Category: Housing Market
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Trump’s Tariff Blitz: What Real Estate Investors Need to Watch
This chart tells a story that real estate investors and developers can’t afford to ignore. As Trump’s reciprocal tariff policy unfolded, the S&P 500 saw a sharp drop—followed by a strong rebound during the 90-day tariff pause at a reduced 10% rate. That recovery wasn’t just about equities; it signaled a temporary return of investor…
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Is the “Taylor Swift Tax” Heading for Maine—and What It Means for My Newry Build
Rhode Island lawmakers just dusted off their so-called “Taylor Swift Tax,” a surcharge aimed at luxury second homes valued above $1 million. At $2.50 per $500 of assessed value beyond that threshold, the proposal could tack six figures onto an annual tax bill for the likes of Swift and other high-end owners. Make no mistake:…
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Florida Home Prices Are Falling—Here’s Where It’s Hitting Hardest
For years, Florida’s real estate market seemed almost immune to gravity. Fueled by migration, remote work, and post-pandemic stimulus, prices surged across the state. But in 2025, the momentum has clearly shifted. According to the latest data, Florida’s median home price fell to $412,734 in April—marking one of the sharpest year-over-year declines in over a…
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Pandemic Boomtowns Are Now Underwater—Literally
In the rush of the pandemic housing surge, markets like Austin, Cape Coral, and San Antonio saw home values skyrocket. Fast forward to today—and a growing number of buyers from that era now owe more on their mortgages than their homes are worth. According to new data from Intercontinental Exchange, more than 500,000 U.S. homeowners…
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Vail’s 268-Unit Workforce Housing Project: A Blueprint for Resort-Town Sustainability
The numbers are stark. The National Low Income Housing Coalition puts the U.S. affordable-housing shortfall at seven million homes, while Fannie Mae pegs the workforce-housing gap at 2.2 million units. Vacancy in income-restricted rentals hovers near 2.7 percent—less than half the vacancy in Class A apartments. Nowhere is that crunch more acute than in ski…
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When the Shovel Pauses: Why Today’s Slowdown in Multifamily Starts Sets Up Tomorrow’s Windfall
The latest Census numbers landed with a thud: May’s multifamily starts cratered 30 percent month-over-month to an annualized 316,000 units—the weakest print since November 2024. At first glance it feels like déjà vu from every “higher-for-longer” headline we’ve endured this cycle. But look a layer deeper and you’ll find the ingredients of the next great…
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Follow the Yield Curve: Why Investors Are Zeroing In on America’s High-Value, Low-Cost States
I’ve spent the past few months touring deals from Tulsa to Toledo, and one theme keeps slapping me in the face: affordability is the new alpha. When both mortgage rates and home prices sit stubbornly near post-2008 highs, capital naturally migrates to markets where numbers still pencil. That migration is reshaping the investment map—fast. All-Cash’s…
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The Great Migration: Why Multifamily Developers Are Betting Big on Low-Density America
By Daniel Kaufman Forget the skyscrapers—for the first time in a long time, the real action in multifamily construction is happening far from the urban core. Developers are planting their flags in places most of us weren’t watching a few years ago: suburban fringes, micro counties, and even rural regions. The numbers aren’t subtle—they’re loud.…
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Against the Tide: Why These 4 Metros Are Dominating the New Construction Market in 2025
By Daniel Kaufman www.danielkaufmanrealestate.com Spring is supposed to be prime time for new-home sales—but in 2025, the season has been a letdown across much of the country. While most markets are cooling or outright stalling, four metros are swimming against the current: Indianapolis, Chicago, San Diego, and Orange County. At Kaufman Development, we’ve been closely…
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Florida’s Price Cuts Are Signaling Trouble—Here’s What Developers and Investors Need to Know
There’s no sugarcoating it: price cuts on home listings have surged to the highest level in nearly a decade, and Florida is right at the center of the correction. According to Realtor.com’s latest May 2025 Inventory Report, nearly 1 in 5 homes across the U.S. saw a price reduction last month. That’s the highest percentage…
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