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Rudi Davis
20 Nov 2025

Rome-Floyd County’s development sector is facing significant obstacles as outdated regulations and infrastructure limitations slow new projects, even as demand for housing and commercial space reaches record levels. Planning and Zoning Director Brice Wood, who has nearly nine years of experience overseeing the county’s development, detailed these challenges in a recent interview, pointing to a ...

Rudi Davis
20 Nov 2025

Lake Homes Realty has developed a targeted approach to address the long-standing fragmentation of waterfront property data, according to CEO Glenn Phillips. Phillips described how the company’s solution is improving transparency and access in the recreational real estate sector by consolidating listings that are often scattered across multiple systems. Phillips, who shifted from software engineering ...

Rudi Davis
20 Nov 2025

Lake Homes Realty, the nation’s largest lake-focused brokerage, is aiming to change how waterfront property transactions are handled, according to CEO Glenn Phillips. In a recent interview, Phillips described the company’s strategy for consolidating fragmented waterfront markets and addressing persistent challenges in specialty real estate. Phillips, who moved from software engineering to real estate entrepreneurship, ...

Rudi Davis
19 Nov 2025

The Northwest Arkansas real estate market is showing signs of a significant shift in negotiating power, according to Jaclynn Vienola, a realtor with New Vision Real Estate. After years of sellers setting terms with little resistance, Vienola reports that buyers are now pushing back more forcefully, indicating a move away from the region’s long-running seller’s ...

Rudi Davis
18 Nov 2025

The insurance crisis that disrupted Southwest Florida’s real estate market throughout 2024 is easing rapidly, with insurance quotes dropping nearly 50% from peak levels, according to Kevin Shelly, broker and owner of Kevin Shelly Realty. This sharp decline in insurance costs is stabilizing coastal property transactions that had previously stalled or collapsed due to unaffordable ...

Rudi Davis
18 Nov 2025

The luxury condominium market in South Florida is facing a glut of high-end supply aimed at a shrinking pool of ultra-wealthy buyers, according to Eric Scheffler, Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Invictus Real Estate Partners. Scheffler, a New York-based expert with 31 years of experience and $2 billion in recent deals, warns that current development ...

Rudi Davis
18 Nov 2025

Construction innovation company Juno, which first made waves with its mass-timber, kit-of-parts apartment system, is entering the next stage of its evolution as an owner’s-rep and prefab strategy partner, according to Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer Jen Canchola. In a recent interview, Canchola detailed how the company’s recent pivot led to a complete overhaul of ...

Rudi Davis
18 Nov 2025

Local real estate expert Jennifer Vigoa recently provided a detailed comparison of single-family homes, townhouses, and condominiums in Palm Beach County, offering buyers and investors a clear look at current trends and market performance in key areas. Market Comparison Overview Vigoa, who works across Boca Raton, Delray Beach, and Wellington, emphasized that single-family homes are ...

Rudi Davis
17 Nov 2025

In the competitive world of residential real estate, Keypr has introduced a new approach to commission costs that are often seen as untouchable. In a recent interview, John Asher, CEO of Keypr, discussed how the company is addressing one of the industry’s most established pricing structures. “Keypr is our solution to update how to buy ...

Rudi Davis
17 Nov 2025

Even well-funded proptech companies with nearly $40 million in backing can encounter capital allocation challenges that force strategic pivots. Rentberry’s recent withdrawal from modular housing construction highlights the often-overlooked economics of real estate development for platform companies. The rental platform, which serves 4 million monthly users globally, launched an initiative targeting digital nomads and travelers ...

Rudi Davis
17 Nov 2025

Keypr, a real estate technology company, is reshaping how home buyers handle property transactions with its platform that integrates artificial intelligence and strategic professional support. In a recent interview, John Asher, CEO of Keypr, discussed how their solution is being used in the Ontario residential market. “We have painstakingly created our own real time market ...

Rudi Davis
17 Nov 2025

The luxury real estate market in Miami is experiencing a counterintuitive trend where dramatic price reductions do not signal a genuine market correction, according to Ignacio Villanueva, Senior Director of Luxury Sales at Compass. In a recent interview, Villanueva shared insights on how headlines about market crashes often misrepresent the true pricing dynamics. “You saw ...

Rudi Davis
17 Nov 2025

Home prices in Jacksonville Beach have risen 12.8 percent year-over-year, far outpacing the broader Jacksonville market. However, condominiums in the area are experiencing a sharp downturn, creating a widening gap between property types that is reshaping the local real estate landscape. David Corbitt, broker at 1 Percent Lists First Coast, describes the performance split as ...

Rudi Davis
16 Nov 2025

After years of intense competition and multiple offers, Miami’s luxury real estate market has shifted in favor of buyers, creating new negotiation opportunities according to local experts Carolina Lopez and Katherine Lopez of ONE Sotheby’s International Realty. In a recent interview, the Lopez sisters discussed how market dynamics have changed and why they’re advising clients ...

Rudi Davis
16 Nov 2025

Recent analysis of resident maintenance experiences is providing new insights into multifamily lease renewal patterns, according to Ray Hespen, CEO and Co-founder of Property Meld. In a recent interview, Hespen shared findings from research involving over 110,000 first-year leases, revealing how specific maintenance issues during the initial 90 days can significantly impact residents’ decisions to ...