Upstate South Carolina’s commercial real estate market faces a growing challenge: large amounts of vacant office space that may never attract tenants again. But according to Maggie Steck, broker-in-charge at Freedom Commercial, these empty buildings offer a practical solution to the region’s severe housing shortage by converting them to residential use. “Office is not doing well ...
When Intel selected Licking County, Ohio, for its massive semiconductor facility, the decision triggered a wave of follow-on investments, including data centers and advanced manufacturing operations. But according to Brian Lorenz, Director of Planning and Permitting for the Ohio House of Representatives, these companies are not choosing Ohio primarily for tax incentives or lower labor ...
Office-to-residential conversions are gaining traction in Ohio’s city centers. Still, Brian Lorenz, Director of Planning and Permitting for the Ohio House of Representatives, warns that the strategy only succeeds when carefully matched to the location. Lorenz, who is the sole planner in Ohio’s General Assembly, argues that converting vacant offices to apartments can revitalize urban ...
First-time homebuyers in Omaha are making a costly financial error by waiting to accumulate larger down payments before entering the market, according to one of the region’s top-producing agents. The numbers behind these decisions, she contends, show that many buyers misunderstand how wealth is actually built through real estate. Nicki Headen, a realtor with eXp ...
The Prescott, Arizona, real estate market shows what happens when pandemic-era price surges meet current buyer realities. With 43 percent of listings now seeing price reductions and median prices dropping from $690,000 to $585,000, the market is undergoing a significant adjustment—but according to one local agent, it is not a crisis. “We’re recovering from a ...
Prescott Realtor Erin Carmona argues that the true housing affordability crisis stems from the gap between what monthly payments can purchase today versus what buyers expect based on pandemic-era pricing, not just higher interest rates. The prevailing narrative around housing affordability often blames elevated mortgage rates for sidelining buyers. But Erin Carmona, a Realtor with ...
“A big chunk of my borrowers are self-employed. They just do not fit the banker box because of how they report their income or manage their finances,” says Geoff Ball, president of HD Lending, LLC in Arizona. He explains that many self-employed borrowers have substantial equity in their properties and legitimate business income. Still, the ...
Industry veteran Lucas Piper, owner of Five Star Vacation Home Rentals in Austin, identifies ongoing property maintenance, rather than acquisition strategy or financing, as the main reason many short-term rental (STR) operators fall behind in guest ratings and revenue. Piper, who manages 70 vacation rentals in Central Texas, argues that inadequate maintenance protocols are the ...
Rising interest rates have fundamentally changed real estate investment in Indianapolis, dividing investors into two categories based on access to capital. Donna Kreps, President of Residential Real Estate Services at F.C. Tucker Company, says the old model of individual landlords slowly building rental portfolios has largely vanished, replaced by a new environment where cash is ...
National media outlets have recently labeled Indianapolis the “second hardest housing market for 2025,” but the region’s largest brokerage, F.C. Tucker Company, reports a sharply different reality. According to the firm’s transaction data, Indianapolis is outperforming national headlines, with sales volume significantly higher than last year. Donna Kreps, President of Residential Real Estate Services at ...
Jonathan Miller, President and CEO of Miller Samuel Inc., argues that the Federal Reserve’s pandemic-era policy of prolonged low interest rates created a housing inventory crisis that persists even after mortgage rates have more than doubled. He contends that lower rates will not restore affordability, challenging the prevailing industry belief that rate cuts are the ...
A Miami broker’s close tracking of Little River’s development cycle highlights a clear pattern: institutional investors consistently hold back from transitional neighborhoods until a significant project breaks ground, providing proof of concept and unlocking broader capital flows. Jamie Maniscalco, President and Managing Broker at The Alpha Commercial, has spent her career specializing in transitional neighborhoods ...
Upstate South Carolina’s commercial real estate market is facing a critical shortage of vacant land, according to Maggie Steck, broker in charge at Freedom Commercial. Steck, who has specialized in land sales across the region since 2020, says Greenville’s most desirable areas are now fully claimed, leaving developers with few options besides moving into riskier ...
The commercial real estate brokerage industry relies on a flawed agent development model, according to Jamie Maniscalco, President and Managing Broker at The Alpha Commercial in Miami. Maniscalco contends that the difference between training and mentorship determines whether agents succeed or leave the industry. “Companies say that they offer training, but it’s really more, hey, ...
Venture capital and engineering firms are redirecting resources to data infrastructure, sidelining traditional office and retail projects across Texas, according to industry veteran Sergio Grado. Grado, owner of GradCo Distributors and former business development executive at several global construction and engineering firms, says the Texas commercial real estate market has shifted sharply in recent years. ...
