Idaho marks more than a geographic boundary. It reflects a 6.5% tax difference, influencing where affluent real estate buyers invest. Traditionally, real estate agents in vacation markets have advised clients based on lifestyle factors such as recreation, scenery, and amenities. Samuel Haack, associate broker at Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Brokers ...

Rudi Davis
18 Feb 2026

Hartford’s effort to convert vacant office buildings into housing reveals the limits of adaptive reuse as a large-scale solution. The city’s experience shows the idea is appealing, but execution challenges often make broad policy goals unworkable. David Steuber, Executive Director of the Capital Region Development Authority (CRDA), says the main obstacle is that each building ...

Rudi Davis
18 Feb 2026

After years of momentum-driven buying, investor behavior in Connecticut’s residential real estate market has changed dramatically. Buyers who once purchased properties sight unseen are now walking away from deals that fail to meet financial criteria, according to Lynn LaForme, a realtor at Showcase Realty who specializes in multifamily properties in the Waterbury area. During the ...

Rudi Davis
18 Feb 2026

A local broker says rising home values and property taxes that often exceed $30,000 a year are creating an affordability problem in Bergen County and could threaten long-term market stability. Christian Di Stasio, broker associate and managing principal at the Christian Di Stasio Group, says the challenge is not a temporary market fluctuation but a ...

Rudi Davis
18 Feb 2026

As hundreds of new single-family homes are built each month in the Wilmington area, many landlords are purchasing properties based on personal preference rather than actual rental market data, according to Catherine Huffman, co-owner of Keyrenter Wilmington. This disconnect is leading to a growing number of underperforming rentals, with more vacancies and lower rents than ...

Rudi Davis
18 Feb 2026

As most of the residential real estate market cools from pandemic-era highs, one segment is moving at a surprising pace: small investment properties. According to Jillian Kemmerer, owner and associate broker at Luxe Homes Real Estate LLC in Scranton, Pennsylvania, duplexes and triplexes are attracting buyers far faster than traditional single-family homes. “If anything is ...