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Steve Marcinuk
18 Dec 2025

Florida’s coastal real estate markets are experiencing a supply problem that isn’t driven by construction capacity or a lack of land. Instead, according to veteran broker Stephen Dutcher, homeowners with low pandemic-era mortgage rates are economically trapped in their homes, creating an artificial inventory shortage that distorts the market in ways previous cycles have not. ...

Steve Marcinuk
18 Dec 2025

Santa Monica, long considered one of Los Angeles’ most desirable rental markets, is experiencing a surge in luxury multifamily construction that is testing the limits of local demand. The influx of new, high-end apartment buildings has prompted questions about whether the area can support both the volume of new units and the steep rents being ...

Steve Marcinuk
18 Dec 2025

Since the Surfside condo collapse, Miami’s condominium market has divided sharply between older buildings and new construction. According to Nayla Benitez, associate broker with Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices EWM Realty, new mandatory safety regulations have not reassured buyers as intended. Instead, she says, they have deepened skepticism toward older properties and accelerated a local affordability crisis. ...

Steve Marcinuk
18 Dec 2025

Philadelphia’s commercial real estate market is outperforming many major U.S. cities, thanks to structural advantages and strategic positioning that have helped it maintain stability despite national economic headwinds. Carlo Batts, Principal & CEO of The Reduxx Group, draws on decades of appraisal work across all property types to explain why Philadelphia’s fundamentals remain strong as ...

Steve Marcinuk
18 Dec 2025

The multi-family housing sector is experiencing a significant shift as developers seek new ways to differentiate their properties in an increasingly competitive market. Smart home technology, once considered a luxury amenity, is rapidly becoming a standard expectation among renters, particularly as younger demographics enter the market with different technological expectations than previous generations. Dan Ross, ...

Steve Marcinuk
18 Dec 2025

The launch of Mundi Group in New York City signals a broader shift in how experienced luxury agents are approaching team building and brokerage partnerships. Founded by Jorge Lopez, the venture represents a growing trend of established agents seeking platforms that combine operational support with technological capabilities, rather than traditional brokerage structures. Lopez, who built ...

Steve Marcinuk
18 Dec 2025

Market timing sounds logical in theory: wait for the bottom, buy at the lowest possible price, and maximize your return. In many real estate markets, this approach can occasionally work. In Vail, however, it consistently fails. Decades of market cycles show that even sophisticated buyers struggle to time it correctly. Mark Gordon from Christiania Realty ...

Heather Hook
17 Dec 2025

In New Orleans real estate, most investors want move-in ready properties. Stephen Keighery actively seeks out the ones others won’t touch – and that difference in perspective reveals everything about how value is actually created. Walk into a house with Stephen Keighery, and you’ll witness something peculiar. While most people recoil at peeling paint, structural ...

Steve Marcinuk
17 Dec 2025

Builder-offered rate buydowns are drawing buyers away from resale homes in Jacksonville, creating a market split where financing terms, not home quality, determine buyer decisions, according to Jan Rice, a licensed realtor with Momentum Realty Jacksonville. A Growing Divide in Mortgage Rates Jacksonville’s residential market is seeing a pronounced gap in financing options. While national ...

Steve Marcinuk
17 Dec 2025

Inventory glut and weak buyer demand have created a two-tier market in Jacksonville, where only sellers willing to cut prices are closing deals, according to Jan Rice, a licensed realtor with Momentum Realty Jacksonville. As of November, about 11,000 homes are listed on the MLS, with roughly 8,000 of those sitting unsold for more than ...

Steve Marcinuk
17 Dec 2025

Carlo Batts, Principal and CEO of Reduxx Group, says media coverage of Philadelphia’s real estate market is missing the region’s actual development story. While most reports focus on Fishtown, Northern Liberties, Center City, and Rittenhouse Square, Batts argues that the real growth and opportunity lie in the first and second ring suburbs, communities with regional ...

Steve Marcinuk
17 Dec 2025

Miami’s urban redevelopment is revealing a gap between developer land grabs and actual neighborhood change, according to Irene Dakota, Senior Commercial Advisor at Metro 1 Commercial. Dakota, who has observed Miami’s core neighborhoods for over two decades, says that while developers have quickly assembled land in target areas like Magic City, the real transformation depends ...

Steve Marcinuk
17 Dec 2025

BAC’s Chief Advocacy Officer recognized among the world’s most influential mortgage leaders for 2025 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Brendan McKay, Broker/Owner of McKay Mortgage Company and Chief Advocacy Officer of the Broker Action Coalition (BAC), has earned a place on Mortgage Professional America’s prestigious 2025 Global 100 list, which recognizes the world’s most impactful mortgage industry ...