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Heather Hook
03 Sep 2026

The international real estate conversation has expanded considerably in recent years. Buyers who once focused exclusively on domestic markets are increasingly curious about what ownership looks like elsewhere – not as a replacement for anything they already have, but as an addition to it. Four markets appear consistently in those conversations, and each one serves ...

Heather Hook
02 Sep 2026

In a market where investors value certainty, some ground-up developers are championing a more flexible approach to exit timing – arguing that staying responsive to market conditions, rather than committing to a fixed date, is what ultimately protects and grows investor capital. Dusten Hendrickson, Founder & President of Mailbox Money Real Estate & Private Equity, ...

Heather Hook
02 Sep 2026

In title operations, the pace of automation deployment can shape how a client relationship grows. Two projects from TrueFocus Automation‘s history illustrate the point, according to Jimmy Lewis: one involving a large amount of e-recording volume, the other a compressed title plant build with a firm deadline. In both cases, the time between discovery and ...

Heather Hook
02 Sep 2026

With buyer options at their highest levels in years, sellers in Marion County, Florida, who price their homes thoughtfully are finding a real advantage in today’s market. Well-positioned listings capture attention quickly, while thoughtful pricing sends buyers a clear, confident signal about a home’s value. Bobby Mathews, Team Leader for BluSkye Group at RE/MAX Foxfire, ...

Heather Hook
02 Sep 2026

In many markets, price segments tend to move together. In Marion County, something more nuanced is unfolding: luxury homes are selling at nearly twice the pace they were before, while the most affordable segment continues to attract its own dedicated buyers – and the forces driving each trend are refreshingly distinct. Bobby Mathews, Team Leader ...

Heather Hook
02 Sep 2026

Walk through almost any city, and you will find at least one ground-floor retail space that has sat empty for a year or longer, long after the apartments or offices above it filled up. Ann Ehrhart, founder of EVERSTREET in Boston, Massachusetts, sees this constantly, and she says the cause is almost always more specific ...

Heather Hook
01 Sep 2026

Most investors manage two separate mental folders. One is labeled investing, returns, allocations, performance. The other is labeled values, faith, giving, purpose. The assumption baked into that separation is that capital is morally neutral until it is deployed philanthropically. According to Steven Libman, founder of Investing With Purpose™, that assumption is costing investors more than ...

Heather Hook
01 Sep 2026

Generic accounting software can add and subtract. What it cannot do is understand the relationship between a homeowners association, its homeowners, and the properties they own. For self-managed HOA boards attempting to run their finances on tools built for profit-driven businesses, that distinction creates friction that compounds quietly over time. Clayton Thompson, co-founder of HOA ...

Heather Hook
31 Aug 2026

Most investors manage two separate mental folders. One is labeled investing, returns, allocations, performance. The other is labeled values, faith, giving, purpose. The assumption baked into that separation is that capital is morally neutral until it is deployed philanthropically. According to Steven Libman, founder of Investing With Purpose™, that assumption is costing investors more than ...