Consumer

You list your house for the price Zillow suggests, wait two weeks, and nothing happens. No offers, few showings. Meanwhile, your neighbor down the street just cut their price by $30,000 after a month with no sales. For South Florida homeowners, this is the new reality — and it’s forcing a major reset in expectations. ...

Boise’s real estate boom is often attributed to newcomers from California or retirees relocating from Seattle. Still, the real force driving growth in Southwest Idaho is a $15 billion federal investment in semiconductor manufacturing that is changing the region’s economic landscape. Micron Technology, headquartered in Boise, is building two large chip fabrication plants in southeast ...

For years, converting empty office towers into apartments was more theory than reality. The costs rarely made sense: gutting interiors, overhauling plumbing, and navigating complex zoning, all while land and labor expenses climbed. Most developers avoided these projects, opting instead for new construction or other asset classes. Now, the equation has changed. As office building ...

Renting an apartment has always meant juggling paperwork, moving logistics, and setting up utilities. But the way renters get online is changing fast — driven by new technology that promises faster speeds and lower bills, but also raises questions about choice and privacy. If you’ve moved into a newer building and found yourself instantly connected ...

Applying for a mortgage once meant filling out lengthy forms, waiting days for updates, and hoping you submitted the right paperwork. Now, artificial intelligence is reshaping that experience, speeding up some steps and lowering costs, but also raising new questions about what happens when software replaces your loan officer. Maybe you’ve already seen mortgage pre-approvals ...

Conventional wisdom suggests that luxury oceanfront condos would be struggling to sell right now, with higher interest rates and economic uncertainty limiting buyers’ ability to pay premium prices. But in South Jersey’s shore towns, the opposite is happening: high-end properties are keeping their value, and in many cases, are selling faster than mid-range units. Meanwhile, ...

For decades, real estate agents controlled access to property data, market insights, and listing details. Buyers had to rely on agents to know a home’s true value or understand neighborhood trends. Today, that dynamic has changed. A surge of new property technology platforms now puts extensive data directly in the hands of buyers and investors, ...

If you’ve been watching Cape Cod real estate and wondering why so few homes are selling, you’re not alone. Across the region, transaction volume has dropped to historic lows — but not for the reason most people assume. While mortgage rates are higher than they were a few years ago, the main issue is a ...

Buyers searching for homes in Greater Boston this spring are seeing a clear split: more properties are hitting the market, but only some are selling quickly. Suburban single-family homes are disappearing within days, often after bidding wars with a dozen or more offers. In contrast, Boston condos are sitting on the market, and sellers are ...

Look at a home listing in Des Moines today, and AI has likely influenced everything from the price to the photos and description. If you’re applying for a mortgage or screening a rental, algorithms are involved there as well. Scott Wendl, broker/owner of RE/MAX Precision in Des Moines, has worked in the market for 30 ...

Anyone planning to buy or sell a home this year is stepping into a market that’s moving faster and operating differently than just a year or two ago. The past few months have seen a wave of new technology hit the real estate industry, changing how quickly deals close, who qualifies for a mortgage, and ...

South Florida’s luxury condo market is splitting in two. Christopher Austad, a sales associate with Douglas Elliman specializing in new development across New York City and South Florida, sees the divide clearly: ultra-luxury branded towers are selling fast at $10 million and above, while mid-tier projects are struggling to move units at any price. Understanding ...

Santa Barbara’s housing market is now sharply divided by price point. Homes under $2 million are selling steadily, with more buyers and more inventory than last year. But at the high end — Montecito estates and Hope Ranch compounds — sales have dropped nearly in half, and the median price has fallen from $5.9 million ...

The housing market in Pocatello, Idaho has become sharply divided by price. Homes listed under $400,000 are moving quickly, often drawing multiple offers within days. In contrast, properties priced above $900,000 are sitting on the market for weeks, with sellers forced to cut prices and offer incentives to attract interest. This split reflects a broader ...

Homeowners across Chicago’s south suburbs are staying put, holding on to their low mortgage rates and avoiding moves that would mean higher monthly costs. As a result, inventory in areas like Orland Park, Mokena, and Palos is low, but prices are holding steady — or even rising in some cases. Kevin Burke, team lead at ...