THIS MONTH’S FEATURED REAL ESTATE ARTICLE

Even though the residential real estate market everywhere is booming with record low inventory, commercial real estate prices and activity remain sluggish. We wondered how to go about selling your real estate if it’s attached to your small business. One local entrepreneur explained, “I didn’t get much for the business, but I did really well on the real estate.” Many thanks to Leslie Farhangi who wants to sell her vodka brand, Three Meadows and a Pony, who suggested this month’s theme for our real estate […]

According to national statistics an estimated 6% of homes sold in the US are flipped properties – although from all the flipping, flopping, and fixing shows on television, flipping fascination seems much higher. For this issue of Main Street Magazine, we decided to explore the flipping phenomenon in our region at this moment in time. Who does it and why? Do they make money? Can flips still be found?

Flip success or failure

Successful “flippers” are good at recognizing great deals in a specific market, finding […]

It sure seems that houses are popping up all over our region. Main Street’s June monthly real estate feature looks at new house construction, and explores the reasons for this sudden burst of activity. How long will it last?

Who is building? Why?

At the same time that many Americans can’t pay their rent, a brew of economic, market, and demographic changes are fueling the new house boom in our area. With the stock market at an all time high, for some it seems like a time […]

For Main Street’s transportation issue our monthly real estate article explores the stories of our region’s private and public airstrips. There are many more than you might think and some are even for sale.

Passionate pilots build private airstrips

Since the early days of aviation, private airstrips have been created by those with an aviation passion whether it’s for flying or collecting airplanes. These airfields are hidden in the landscape, often invisible from the road. If you see a small single engine airplane in the sky and wonder […]

Researching the impact of climate change on real estate values in our area seemed like a great idea with a clear answer. There’s no doubt that rising temperatures and extreme weather events will increasingly impact human life on Earth, from the historic fires in California and Australia to snow in Houston. But locally, where, what, how and when will climate change affect real estate values and our lives?

Climate change has arrived

According to National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 2020 ranks as the second hottest year […]