Steve Marcinuk

After several years of pandemic-driven extremes, Portland’s residential real estate market is working toward balance. Prices have stabilized, inventory is gradually building, and buyers are approaching purchases with a level of deliberation absent during the frenzy of 2020 and 2021. Headlines can paint a discouraging picture. On the ground, the reality is more layered. Carey ...

As national housing markets grapple with elevated interest rates and economic uncertainty, Loudoun County in Northern Virginia is holding its own – though not without notable changes on the ground. Sales volume is up modestly, prices continue to inch higher, and demand from well-capitalized buyers remains steady. But for sellers who haven’t adjusted their expectations ...

The self storage industry has spent decades operating on a straightforward model: build it, fill it, collect rent. But a new generation of operators is bringing a technology-first mindset to what has traditionally been a low-tech business, and the results are showing in how facilities are run, how customers are served, and where the next ...

After several lean years marked by rate hikes and a sharp pullback in origination activity, the mortgage industry is showing signs of recovery. Enrollment data from online licensing education providers offers one of the clearest early indicators of where the industry is headed, and right now, the trend lines are pointing upward. Jesse Kennedy, Vice ...

As foreign capital continues to flow into U.S. real estate development, the EB-5 immigrant investor program remains one of the more nuanced financing tools available to developers and investors alike. Yet despite its 30-plus-year history, the program is still widely misunderstood, by developers who assume it offers cheap capital, and by investors who may not ...

In cities across the United States, the conversation around revitalizing underserved urban neighborhoods often centers on zoning changes, tax incentives, and infrastructure spending. What gets less attention is the role that public art and placemaking play in making those investments work. In Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood, one practitioner is putting that theory into practice at a ...

Central New Jersey has long been one of the more distinctive housing markets in the Northeast – dense, diverse, and driven by a buyer pool unlike almost anywhere else in the country. As the spring 2026 selling season reaches its peak, the market is showing both resilience and real strain, depending on which segment you ...

As construction costs remain stubbornly high and capital stays cautious heading into the second half of 2026, a growing number of boutique developers are rethinking not just where they build, but how. For Tyson Dirksen, Founder and Principal of Evolve Development Group, that rethinking has led to a focused bet on two converging forces: mass ...

Vermont’s residential market has maintained a level of stability that stands apart from national trends. Demand here is driven less by financial speculation and more by a consistent appetite for a particular way of life – and that distinction is keeping the state’s housing fundamentals intact even as other markets cool. Darcy Handy, Co-Founder and ...

South Florida’s real estate market has long attracted buyers from across the country and around the world, drawn by warm weather, no state income tax, and a lifestyle that ranges from quiet suburban neighborhoods to oceanfront luxury. But in mid-2026, conditions on the ground are considerably more complicated than the headlines suggest. Broward County is ...

For most homeowners, selling a property is the largest financial transaction of their lives, yet the process has remained largely unchanged for decades, including the fees. That’s beginning to shift. A confluence of legal, technological, and market forces is giving sellers new options that simply didn’t exist before, and platforms like Locqube, co-founded by CEO ...

After a period of price corrections and cautious buyer sentiment, Southwest Florida’s residential market is showing signs of renewed momentum. Inventory is tightening, builder incentives are quietly disappearing, and a new wave of permanent residents is beginning to reshape demand across Lee and Collier counties in Fort Myers and Naples, replacing the seasonal and vacation ...

Most homeowners spend months choosing finishes, fixtures, and floor plans — and almost no time thinking about what goes inside their walls. That’s not an accident. It’s how the construction process is designed. Andrew Legge, founder and CEO of Havelock Wool, has spent over a decade making the case that the materials standard to most ...

Running a restaurant in California has never been easy, but 2026 is shaping up to be one of the most punishing environments independent operators have ever faced. A convergence of rising labor costs, shrinking consumer spending, and post-pandemic structural shifts has made survival — let alone profitability — increasingly difficult for those without the backing ...

After years of pandemic-fueled bidding wars and rapid price gains, the Hudson Valley real estate market has entered a more measured phase. Inventory remains tight, interest rates hover well above pandemic lows, and economic uncertainty has made both buyers and sellers more cautious. Yet demand persists, driven by continued migration from New York City and, ...