The Northeastern market remains competitive in 2020. As with every other U.S. city, Portland, Maine, entered summer 2020 pulled in many directions. Fortunately for Portland, as the most populous city in Maine with just over 66,000 residents (according to 2019 U.S. Census estimates), some of the...
“Sin City” Real Estate Posts a Summer Surprise When COVID-19 locked down the U.S. in mid-March, analysts understandably warned that economies heavily reliant on tourism and hospitality would suffer the most. With national unemployment spiraling into the double digits and remaining above 13% in...
A strong summer could balance the Mile High City’s soft spring. It surprised no one that Denver, Colorado’s, housing market took a hit in spring 2020. After all, no market has been unaffected by the economic downturn the coronavirus pandemic brought on. However, real-estate-related behavioral...
The metro has a strong market structure likely to hold up under pressure. In March 2020, Charleston, South Carolina’s home sales posted a year-over-year growth of 6%, even with a coronavirus shutdown already looming on the horizon. Local businesses, including tech employers like Atlatl Software,...
In Uncertain Times, the Columbus Market Holds Steady Just a few short months ago, at the end of 2019, real estate investors talking about Columbus, Ohio, would likely have mentioned the city’s Top 20 ranking as a business-friendly environment, its highly educated workforce, a local government...
The Silicon Hills are on a takeoff trajectory. When you think of Texas, the capital city of Austin probably isn’t the first metro area that springs to mind. Although Austin’s housing market would certainly claim top honors in many other states, it is often overshadowed by headline boomers such as...
A Closer Look at the Charm City’s Persistently Resurgent Real Estate Market Baltimore, Maryland, has long been a city of contradictions. Simultaneously holding positions on national “top 10” lists for “new tech hot spots” (Forbes), “top 10 U.S. foodie cities” (Yelp), “best places to live”...
The city is poised for a prolonged economic expansion. As 2019 ended, several Florida cities hit the headlines for incredibly low unemployment. Tampa, Florida, was near the top of the list. With a 2.2% increase in jobs and just 2.7% unemployment, the city sometimes called “The Big Guava” is poised...
Sidebar to January 2020 Regional Spotlight: Why Chicago Works for Investors in 2020 Local brokers are finding it difficult to find enough positive adjectives to describe Chicago’s warehouse market. “The demand has been unbelievable,” said Fred Regnery, principal broker at the Colliers Rosemont...
