Ask a home seller in Myrtle Beach how the market feels right now, and many will say they’re giving too much away. Buyers are negotiating harder. Offers are coming in below asking. Concessions that would have been unthinkable a few years ago are now part of almost every deal. But there’s a number hiding in ...
Walk into a Central Jersey open house this spring, and you’ll notice something quickly: the freshly renovated home down the street had four groups through on Saturday. The one two blocks over, same size, same neighborhood, but with original 1980s bathrooms, is still sitting. That gap between what’s selling fast and what’s collecting dust is ...
If you’ve been watching the housing market and waiting for things to calm down, the answer depends entirely on where you’re looking. In some parts of the greater Philadelphia area, homes are drawing multiple offers within days, with buyers waiving inspections to stay competitive. In others, listings sit for weeks without serious interest. Sean Ryan, ...
A quiet shift is playing out in Palm Beach County: buyers who can comfortably afford Boca Raton are choosing Delray Beach instead. The reasons say less about Boca’s decline than about what affluent buyers now prioritize, and where the remaining value sits in South Florida’s luxury market. Ruth Valles, a realtor with Beachfront Properties Real ...
Every fall, thousands of people from New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, and Boston chase the same goal: escape the cold and spend winters somewhere warm. For decades, Hollywood and Hallandale Beach, Florida, delivered exactly that. But heading into 2025 and 2026, rising maintenance fees, new condo reserve laws, and shifting inventory are forcing buyers to ...
If you’ve been shopping for a home in one of South Florida’s active adult communities lately, you may have noticed something strange. Some listings disappear in days. Others sit for weeks with barely a showing. The difference doesn’t always track with price or size. The split comes down to building type and the financial obligations ...
Southwest Florida’s real estate market looks bleak in the headlines: flooded neighborhoods, rising insurance costs, cautious buyers. But the region isn’t one market. It’s several, and some segments are moving faster than most buyers and sellers realize. The active pockets aren’t the luxury waterfront homes or newly built subdivisions. They’re mobile home parks with low ...
Walk into an open house in Lewiston on a Saturday morning, and you might find yourself in a quiet bidding war by Sunday afternoon. Drive 20 minutes to parts of Niagara Falls, and you’ll find homes that have been sitting on the market for months. Same general region. Completely different story. That split is one ...
After years of frenzied bidding wars and waived inspections, the Hudson Valley housing market has slowed to a more measured pace. Mortgage rates near 7%, rising household costs, and a growing supply of listings have shifted leverage toward buyers, particularly at higher price points. For anyone looking to buy, sell, or invest in the region ...
Walk through a new subdivision in Magnolia on a Saturday afternoon, and you might be surprised by the activity. Model homes are busy. Buyers are comparing floor plans. Builders are offering rate buydowns and free closing costs. Then drive a few streets over to a resale home that’s been sitting for two months with a ...
Rising interest rates, record-high rents, and shifting work patterns have reshaped Brooklyn’s housing market. The bidding-war frenzy of 2021 is gone, but prices haven’t dropped. The market has settled into a steadier pace that rewards preparation over speed. The result is a clear divide. Buyers shopping under $1 million are finding opportunities. Those above that ...
Here’s something most people don’t expect when they start shopping for a home in New York’s Hudson Valley: the town you pick matters more right now than almost anything else. Two communities just five minutes apart can look completely different on paper, one with prices falling fast, another where homes are still being snapped up ...
People who live in Sequim, Washington rarely want to leave, and a growing number of buyers from Seattle and California are discovering why. Sequim sits in the northeastern corner of the Olympic Peninsula in what locals call a “blue hole,” a rare weather phenomenon where surrounding mountains block most of the rain. While Seattle gets ...
Seattle’s housing market is sending mixed signals: inventory is rising, yet prices remain firm. The explanation is that the market has divided into distinct price tiers, each behaving differently. The experience a buyer or seller faces depends almost entirely on the price range. Gina Guajardo, broker and founder of Avanza Real Estate Team at eXp ...
