Dozens of permanent supportive housing buildings in California are constrained by outdated subsidy programs, with rental income levels well below the level needed to cover actual operating costs. As these buildings age, the financial mismatch is threatening the stability of the entire sector. The 2022 collapse of Skid Row Housing Trust exposed deep vulnerabilities in ...
From 2010 to 2023, property values in Arizona and much of the U.S. rose steadily, creating a hidden safety net for both lenders and borrowers. Geoff Ball, a hard money lender with two decades of experience in Arizona, says that era allowed questionable lending and borrowing decisions to go largely unpunished. Now, as price growth ...
Industry veteran Sergio Grado, who has worked across Houston, Dallas, Austin, and San Antonio for over two decades, says Texas’s major real estate markets now face distinct challenges that generic investment strategies cannot address. Grado, a second-generation builder with experience in construction, business development, and distribution throughout Texas, observes that the differences among Houston, Dallas, ...
Jeff Biebuyck, Southern California founder, reveals what’s really happening in high-end markets as insurance challenges add to growing uncertainty Jeff Biebuyck is candid about the state of today’s luxury real estate market. As co-founder of Frontgate Real Estate at Compass and a consistent top 1 % producer nationally, he has built and scaled a 60+ ...
Restored bonus depreciation provisions in 2025 are creating tax advantages for short-term rental (STR) investors that long-term residential landlords cannot access, according to Lucas Piper, owner of Five Star Vacation Home Rentals in Austin. Piper argues that these tax benefits are the strongest reason to prioritize STR investments over traditional rental strategies in the coming ...
Raymond Fernandez, a relocation specialist with eXp Realty in Palm Beach County, has seen a striking trend: new construction now accounts for roughly 75% of his clients’ purchases, nearly eight times the estimated 10% market share of new builds in the county overall. This imbalance suggests that relocating buyers—especially those from outside Florida—are driving a ...
The new construction market in South Florida has split into sharply distinct segments, with pricing strategies diverging to the point that communities across the street are operating in entirely different markets. According to Raymond Fernandez, a relocation specialist at eXp Realty who focuses on new construction in Palm Beach County, builders’ approaches and incentives have ...
According to Linda Fleischer of Coldwell Banker Realty, insurance costs—not property values—now determine whether waterfront deals close in Tampa Bay The Tampa Bay residential market is undergoing a significant reset, driven not by property values or desirability, but by the rising monthly cost of flood insurance. Linda Fleischer, a licensed real estate agent with Coldwell ...
As Austin’s short-term rental (STR) market expands to roughly 13,000 active listings, one property manager is outperforming competitors by turning away most opportunities and focusing on quality over quantity. Austin’s STR inventory has nearly tripled since 2017, growing from around 4,500 to 13,000 properties. Lucas Piper, owner and founder of Five Star Vacation Home Rentals, ...
Swimming pools have shifted from a minor home upgrade to a central factor that divides suburban housing markets, according to a veteran broker who says the pandemic caused one of the most significant changes in residential real estate valuation in recent memory. Matt Mobley, broker and owner of Hancock Realty Group in Clermont, Florida, says ...
The residential real estate market is stuck in a prolonged period of imbalance, as the gap between rental and ownership costs prevents the usual price correction, according to Matt Mobley, broker and owner of Hancock Realty Group in Clermont, Florida. Mobley argues that this disconnect is keeping home values from adjusting downward at the pace ...
The widespread shift to remote and hybrid work has left office and retail real estate with more space than companies now need, creating a long-term oversupply that persists regardless of return-to-office mandates. As interest-only commercial loans mature, owners face a refinancing crisis intensified by sharply higher rates. Chad Cummings, a managing attorney at Cummings & ...
Florida’s post-Surfside condominium safety reforms were intended to prevent another deadly building collapse. But according to Chad Cummings, a managing attorney at Cummings & Cummings Law, specializing in real estate law, the new inspection and reserve requirements have created an affordability crisis for elderly and retired residents on fixed incomes. “If your HOA dues were ...
While Sarasota’s lifestyle amenities and steady in-migration from other states continue to attract attention, one local real estate professional points to a less-discussed factor contributing to the area’s declining sales volume: the disappearance of Canadian buyers. Reeny Kaney, a top 3% producing realtor with RE/MAX Alliance Group in Sarasota, attributes the market’s slowdown to three ...
The Indianapolis real estate market is outperforming national expectations, maintaining stability and growth even as rising interest rates and limited inventory weigh on the housing sector nationwide. Despite mortgage rates ranging from 6.5% to 7% and persistent supply constraints in some price brackets, local data and agent reports indicate that Indianapolis is weathering current economic ...
