Proposals for 50-year mortgage products as housing affordability solutions face skepticism from real estate finance professionals who argue extended terms undermine homeownership’s wealth-building function despite reducing monthly payment burdens. Scott Spelker, founder of The Spelker Team operating in real estate markets, analyzed the equity implications of extending mortgage terms beyond the standard 30-year structure currently ...
Investment sales brokers are experiencing heightened year-end transaction activity as buyers pursue bonus depreciation benefits before 2025 closes, with recent federal legislation restoring 100% bonus depreciation for specific commercial real estate categories, including automotive-related properties. Brittany Megrath, CCIM and principal of M Square Commercial, reports that tax strategy rather than market timing is driving the ...
Baby boomers aged 60 and older represent the largest demographic of home sellers in Northeast markets, creating distinct inventory patterns and transaction characteristics, according to Ryan Bruen, founder of The Bruen Team operating in Morris County, New Jersey. “Most home sellers in our area are baby boomers making lifestyle moves,” Bruen explains. “Understanding what drives ...
Real estate professionals are discussing fee disclosure practices as the industry continues implementing changes following recent settlements and regulatory updates. Various state associations are developing disclosure forms and guidance documents as agents and brokerages adapt to new negotiation frameworks where buyers and sellers directly negotiate compensation with their respective agents. Courtney Poulos, Founder and CEO ...
Connecticut’s residential real estate market is showing signs of normalization after years of volatility, with gradual interest rate reductions and stabilized inventory levels creating what market participants characterize as a healthier transactional environment. Rob Marucci, broker-owner of Better Living Realty LLC, reports that the Connecticut market has moved away from the multiple-offer scenarios and rapid ...
The workforce housing sector is experiencing a capital availability crisis despite maintaining sound demographic fundamentals, creating opportunities for operators with institutional systems and repositioning expertise. OneWall Communities, which manages over 5,000 workforce housing units across the Northeast and expanding Southern markets, is positioned to capitalize on distressed situations where operators lack access to recapitalization sources ...
South Florida municipalities are deploying public-private partnerships to execute development projects that local budgets cannot support independently, with land sales reaching $3.56 billion in early 2025 across Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties. According to Larry Mastropieri, Broker/Owner of The Mastropieri Group, the partnerships, (commonly termed P3s), allow cities to contribute land or long-term lease ...
Licensed contractor Tara Whitley shares her experience with Contractor Training Center’s (CTC’s) NASCLA exam preparation program. Tara Whitley, a general contractor working in Onslow County, North Carolina, recently completed Contractor Training Center’s NASCLA exam preparation course. After successfully obtaining her general contractor’s license, Whitley shared her candid review of the program that helped her transition ...
M Square Commercial’s Brittany Megrath on how rising costs are reshaping retail development strategy Commercial real estate developers face a straightforward problem in 2025: land costs, construction expenses, and capital access all increased simultaneously while single-tenant economics became increasingly challenging. The solution emerging across multiple markets involves splitting costs between two tenants rather than one, ...
New Jersey-based TAY Investments has closed on its largest acquisition to date, securing a fully approved development site at 212-230 Culver Avenue in Jersey City’s West Side neighborhood. The deal marks a significant milestone for the vertically integrated developer and underscores growing confidence in one of the region’s most rapidly transforming corridors. The 56,897-square-foot site ...
Drone adoption in real estate isn’t just about cutting-edge tech. It’s about getting answers early enough to make decisions with confidence. Competition for buildable land remains intense in many regions, and even a small delay can mean missing the right parcel or overpaying for a site with hidden complications. At the same time, surveying businesses ...
The South Florida luxury market is compressing transaction timelines through a format gaining traction among high-end sellers: competitive auctions. Properties that historically spent months on the market are now closing within weeks as auction houses attract pre-qualified buyers to bidding events. Larry Mastropieri, who tracks regional real estate developments through The Mastropieri Group, observes that ...
The gap between AI promise and AI delivery in real estate technology has been substantial. Most platforms offer point solutions that address single aspects of the sales pipeline, leaving agents to stitch together multiple tools while manually managing the gaps between them. Radius is taking a different approach: building AI functionality into every meaningful point ...
In an industry known for calculating the exact return on new countertops or carpet, most commercial real estate owners have no idea what their digital infrastructure is worth – or that they don’t actually own it. Bill Douglas, CEO of OpticWise, has spent over three decades witnessing a peculiar phenomenon: commercial real estate is the ...
Thousands of real estate operators across America manage billions in assets, executing deals that consistently generate 15-25% returns. Most qualified investors will never hear about them. Mor Milo, co-founder of Relli, puts a number on this disconnect: “Only 5% of people who qualify to invest in these deals know they exist. 95% of the people ...
