Alex Douglas is a business and real estate writer based in suburban Chicago, bringing together professional newsroom experience, firsthand brokerage knowledge, and a practical interest in property investing. He earned a BS from Arizona State University and went on to report for multiple newspapers, including the Chicago Tribune, where he covered business and real estate.
Before focusing on real estate journalism, Alex spent five years as a Realtor in Phoenix, giving him direct insight into buyers, sellers, agents, negotiations, and the day-to-day realities of local housing markets. Today, his reporting draws on both his journalism background and his real estate experience to explain market trends, housing developments, and industry changes with clarity and authority. As a novice multifamily real estate investor, Alex also brings a hands-on perspective to coverage of property ownership, investment strategy, and long-term market opportunities.
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The National Association of Realtors has launched a quarterly Commercial Real Estate Demand Index measuring the economic forces driving demand across 306 U.S. metro areas, with St. George, Utah, ranking first nationally.
Amazon Web Services said Tuesday it is increasing its planned investment in Northwest Louisiana to $18 billion, adding a third data center campus in Shreveport and pushing the total commitment $6 billion above the $12 billion figure the company announced in February, according to Amazon’s newsroom. The new campus will rise at Resilient Technology Park … Read more
WHITESTOWN, Ind. — JLL Income Property Trust has paid roughly $137 million for a 1.1 million-square-foot industrial distribution facility here that is fully leased to Subaru of America Inc., marking one of the largest single-property commercial real estate sales in the Indianapolis area this year. The Chicago-based, non-traded real estate investment trust acquired the property, … Read more
Skanska will build four data centers in the U.S. Southeast under a $1.2 billion contract, one of its largest American data-center orders as the AI buildout accelerates.
NAR’s Pending Home Sales Index fell 2.3% in July to its lowest level since January, as the summer’s mortgage-rate spike pulled back contract signings in every U.S. region.
Los Angeles County built a record 10,230 accessory dwelling units in 2025, more than six times 2018’s total, as new state laws stripped away local zoning barriers, a USC Lusk Center report finds.
Property data giant ATTOM has introduced three specialized AI agents that let users query its nationwide property database, analyze markets and generate client-ready reports using plain-language questions instead of code or dashboards.
A custom house completed in 2025 in Reno’s gated ArrowCreek community sold for $5.20 million to lead the five highest-priced home sales reported in the Reno, Nevada metro area for the week ending August 16, 2026.
A renovated country house on nearly 20 acres outside the Village of Millbrook sold for $2.73 million to lead the five highest-priced home sales reported in the Poughkeepsie, New York metro area for the week ending August 16, 2026.
A Gulf-front home on Don Pedro Island, reached from Placida by ferry or boat, sold for $1.40 million to lead the five highest-priced home sales reported in the Punta Gorda, Florida metro area for the week ending August 16, 2026.
Savannah metro area home sales for the week ending August 16, 2026 totaled $5.56 million, led by a $1.345 million closing in The Landings on Skidaway Island.
A custom-built home on five acres in Chandamere sold for $1,425,000 to lead the five highest-priced home sales reported in the Lexington, Kentucky metro area for the week ending August 16, 2026.
A Gulf Breeze waterfront home in Soundview Woods sold for $2.7 million, leading the five highest-priced home sales reported in the Pensacola, Florida metro area for the week ending August 16, 2026.
A lakefront ranch in Heston Point View sold for $1.15 million, leading the Youngstown, Ohio metro area’s top five reported home sales for the week ending August 16, 2026.
A 1919 house a short walk from East Wharf Beach in Madison led five reported home sales in the New Haven, Connecticut metro area for the week ending August 16, 2026, closing at $1,615,000.
A 1922 Spanish Colonial Revival estate in the Historic Old North End sold for $2.8 million, leading the five highest-priced home sales reported in the Colorado Springs, Colorado metro area for the week ending August 16, 2026.
A gated Ojai property sold for $4 million to lead five home sales reported in the Oxnard, California metro area for the week ending August 16, 2026.
A custom contemporary in the Kendall Estates section of Leominster sold for $1.57 million to lead the top five reported home sales in the Worcester, Massachusetts metro area for the week ending August 16, 2026.
Five home sales reported in the Bakersfield, California metro area for the week ending August 16, 2026 combined for $4.78 million, led by a $1.05 million closing on Marian Way.
A Los Altos Hills estate sold for $10.8 million, leading five San Jose metro area home sales totaling $40.11 million for the week ending August 16, 2026.
A canal-front home in Kailua Estates sold for $3.77 million to lead the five highest-priced home sales reported in the Urban Honolulu metro area for the week ending August 16, 2026.
A James River waterfront house in Williamsburg’s Drummonds Field led the five highest reported home sales in the Virginia Beach, Virginia metro area for the week ending August 16, 2026, a group totaling $3.58 million with closings in Cardinal and Gloucester.
A remodeled house in Louisville’s Oakhurst neighborhood sold for $3.65 million, leading the five highest-priced home sales reported in the Louisville, Kentucky metro area for the week ending August 16, 2026.
A 1974 house in Nichols Hills sold for $3.6 million to lead the five highest-priced home sales reported in the Oklahoma City, Oklahoma metro area for the week ending August 16, 2026.
A house in the Manors Of Belle Meade sold for $6.3 million to lead the Nashville metro area’s five highest-priced reported home sales for the week ending August 16, 2026.
A five-bedroom home in Elm Grove’s Indian Hills neighborhood sold for $3.75 million to lead the top five home sales reported in the Milwaukee metro area for the week ending August 16, 2026.
A point-of-land house on the Magothy River in Severna Park sold for $2.88 million to lead the Baltimore metro area’s five highest reported home sales for the week ending August 16, 2026.
New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers listed his Malibu, Calif., beachfront estate for $40 million, up from the $28 million he paid for it in 2019, as he also lists homes in New Jersey and Wisconsin.
New Redfin research finds the typical family spends 52% of income on housing and childcare combined, ranging from under 40% in Little Rock to nearly 97% in Los Angeles. Redfin is also adding childcare data to its home listings.
American Housing Corp., founded by a former SpaceX engineer, says its factory-built, Lego-style rowhome system can cut construction costs 30% to 50% versus conventional homebuilding, and is raising a Series A to scale production.
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