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RSS Feed for Keycrew.coMarch 23, 2026 — New research reveals homeowners over 70 consistently receive lower sale prices than younger sellers in comparable properties. Two factors drive this pattern: deferred maintenance and private sale decisions.
March 23, 2026 — In private real estate lending, the question of capital structure matters as much as the deals you do. For We Lend, a New York-based private lender focused on the East Coast market, the closing of a $20 million bank line with Webster Bank is less about a single number and more about what that number unlocks.
March 19, 2026 — Most commercial real estate owners can tell you the net operating income of each asset in their portfolio. Fewer can tell you why one property consistently outperforms another, or why maintenance costs at a building in Dallas run 30 percent higher than a nearly identical asset in Phoenix.
March 18, 2026 — ACME Real Estate CEO argues fragmented MLS system has left agents vulnerable as brokerages negotiate independent platform deals Major brokerages are striking direct partnerships with listing platforms, and Courtney Poulos, founder and CEO of ACME Real Estate in Los Angeles, argues the deals are accelerating a power shift that has been building for years – one that is moving control of listing data away from agents and toward technology companies. With 20 years of experience building a boutique brokerage that competes against billion-dollar firms, Poulos has watched agents steadily lose ground in their ability to control how their listings are distributed and monetized.
March 18, 2026 — With Match Day 2026 approaching March 20, Rochester MN’s housing market prepares for its annual influx of medical professionals. Match Day 2026 arrives March 20, when medical residents across the country discover where they’ll complete their training.
March 18, 2026 — Larry Mastropieri of The Mastropieri Group breaks down the forces behind South Florida’s cash-buyer surge – and what it means for buyers and sellers today. West Palm Beach has earned a ranking most real estate markets would envy and few could sustain: first in the entire nation for all-cash home purchases.
March 18, 2026 — After years of new construction leading the market, pre-existing homes in the Dallas-Fort Worth area are once again outpacing new builds in pricing. The reversal marks a return to historical norms and opens a window for buyers and investors willing to move before the spring selling season heats up in April.
March 18, 2026 — Most real estate markets across the country have slowed. Inventory has loosened.
March 18, 2026 — Most real estate teams fail not because the market turns on them, but because they scaled before they had a system worth scaling. Justin Nimergood, founder of Top Gun Team at Epique Realty, spent the better part of three years studying that problem before he launched his own team in the Dallas-Fort Worth market.
March 13, 2026 — In a recent Beyond the Build podcast conversation, Florida West EDA’s Chris Platé reveals the site selection process, infrastructure priorities, and strategic focus areas positioning Escambia County for transformational growth. Chris Platé didn’t come to Pensacola as a tourist.
March 13, 2026 — When a commercial real estate deal closes, flood risk due diligence typically begins and ends with the FEMA flood map. That one document, often decades out of date and built around riverine flooding, may also get attached to an ESA Phase 1 environmental report and a Property Condition Assessment (PCA), handed to the lender, and filed away.
March 13, 2026 — In real estate development, the temptation to build fast and flip quickly is real. The math can look attractive on paper, and in a rising market, the short-term play often seems like the obvious one.
March 12, 2026 — Most property management firms are laser-focused on the top line. Frank Gervasio, Director of Finance at OneWall Communities, says that’s exactly where they go wrong.
March 11, 2026 — For 15 years, Steve Marcinuk worked in digital media and PR technology, helping companies tell their stories to established media outlets. He analyzed hundreds of millions of articles flowing through the media ecosystem.
March 11, 2026 — The Broker Action Coalition (BAC) and the National Association of Mortgage Brokers (NAMB) have announced a groundbreaking event partnership that will reshape how the mortgage broker industry engages with policymakers. The two organizations will co-host their first-ever joint advocacy fly-in event this spring, titled “Advocacy in Action: Better Together,” bringing independent mortgage brokers from across the nation to Washington, D.
March 11, 2026 — The business case for rural vertiport infrastructure just received unexpected validation from an unlikely source: Walmart’s expansion of drone delivery services into Texas and Georgia communities where traditional last-mile logistics face geographic and economic constraints. Lisa Wright, Founder and CEO of Landings, sees Walmart’s move as confirmation of the thesis underlying her company’s 2,000+ location vertiport network strategy.
March 10, 2026 — When graduate students at University of Maryland spend 50 to 76% of their stipends on rent, it signals a market gap that Teddy Abdelmalek and HH Red Stone are uniquely positioned to address. As universities scramble to house graduate students after years of neglecting this segment, private operators face a critical question: is this their opportunity, or should universities handle it themselves?
March 10, 2026 — Learn more at the free Invest Panama Preview Webinar on March 19th at 6:00 PM CST: chordrealestate. com/investpanamasummit Van Hohe spent nearly three decades touring internationally with major music festivals and artists.
March 9, 2026 — On Friday nights in the 1990s, millions of Americans would drive across town, stand in line at Blockbuster, and hope the movie they wanted was still on the shelf. If it wasn’t, they settled for something else.
March 9, 2026 — Better Living Realty broker reports escalation clauses returning as just three affordable homes sit on market in the entire Middlebury. Connecticut buyers are pulling a strategic weapon from the pandemic-era playbook: escalation clauses that automatically outbid competitors without overpaying.