Since 2012, every year we have heard that it’s about to be 2008 all over again for the housing market, as people try to get attention by implying home prices are going to crash like they did starting in 2007 and ending in 2011. However, the housing credit markets have changed in such a fashion that it is impossible to have the same credit markets we did in the run-up to the housing bubble crash....

While Wall Street waits to see if and when Dream Finders Homes returns with a sweeter bid after Beazer Homes’ board rejected its third unsolicited takeover proposal, another provocative question may be lurking across the sector. What if Dream Finders’ hostile move this week did more than put Beazer in play? What if it exposed a fault line in how public homebuilders are valued? One group is a...

The real estate industry is preparing for the wrong disruption. For two years, brokerages, MLSs and trade groups have been consumed by the AI conversation. What tools to buy. Which workflows to automate. How to compete with ChatGPT-native upstarts. It’s a legitimate conversation, but it isn’t the one that’s about to redefine the business. The conversation that matters is about tokenization, and...

When a Lumberton, New Jersey, couple decided it was time to overhaul their cramped, dark kitchen, they came in with a clear wish list: more light, smarter storage, upgraded appliances — and plenty of blue. What they needed was someone to pull it all together. They found that in...

Last year, AvalonBay worked with 21 organizations that focus on affordable housing and food...

Last year, AvalonBay worked with 21 organizations that focus on affordable housing and food...

Last year, AvalonBay worked with 21 organizations that focus on affordable housing and food...

Image Laughlin sees AI as next big disruption in terms of how the economy uses...

Silence has moved into the luxury column. In 2026, sound design sits beside wine cellars, wellness suites, and chef's kitchens as a category buyers actively evaluate, and acoustic control has become a defining feature of how high-net-worth purchasers and their architects judge a property. What was once a back-of-house technical concern handled late in construction is now planned at the schematic stage and...

Japan's prime retail districts posted record rents in the first quarter as fashion brands and luxury retailers competed aggressively for scarce storefront space, underscoring the resilience of the country's high-street shopping market despite global economic uncertainty. Average rents reached all-time highs in five of the 10 major retail areas tracked by CBRE -- Ginza, Omotesando/Harajuku, Shibuya,...