Real Estate News & Insights

Source: The Mercury News --- As the Bay Area grasps for new ways to quell its affordable housing shortage, several cities are considering controversial policies that would give some tenants a shot at buying their homes — a move that’s sharply dividing property owners...

Source: Forbes --- The 2021 housing craze hit new highs as an uptick in listings offered a ray of hope for buyers trying to find a home in a competitive market and lock in low mortgage rates. But like any roller coaster, what goes up, must come down. The...

Source: MPA --- While the housing market remains hotter than ever before, homebuyer competition hit its lowest level in almost a year, according to a Redfin report. The report showed that the bidding-war rate dropped from the revised rate of 61.8% in October to 59.5%...

Source: Forbes --- Luxury property deals worth at least $4 million in New York City (NYC) went off the market with relative ease in 2021. While this indicates a subsequent short-term increase in prices for luxury properties, a market slowdown may happen in the year...

Source: WBJ --- The future of office and retail space is still uncertain as remote work and e-commerce maintain strong holds on the economy, even in our new normal. One thing that seems certain: the housing market has perhaps never been hotter in Central...

Source: KSL.com --- SALT LAKE CITY — As home prices have continued to rise across the country, especially in the West, a new study suggests prices are "poised to flatten" in five of the "most overvalued markets" in the nation. Those markets include two cities in Utah...

Source: Apartment Therapy ---  Living on a dead-end street sounds far more ominous than it really is. In fact, for some homebuyers, it’s a highly desirable property feature. For others, not so much. Here’s a look at what it’s like to live on a road that leads to...

Source: Realtor --- We chat with the owner of the famous Cleveland, OH, home about how he took a childhood dream and made it a reality.

Source: Journal Star ---  Inflation hit 6.8% in November, its loftiest level since the long-ago era of Reaganomics and America’s war on inflation. If prices continue to soar, mortgage rates will head higher, too. But there’s a silver lining to this cloud for borrowers...