Tag: Politics
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Fed Policy Signals a Shift: What It Means for Real Estate Developers and Investors
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s speech in Jackson Hole is sending a clear signal: the balance of risks is moving away from inflation and toward the labor market, opening the door for a September rate cut. Markets reacted instantly—bond yields dropped, equities jumped, and mortgage rates touched a 10-month low of 6.58%. For those of…
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10 Cities Americans Most Want to Call Home
Surveys like to paint a simple picture: Americans either love where they live or they’re dreaming of someplace better. The reality, as this latest study shows, is much more complicated. According to a new Clever Offers survey of 1,000 adults, most Americans say they like their current city—69% gave their home base a thumbs-up. But…
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Walmart’s Backyard Becomes the Hottest Market for New-Home Construction in 2025
When we talk about real estate growth markets, the conversation often drifts toward the usual suspects—Texas metros, the Carolinas, or the outskirts of fast-growing Western cities. But in 2025, the data points us somewhere less obvious: Northwest Arkansas. According to the latest report from Realtor.com’s economic research team, the Fayetteville, AR metro area—home to Walmart’s…
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South Florida’s Multifamily Market Hits the Reset Button — and Opportunity is Knocking
South Florida has been one of the hottest multifamily markets in the country for the better part of a decade. The post-pandemic boom sent rents and property values into the stratosphere, attracting capital from every corner of the globe. But today, the tide has turned. As a developer and investor who’s watched market cycles play…
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From Atlanta’s Exodus to a Multifamily Reset: What Regional Shifts and Rent Trends Signal for Developers
For decades, Atlanta was a growth story developers could count on. Affordable housing, job creation, and strong in-migration made it one of the Sun Belt’s marquee markets. But we’ve hit a turning point: between mid-2023 and mid-2024, metro Atlanta posted a net loss in domestic migration for the first time in over 30 years. That’s…
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🔥 From Wildfire to Workforce Crisis: How ICE Raids Are Threatening LA’s Rebuild
Los Angeles is facing a reconstruction crisis—and it has nothing to do with materials or money. After wildfires destroyed more than 16,000 structures earlier this year, tens of thousands of residents were displaced. The city needed a massive, coordinated effort to rebuild. What it got instead? A sweeping series of ICE raids that are driving…
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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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When Properties Go Dark: What ‘Zombie’ Foreclosures Reveal About the Housing Market’s Fault Lines
Every real estate cycle has its ghosts—and right now, a quiet uptick in “zombie” foreclosures is haunting select pockets of the country. These aren’t your run-of-the-mill distressed properties. They’re vacant, abandoned, and stuck in limbo: neither reclaimed by lenders nor occupied by owners. In markets like Wichita, Peoria, and rural North Carolina, they’re starting to…
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