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What a Consumer Choice Award Actually Means (And Why We Take It Seriously)
We won the Consumer Choice Award in Raleigh for the second year running. That’s meaningful to us, but not for the reasons you might expect…
Americans Are Stuck. Here’s What Smart Property Owners Do About It.
January Home Sales Tank 8.4% as NAR’s Chief Economist Declares a “New Housing Crisis.” For Rental Investors, the Playbook Is Clearer Than You Think. Lawrence…
MoveZen Property Management Wins Consumer Choice Award in Raleigh for Second Consecutive Year
Most property management companies in the Raleigh market can tell you they’re the best. Very few can prove it with independent, data-driven verification from an organization that…
The Mortgage Rate Prison: Why 30% of Homeowners Are Stuck and What It Means for Rental Demand
The lock-in effect isn’t theoretical anymore. We can now quantify exactly how many homeowners are trapped by their mortgage rates, and the numbers explain why…
Winter Storm Exposes the Real Cost of Hesitation in Today’s Housing Market
Last week’s winter storm did more than knock out power and close schools. It revealed something we’ve been tracking for months: the 2025 homebuying market…
Charlotte’s AI Job Cuts: Why Your Rental Strategy Needs to Change NOW
The data is stark: Bank of America and Wells Fargo are systematically replacing human workers with AI, and Charlotte’s 46,590 banking jobs are directly in…
Vacancy Hits Record High: What the Numbers Actually Mean for Your Bottom Line
The rental market just delivered its clearest signal yet: we’re now four years into a sustained pricing correction. January 2026’s national median rent dropped to…
AI Garbage Is Ruining Real Estate Listings: Why Fake Walkthroughs Signal Desperate Sellers
WIRED reported that 80-90% of real estate agents now use AI tools for listing creation. The results are predictably terrible: fake video walkthroughs showing doors…
Mid-Size Metros Are Winning: Why Raleigh, Nashville, Austin, and Charlotte Beat Coastal Cities
CNBC’s latest ranking of cities for jobs and income growth shows a clear pattern: mid-size Sun Belt metros are dominating. Raleigh, Nashville, Austin, and Charlotte…
The Condo Market Is Broken: How HOA Fees Killed Buyer Appetite
Condo prices dropped 1.9% over the last year, marking the worst market performance since 2012. More than 10% of condos nationwide are underwater, meaning owners…
The Rental Market’s Hidden Fracture: Why Falling Rents Aren’t Helping the People Who Need Help Most
National data confirms what we’re seeing on the ground in the Sunbelt: the rental market has split into two separate economies, and the gap is…
The $4.6 Trillion Question: Who Will Manage America’s Inherited Real Estate?
As baby boomers pass down trillions in property, a new class of professional home oversight services is emerging to bridge the gap between inheritance and…
Housing Costs Outpacing Income: The Math That Breaks First-Time Buyers
The median American household now spends $2,035 per month on homeownership costs. New buyers face $2,225 monthly mortgage payments, the highest figure in decades. Insurance…
Luxury Oversupply Is Solving Affordability: The Data Nobody Wants to Admit
Austin rents dropped 15.2% from peak. Phoenix fell 9%. Denver declined 8.5%. In some markets, Class C workforce housing now costs more per square foot…