The North Orange County housing market isn’t crashing, but it isn’t the same market it was two years ago, either. Prices have softened, buyers have grown selective, and changes to California tax law have quietly reshaped what it means to inherit a family home. For most people, these shifts only become visible at the worst ...
When someone inherits a house unexpectedly, the first question is often: What now? The property might be in another state, need repairs the new owner can’t handle, or present a sales process they’ve never navigated before. Rick Warner, founder of The WE Group at Compass, has spent 21 years specializing in probate and trust real ...
You find the right house in Marin County, negotiate a price within your budget, and then the insurance quote arrives: $4,800 a year — nearly double what you expected. Suddenly, your monthly payment jumps by $400, and the deal feels less certain. This scenario is now common for buyers and homeowners across Northern California, where ...
A few years ago, Atlanta luxury buyers measured value by square footage. The bigger, the better. Today, the questions have changed. Instead of asking about total space, buyers are focused on outdoor living, dedicated home gyms, and how close they are to the Beltline. Sarah Chatel, team leader of the Chatel Group and a veteran ...
South Carolina’s real estate market has never been more active — or more difficult to break into. Prices are rising, demand is strong, and yet for many buyers, the path to ownership keeps getting narrower. Understanding why requires looking at who is actually winning deals, how families are rethinking what a home needs to do, ...
For many buyers, the math on urban homeownership stopped working years ago. Prices climbed, inventory stayed tight, and the new construction that did appear skewed toward luxury — leaving anyone without a high income to choose between aging housing stock, long commutes, or renting indefinitely. The assumption that followed was reasonable: if you want to ...
Brian Durham, managing broker and team owner at WeGo Real Estate., has spent his career on the other side of that gap — first processing over 177 transactions in 15 months for a hedge fund during the post-recession investment surge, then building and managing independent brokerages across four states. What that background gave him isn’t ...
Rising home prices along the South Jersey Shore are pushing buyers into new areas, creating fresh opportunities for both homeowners and investors. Eric Millstein, a real estate associate with Soleil Sotheby’s International Realty, has seen firsthand how these shifts in pricing and buyer behavior are opening new markets across Atlantic County’s coastal communities. “Opportunities for ...
The Chicago residential market shows stability in early 2026. Affordability concerns and slower sales affect housing markets nationwide. However, local agents report steady buyer interest, especially among cash buyers. Low inventory continues to shape buyer and seller behavior. Local Market Knowledge Kevin Burke, realtor and team lead at The Kevin Burke Team at RE/MAX 10, ...
California’s housing market highlights the challenges first-time homebuyers face. In the 1990s, Josh Lewis, owner of BuyWise Mortgage and host of The Educated Home Buyer podcast, closed his first purchase loan for a $40,000 condominium in Anaheim. Today, similar properties sell for $700,000 to $900,000. This price increase has forced mortgage professionals like Lewis to ...
Sheila Smith Oliver, Founder and Principal Broker at Dwellverse Group, reports that Abilene, Texas, is attracting a surge of investor interest that now rivals activity in Austin and Dallas. The catalyst is not lifestyle amenities or tourism, but infrastructure. Major data center developments and long-term construction projects are fueling demand for furnished rentals among workers ...
Pricing strategy has become the single most decisive factor in how quickly South Jersey Shore, New Jersey, properties sell, according to Albert Casalnova, a real estate agent with Keller Williams Realty Atlantic Shore. National headlines focus on rising interest rates and increasing insurance premiums as obstacles to sales. Casalnova’s experience across New Jersey’s 127-mile coastal ...
Out-of-state buyers account for roughly half of all Las Vegas luxury real estate transactions, according to Zach WalkerLieb, Managing Partner at Willow Manor. Most come from high-tax states such as California, Washington, Hawaii, and Oregon. They tend to be less price-sensitive and more likely to pay cash than local buyers, changing how homes are bought ...
Dallas luxury home sellers are missing out on significant profits by refusing to prepare their homes for sale, according to Nicole Foster, Realtor at Ebby Halliday Realtors. Foster reports that properties left untouched, without updates, staging, or repairs, often sit unsold. Similar homes that invest in presentation command higher prices and faster sales. In one ...
[Photo Credit – The Brenner Scheel & Casey Team] There are places in the world where the landscape itself feels like a privilege. The stretch of the Florida Keys surrounding the Seven Mile Bridge is one of them. Completed in 1912 as the crown jewel of Henry Flagler’s visionary overseas railway, the original structure so ...
