Consumer

Home staging isn’t just for high-end properties or sellers with unlimited budgets. In Las Vegas, more sellers are finding that professional staging leads to faster sales and higher offers, often for less than the cost of letting a home sit on the market for another month. Fiorenza Bilak, founder and CEO of Stage The Space, ...

Your home has been on the market for three weeks. You’ve dropped the price once, staged the living room, and still – no offers. Meanwhile, the new construction development down the street is offering rate buydowns and closing credits you can’t match. Bobby Mathews, team leader at BluSkye Group with RE/MAX Foxfire, has seen the ...

After years of rising rents and fierce competition for apartments, Phoenix renters are now finding the market has shifted in their favor. Landlords are offering move-in specials, waiving pet fees, and reducing rents to fill units that are sitting vacant longer than expected. For tenants waiting for a better deal, the current environment presents new ...

If you’re searching for a home in South Florida, you might expect resale properties to offer better value than new construction. Right now, the opposite is true. Newly built homes are selling faster, appreciating more quickly, and attracting greater buyer interest than many older properties, even when prices are similar. This trend is especially pronounced ...

You might expect that rising inventory and longer days on market would prompt buyers to act quickly, but in Boca Raton and Delray Beach, many are holding back. Buyers convinced a market crash is imminent are waiting on the sidelines. “A lot of my clients swear the market is going to tank,” says Melissa Galada, ...

Three years ago, buying a home in St. Augustine required waiving inspections, submitting offers without seeing the property, and competing against multiple bidders. Today, the pace has slowed. Buyers are taking time to evaluate homes, ask questions, and negotiate terms — marking a return to a more typical market dynamic. After a period of intense ...

For years, the standard approach to luxury condo development in Florida was clear: secure presales for at least half of your units before breaking ground. This method minimized risk, ensured financing, and helped developers avoid being left with unsold inventory mid-construction. But as of early 2026, that model is breaking down. Several of Florida’s most ...

Finding land in Pinal County and envisioning a new subdivision, data center, or solar farm is only the beginning. Many first-time developers expect a simple process: submit plans, get approval, and start building. In reality, the path to breaking ground is filled with regulatory requirements, technical studies, and potential pitfalls that can stretch timelines from ...

Three years ago, buying a house in Austin and listing it on Airbnb almost guaranteed steady income. Today, the landscape has changed dramatically. Nearly 13,000 short-term rentals now compete for guests — triple the number from seven years ago — forcing hosts to rethink their approach. Lucas Piper has witnessed this change firsthand. He began ...

Over the past five years, the priorities of Tampa’s luxury homebuyers have changed dramatically. Formal dining rooms and sprawling backyards have faded from the top of wish lists, replaced by concerns about storm safety and low-maintenance living. According to Jose Cardenas, real estate advisor and principal at Premier Sotheby’s International Realty, buyers now ask about ...

Sarasota’s real estate market is experiencing a surge in new construction, with large developments drawing buyers away from existing homes and creating new challenges for existing homeowners. While thousands of new houses are rising in communities like Sea Flower and Lakewood Ranch, homeowners listing older properties are struggling to attract buyers and are being forced ...

For years, many would-be Florida buyers have hesitated, citing rising property taxes, insurance costs, and concerns about hurricanes. But a major policy shift could soon change that equation. The governor’s office is advancing a proposal to provide significant property tax relief for Florida homeowners, including the potential elimination of property taxes for those with a ...

Heading into 2025, analysts were nearly unanimous: falling interest rates and growing inventory would finally hand first-time buyers their moment. Starter homes under $300,000 would move fast. The entry-level market would boom. It did — just not where anyone expected. Site-built starter homes are sitting. Meanwhile, manufactured housing communities in Phoenix and Largo, Florida are ...

Idaho has long promised affordability and opportunity. In Canyon County’s housing market, that promise is getting harder to keep. Investors are rapidly purchasing a wide range of properties — from single-family homes to condos and townhouses — while first-time buyers are finding it increasingly difficult to compete. Yet the market isn’t monolithic. Investor activity is ...

As Phoenix’s housing market grows more competitive, locals are paying close attention to a handful of neighborhoods where new investment, infrastructure, and job growth are quietly taking hold. These areas aren’t the ones dominating headlines or sparking bidding wars like Scottsdale or Arcadia, but they’re seeing steady momentum as buyers and developers move in ahead ...