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Regional Spotlight

Bridgeport, Connecticut

“Park City” Real Estate Bucks Post-Pandemic Trends, Presents Headwinds By Carole VanSickle Ellis All around the United States, luxury real estate markets are softening, but Bridgeport, Connecticut, also known as “Park City” for its 1,300 acres of public parks, is home to one of only three luxury markets bucking the trend. In the northeastern town that shares a metropolitan statistical area (MSA) with Stamford, Connecticut, luxury property listings increased toward

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San Jose, California

“The Capital of Silicon Valley” Still Holds Opportunities for Investors By Carole VanSickle Ellis If you live in San Jose, California, then some in the real estate space believe you might need to steel yourself for something most Californians are not very used to: falling home prices. According to Zillow economists, San Jose could see the largest decrease in home prices in the country over the course of 2024, with

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Detroit, Michigan

The “Motor City” is Coming Back for More By Carole VanSickle Ellis At the end of 2023, Detroit, Michigan, was enjoying some unseasonably warm weather thanks to a “no-snow December” that posted high temperatures in the 40s and about one-tenth of an inch of snow for the Motor City (vs. “normal” December temperatures around 30° Fahrenheit and snowfalls of more than 10 inches). Maybe it was the real estate market.

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Indianapolis, Indiana

The “Crossroads of America” Gears Up for a Busy 2024 By Carole VanSickle Ellis In January 2023, Zillow analysts released their much-anticipated “hottest housing markets” list. Not surprisingly, last year’s list was dominated by the south and southeast; only two midwestern cities even made the list. This year, however, Indiana’s “Crossroads of America,” Indianapolis, catapulted to number four on the list, leaping over all of last year’s frontrunners to snag

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Kansas City, Missouri

2024 Could be a Great Year for the “City of Kansas” By Carole VanSickle Ellis As early in American history as 1803, Kansas City, Missouri (KCMO), was attracting new residents thanks to its location, which was, as explorers Lewis and Clark put it, “a good place to build a fort.” Not long after this report reached New York state, the city was formed by a group of settlers led by

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Market Report

How Real Estate Will Surprise Us in 2024 By Carole VanSickle Ellis At the start of 2023, many real estate analysts expected the year to bring a “return to normal” for real estate the same way many Americans had hoped for a “return to normal” following the COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns in previous years. However, as the year progressed, real estate trends clearly showed “normal” might not look quite the way

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