The housing affordability conversation has a blind spot. For decades, it has centered almost entirely on entry: down payments, mortgage rates, inventory, supply. That work matters, and while there is ...
Oct 20, 2026 · 5 min readHousing starts missed estimates today, which isn’t shocking, as builder sentiment plunged yesterday, hitting levels last seen in 2012. But as mortgage rates are parking near 7.5 %, housing constructio...
Oct 20, 2026 · 5 min readManhattan tenant improvement (TI) allowances — costs that commercial landlords cover for tenants to remodel spaces — have dramatically evolved since the pandemic. Gone are the days in which these all...
Oct 20, 2026 · 5 min readSerhant’s Kayla Lee has a soft spot for Long Island City, Queens. But this prolific broker doesn’t limit herself to just one neighborhood in one borough. Across her decade-long career — during which ...
Oct 20, 2026 · 5 min readIn a May 2026 report titled “AI and New York City’s Fiscal Future: Planning Scenarios for an Uncertain Economy,” New York City Comptroller Mark Levine stated that “there is no city in America — and pe...
Oct 20, 2026 · 5 min readKey Takeaways A home equity loan can provide funds for a divorce buyout and preserve your current first-mortgage rate, but it does not remove your spouse from the joint mortgage. A buyout refinance ca...
Oct 19, 2026 · 5 min readOver the course of my career, I’ve been fortunate to work in several industries during periods of extraordinary change. I’ve experienced those transitions from different perspectives — as an employee ...
Oct 16, 2026 · 5 min readMike Rogers, the Republican candidate for U.S. Senate in Michigan, launched a seven-figure ad buy in August titled “Builders,” a 30-second video calling out housing’s affordability crisis and an essen...
Oct 16, 2026 · 5 min readFrom frenzied COVID-19 housing market to today’s tight attention economy and penchant for instant gratification, for years agents, team leaders, brokers and technology providers, stressed that the “sp...
Oct 16, 2026 · 5 min readHomebuilding’s belles-of-the-ball mergers-and-acquisitions pandemic surge has recently entered an inflection zone marked by a reset of acquirer and seller dynamics, imbalances in available capital, an...
Oct 16, 2026 · 5 min readIndustrial National Capital Markets · Earnings Prologis Expects More Development, Acquisitions as Industrial Recovery Grows The world’s largest warehouse owner expects to finish 2026 with as much ...
Oct 15, 2026 · 5 min readHow Much Does it Cost To Open & Run a Coworking Space?
Oct 15, 2026 · 5 min readSeptember inflation came in hotter than expected. Bond-market reactions can affect mortgage pricing before the Fed meets on October 28, but whether your quote changes depends on your lender and whethe...
Oct 14, 2026 · 5 min readKey Takeaways The HELOC process works like a mortgage, with quotes, paperwork, an appraisal, and closing. Most HELOCs take a few weeks from application to funding, depending on the lender and the appr...
Oct 12, 2026 · 5 min readThe global equity release market is projected to grow to $52.1 billion annually by 2035, up from $17.7 billion currently, as aging populations and demand for retirement funding drive growth, according...
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