My Blog: South Florida Real Estate

U.S. housing demographics are playing an increasingly important role in shaping household growth, as older owners hold onto homes longer while younger households enter the market primarily as renters, influencing inventory, turnover, and rental demand. [...]

Florida real estate policy 2026 takes center stage this week as Great American Realtors Days kicks off, bringing industry members to Tallahassee to focus on housing, property rights, and tax priorities for the upcoming legislative [...]

Builder sentiment 2026 is beginning the year on softer footing as affordability pressures persist, even as lower mortgage rates, price cuts, and buyer incentives increase negotiating power. WASHINGTON – Builder confidence declined at the start [...]

The swift closing of the Compass–Anywhere acquisition on Jan. 9 caught much of the industry off guard and reignited discussion around brokerage consolidation, competition, and the long-term structure of residential real estate. In an in-depth [...]

While easing mortgage rates and incremental affordability gains are offering some optimism for buyers, home builder sentiment suggests the construction industry is entering 2026 with far less confidence. Builder sentiment declined again this month, falling [...]

A growing number of major U.S. markets are inching closer to a key benchmark used to measure affordability, according to a new housing affordability forecast that suggests modest but meaningful progress ahead. This year, the [...]

The recovery in CRE deal volume has been slow and uneven, closely mirroring the Federal Reserve’s shifting interest rate policy over the past several years. The two remain tightly linked, shaping both investor confidence and [...]

FHA refinance demand is surging as current homeowners search for any possible savings in a stubbornly high-rate environment. With mortgage rates on conventional loans showing little movement, loans backed by the Federal Housing Administration—despite requiring [...]

Home prices go negative for the first time in more than two years, slipping slightly compared with last year, according to daily high-frequency listing data from Parcl Labs covering single-family homes, condos, and townhomes, both [...]

Renters build credit through Esusu, a fintech platform that helps tenants report on-time rent payments, as the company raised $50 million in a Series C funding round at a $1.2 billion valuation. Renters have long [...]