Walk into an open house in Toronto’s High Park–Swansea neighborhood on a Sunday afternoon, and the difference from recent years is clear. Two years ago, buyers lined up before the doors opened. Now, three showings over a weekend is typical, and many homes sit for weeks without a single offer. Toronto and the surrounding GTA ...
While most California markets have slowed in the past year, with homes lingering on the market and sellers dropping prices, Coronado stands out as an exception. This small beach town across the bay from San Diego remains highly competitive, even as mortgage rates hover above 7%. Inventory is tight, well-priced homes sell quickly, and motivated ...
Toronto’s condo market has entered a new phase: listings are piling up, and units that once sparked bidding wars now linger on the market, sometimes with price cuts. The surge in inventory means buyers have more options and more negotiating power than at any point in recent years. Yet, some condos are still selling quickly, ...
If you’re house-hunting in East Meadow with a budget under $700,000, options are almost nonexistent. Homes at that price point — once common in this Long Island suburb — are now rare, and those that do appear typically need extensive repairs. Move-in-ready homes now start at closer to $800,000, and about half of all current ...
During the pandemic, Big Bear vacation rentals became unusually profitable. The Southern California mountain town surged to the top of Airbnb’s global rankings in 2020 and 2021, as city dwellers flocked to open spaces and remote work made weeklong escapes possible. For a brief period, owners enjoyed record occupancy and rental income that often covered ...
Agents report steady luxury demand and multiple offers in top Baltimore neighborhoods, even as national headlines focus on public safety concerns. Baltimore’s image problem is creating a gap between perception and reality that often overshadows the city’s economic progress. While national media coverage highlights crime rates and urban decline, real estate agents working in Baltimore’s ...
Florida’s homestead exemption provides primary residents with one of the state’s most significant tax breaks, capping annual property tax increases and reducing assessed value. Yet, according to Tampa real estate professional John Hoffman of Tampa Home Group, this benefit also creates a costly trap for homebuyers—one that many agents fail to disclose, leading buyers to ...
Ask New Jersey residents where to find the next up-and-coming neighborhood, and opinions will vary. Yet a handful of areas consistently come up in local conversations and open house talks, drawing attention from buyers and investors seeking more value and potential than in the usual hotspots. Over the past year, several neighborhoods have shifted from ...
Just a few months ago, buyers looking at Richmond’s historic homes typically understood what came with owning a century-old property. They expected quirks like knob and tube wiring, lead paint, or asbestos insulation, and were prepared to tackle updates and repairs. But as 2026 approaches, a new wave of buyers is entering the market with ...
In South Jersey, the real estate market is moving at two distinct speeds. Homes priced under $400,000 in towns like Cherry Hill and Collingswood often attract multiple offers within days. In contrast, listings closer to $1 million are lingering on the market, with many sellers forced to cut prices by tens of thousands just to ...
Toronto’s condominium market is facing a sharp collapse in new supply. Pre-construction starts have plunged from around 35,000 units annually to just 500, according to Andy Taylor, Senior Vice President of Sales at Sotheby’s International Realty Canada. This 98.6 percent decline is the direct result of overlapping government policies aimed at cooling affordability pressures and ...
Home sales in the New Braunfels-San Marcos corridor are slowing sharply as new construction incentives draw buyers away from the resale market. According to Yitzchak Pierson, broker associate at eXp Realty, half of all homes listed in the area have been on the market for more than 60 days, with some sitting for up to ...
Massachusetts has enacted a regulation requiring all homebuyers to conduct inspections, ending the practice of waiving them in purchase offers. Chuck Silverston, Team Lead at The Chuck Silverston Team with Gibson Sotheby’s International Realty, says the change has removed a key tactic buyers once used to gain an edge in bidding wars. “Massachusetts now has ...
In February, Silicon Valley’s real estate market delivered another round of eye-popping sales. At least 40 homes sold for $200,000 or more above the asking price, and 17 of those beat the list price by $400,000 or more. One Los Gatos property closed at $1.4 million over its original asking price. Just an hour north, ...
After more than a year of slow sales and hesitant buyers, Southern California’s housing market is finally seeing renewed activity. The region, which spent much of 2025 in a holding pattern, is now showing signs of movement as both buyers and sellers respond to changing conditions. Homes that meet today’s expectations are selling more quickly, ...
