Written by Devone Richard, Real Estate Broker At some point, homebuyers stopped thinking strategically and started shopping emotionally. That shift didn’t happen by accident. It happened when platforms like Zillow changed how people interact with real estate. Zillow didn’t break the market — but it retrained buyers.And the consequences are showing up everywhere. From Strategy to Scrolling Real […]
by Devone Richard
Written by Devone Richard, Real Estate Broker For the last few years, the real estate market told a story that wasn’t entirely true. Homes sold in days.Inspections were waived.Prices jumped with little explanation.Bad deals still closed. That wasn’t a “healthy” market.That was a distorted one. And now that distortion is gone. The market didn’t crash — […]
by Devone Richard
Written by Devone Richard The real estate world just got even more interesting. In a recent interview with Inman, Douglas Elliman Real Estate CEO Michael S. Liebowitz didn’t hold back when discussing the newly completed Compass-Anywhere merger — a deal that has reshaped the brokerage landscape and raised serious questions about where the industry is headed. From the outside, he […]
by Devone Richard
Written by Devone Richard, Real Estate Broker Recent headlines have focused on one statistic: More homebuyers are backing out of purchase contracts than at any point in recent years. That fact alone has caused concern. But the interpretation matters more than the number. Buyers walking away from deals is not a sign of collapse.It’s a signal. And […]
by Devone Richard
Written by Devone Richard, Real Estate Broker Every time the Federal Reserve changes leadership, the same question comes back louder than ever: “What happens if the new Fed Chairman cuts rates?” Most people think the answer is simple:Lower rates = cheaper homes = instant boom. That assumption is wrong. A rate cut doesn’t magically fix […]
by Devone Richard
Written by Devone Richard Pasadena home prices get talked about constantly—and misunderstood just as often. Because Pasadena sits inside Los Angeles County, many people assume its real estate market behaves the same way as surrounding areas. It doesn’t. Pasadena is a micro-market, driven by scarcity, character, and buyer psychology that most headline commentary completely misses. Let’s […]
by Devone Richard
Written by Devone Richard Most real estate brokerages were built for a market that no longer exists. They were designed around volume, splits, and commission checks—while ignoring the bigger picture: long-term wealth, ownership, and leverage. Next Real Estate Advisors (NREA) was built to fix that. Not as another traditional brokerage.But as a platform for agents who think […]
by Devone Richard
Written by Devone Richard Los Angeles is expensive. Everyone knows that. And because of that, most people make a lazy assumption: “Investing in LA isn’t worth it anymore.” That’s what people say when they’re thinking like a shopper, not like an investor. LA isn’t designed for “cheap deals.”LA is built for equity, demand, and long-term wealth. […]
by Devone Richard
Written by Devone Richard Las Vegas real estate isn’t “booming” the way it did in 2021.And it’s not “crashing” the way people on social media keep predicting either. The truth is simpler: Las Vegas is normalizing.More inventory, slower pace, more negotiation—and a market that now rewards strategy over emotion. If you’re buying, selling, investing, or […]
by Devone Richard
Written by Devone Richard Las Vegas has officially leveled up. For years, people treated Vegas as a market built around affordability, quick flips, and second homes. But that version of the city is changing fast—and one of the biggest signals is happening right now in one specific category: Luxury condos. The Las Vegas luxury condo […]
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