The Changing Landscape “This is not a forecast. A forecast is a prediction, the validity of which my ego and I are professionally responsible for. What I offer here is speculation – something that is likely enough to write about but not so likely that my ego hangs in the balance.” – George Friedman “When the facts change, I change my mind. What do you, sir?” – attributed to John...

Brandon Wells, president and CEO of The Group Real Estate, doesn’t buy into the fear that artificial intelligence will replace real estate agents (AI). But he also doesn’t buy into most of the AI tools being sold to brokerages today. “I think there’s a lot of AI slop out there,” Wells said on the latest episode of the RealTrending Podcast with host Tracey Velt. “I think there’s a lot of...

A third go at trying to reboot starter-home construction in Minnesota is on life support at the state Legislature, with supporters scrambling to revive it before the session ends. High-profile zoning reform bills failed in a House committee and missed key Senate deadlines late last month, potentially dooming the effort as had happened over the past two years. The bipartisan Starter Homes Act –...

As public homebuilders work to reduce their spec inventory and strike price-pace-and-incentives balances that best fit their land positions and operational fortes, Century Communities strategists are betting they can win on underpricing peers and rebuilding margins on the back of operational excellence and production velocity. So while other top-15 ranked public builder competitors have chosen a binary...

Maybe your kitchen is looking a little dated or lackluster. Or maybe you’d just like to switch up its style. Whatever your motivation, you don’t need to dive into a major kitchen renovation to make significant upgrades. Here are 10 simple yet strategic ways to give your kitchen a fresh new look and...

A South Florida digital financial market infrastructure company aims to reshape how global real estate is invested, traded, predicted and financed--by turning property into a continuously traded, liquid and programmable asset class. Vector Markets, a Miami-based fintech company founded by Michael J. Gerrity, is developing what it describes as a "parallel digital financial market ecosystem." At the center...

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A new study conducted by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) shows that more young adults between the ages of 18 and 25 are expressing interest in construction trades, though industry leaders say more work is needed to raise awareness of the sector's earning potential and career opportunities. The findings build on a similar NAHB survey conducted in 2016. The share of young adults interested...

A new study conducted by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) shows that more young adults between the ages of 18 and 25 are expressing interest in construction trades, though industry leaders say more work is needed to raise awareness of the sector's earning potential and career opportunities. The findings build on a similar NAHB survey conducted in 2016. The share of young adults interested...