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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Piedmont accounted for three of the five highest-priced sales, with one each in Mustang and Yukon rounding out a list of brick-and-frame single-family homes.
Three homes on acreage, with views of mountains, a creek and a river among them, joined two in-town Yakima homes, one of them a Tudor in the historic district.
A gated estate above the Columbia River led a week that also included two brand-new homes and a pair of Ridgefield sales.
A high-rise residence in Kakaako led the week, followed by a pool home in Waialua and three homes in Honolulu and Kailua with views of the ocean and mountains.
A mid-century design, a rebuilt English-style home and a gated estate on a cul-de-sac were among the week’s top sales, all of them in the city of Tulsa.
A Spanish-style home from 1929, two acreage properties in the Tucson Mountains, an architect’s compound and a newer home in Tanque Verde made up the week’s top sales.
Room for horses, big shops and views of the Columbia River ran through a week of sales led by a home in West Richland.
Three Gilbert homes joined one each from Tempe and Chandler on a list of single-level homes built for life outdoors, with pools, sport courts and lawns behind them.
A Browns Point home led a week of sales that stretched from Lakewood to Fox Island, with prices from $1,787,500 to $2,850,000.
A gated-community retreat built for car and RV owners led the week, followed by golf-community homes in Sterling Grove and a fenced acreage in Wittmann.
Backyard pools, mountain views and one brand-new single-story home run through a week of sales spread across three Summerlin neighborhoods.
A remodeled home in a gated community led the week, followed by a 1950s home near Comstock Park and three properties set on acreage in the country.
A Santa Barbara-style home on a cul-de-sac, a ranch in a gated golf-area community, a Verrado home, a two-acre horse property and a six-bedroom Spanish-style home made up the week’s top sales.
Two golf course homes in gated communities, a newly built custom home with a detached casita and an RV garage, and a property with garage space for 11 vehicles made up the week’s top sales.
A newly built home in Bothell’s North Creek neighborhood led a week in which every top sale was a two-story single-family home.
The week’s top five sales ran from $3.7 million to $7.95 million, with two in Kirkland and one each in Seattle, Sammamish and Bellevue.
Homes on acreage in Salem filled the first four places, and a newly built home in Woodburn completed the list.
A $6.1 million sale in Galena’s Montreux Golf & Country Club led a week in which every top sale was a Reno home in a golf or gated community.
A single-level home in Crismon Heights tops a week of Queen Creek sales that includes two newly built homes and a home backing to the Queen Creek Wash.
Two new homes built this year and a remodeled 1984 home on more than an acre joined a Forest Trails contemporary at the top of the week’s sales.
A former water-ski estate, a riverfront spread, a brand-new home and homes with private quarters for extended family made up the week’s top sales.
A mid-century compound on more than 36 acres, a remodeled Forest Heights Craftsman and a 1930s Tudor in Alameda were among the week’s top sales, which ran from a ranch with a pool in Orient to a contemporary near Mt Tabor.
Brand-new ranch homes, a smart-wired Scottsdale contemporary, a Paradise Valley hillside property and a rebuilt 1949 home made up the week’s priciest sales.
A horse property with its own salmon creek, a Canterwood homestead with a cedar tree house and a lakefront A-frame were among the week’s most expensive homes.
The week’s top sales ran from a home on a country club course to a corner-lot home in Stockyards City, with homes in two gated communities among them.
A brand-new home led the week, and all five of the top sales were single-story homes with mountain views and pools of their own.
Gated communities, mountain views and single-story desert living ran through a week of top sales stretching from the Catalina Foothills to Oro Valley and Marana.
Two brand-new homes, a remodeled 1990s single-story and a pair of roomy two-story family homes with pools made up the week’s top tier of sales.
Lake views at Chelan and Mazama and river views in Wenatchee and East Wenatchee run through this week’s list.
A wooded acreage in Washington, two homes finished in 2025 and 2026, a pool home in Oklahoma City and a renovated ranch near the University of Oklahoma made up the week’s top sales.
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