James Clark is a staff reporter for RealtyWire, where he covers residential real estate, home sales, brokerage trends, seller strategy, marketing, home preparation, new construction, renovations, and the practical issues that affect buyers, sellers, agents, brokers, and property owners.
Before joining RealtyWire, James spent 15 years as a residential real estate agent in the Denver, Colorado metro area. During his real estate career, he worked with three different brokerage firms and focused heavily on representing home sellers, giving him firsthand experience with pricing strategy, listing preparation, negotiations, marketing, buyer behavior, and the challenges sellers face in changing market conditions.
James brings a practical, agent-level understanding of the real estate business to his reporting. His background gives him insight into real estate regulation, mortgage issues, sales trends, listing strategy, home staging, new construction, renovations, interior design, and the updates that can help improve a property's marketability and resale value.
His reporting focuses on making real estate news, trends, and market analysis useful for readers who want to better understand how the industry works at the ground level.
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A fully furnished lakefront house at Big Bass Lake in Gouldsboro led the Scranton metro area’s reported home sales for the week ending September 27, 2026, at $929,900.
A five-bedroom house in the Lincoln Hills subdivision of North Huntingdon sold for $1,070,000, the highest reported home sale in the Pittsburgh metro area for the week ending September 27, 2026.
A four-bedroom house on Elm Avenue in Hershey Downtown sold for $1.38 million, the highest reported home sale in the Harrisburg metro area for the week ending September 27, 2026.
A 1967 brick Colonial near Delaware Park led the Buffalo metro area’s five highest reported home sales for the week ending September 27, 2026, closing at $1,250,000.
From 2028 the Fed will average two years of stress-test results to set big banks’ capital buffers, a change it says will cut volatility in requirements by half.
A 2022-built oceanfront house at Carova Beach led the five highest reported home sales in the Virginia Beach metro area for the week ending September 27, 2026.
A newly built house in Brookberry Farm sold for $1.77 million, the highest reported home sale in the Winston metro area for the week ending September 27, 2026.
A lakefront ranch on West Lake Road in Canandaigua sold for $1.20 million, the highest reported home sale in the Rochester metro area for the week ending September 27, 2026.
A renovated ranch-style residence overlooking Lancaster Country Club changed hands for $1.55 million, the highest reported home sale in the Lancaster metro area for the week ending September 27, 2026.
A 2024-built house in Pemberley Estates At Oak Ridge sold for $1.85 million, the highest reported home sale in the Greensboro metro area for the week ending September 27.
A Harvard house sold for $1.62 million to lead the Worcester metro area’s top five reported home sales for the week ending September 27, 2026.
A South Bethany Harbor house with an elevator, a rooftop deck and partial ocean views sold for $3,175,000 to lead five reported closings in the Salisbury metro area for the week ending September 27, 2026.
A 1941 house in Henrico’s Westham neighborhood sold for $2.10 million, the highest reported home sale in the Richmond metro area for the week ending September 27, 2026.
A newly built five-bedroom house in Raleigh’s Six Forks area sold for $3.27 million, the highest of five reported home sales in the Raleigh metro area for the week ending September 27, 2026.
A post-and-beam house on 12 private acres in Millerton sold for $1.80 million, the highest reported home sale in the Poughkeepsie metro area for the week ending September 27, 2026.
A Cheshire colonial sold for $1,732,621 to lead the five highest reported home sales in the New Haven metro area for the week ending September 27, 2026.
A gated Deep River estate changed hands for $5.85 million, the highest reported home sale in the Hartford metro area for the week ending September 27, 2026.
Stonelake Capital Partners held the final close of its eighth opportunistic fund on Sept. 30 at $1 billion, beating a $900 million target. It is already about 20% committed to logistics.
A beachfront house at Prouts Neck in Scarborough sold for $4,500,000, the highest of five reported home sales in the Portland metro area for the week ending September 27, 2026.
A newly completed Observatory Circle house sold for $6 million, the highest of five reported home sales in the Washington metro area for the week ending September 27, 2026.
A waterfront house in Semora led the reported home sales in the Durham metro area for the week ending September 27, 2026, one of five closings stretching from Hyco Lake to Chapel Ridge.
A 1930 house on more than 14 acres at Saratoga Lake sold for $2.65 million, the highest reported sale in the Albany metro area for the week ending September 27, 2026.
A Saucon Valley Garden Houses residence in Bethlehem sold for $3 million to lead the five highest-priced home sales reported in the Allentown, Pennsylvania metro area for the week ending September 27, 2026.
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A four-residence waterfront compound on the Navesink River in Rumson sold for $18 million, the highest reported home sale in the New York metro area for the week ending September 27, 2026.
Open construction jobs dropped to 251,000 in August from 299,000 in July, yet remain above the 213,000 posted a year ago. NAHB’s chief economist points to data center construction up 46% year over year and immigration enforcement thinning crews.
A restored 1847 Victorian in Newport’s Kay neighborhood sold for $4.50 million, the highest reported home sale in the Providence, Rhode Island metro area in the week ending September 27, 2026.
A Chester Springs farmhouse designed by architect John Milner sold for $4.02 million, the highest of five reported home sales in the Philadelphia metro area for the week ending September 27, 2026.
A newly completed Cornelius house on the Lake Norman waterfront led the Charlotte metro area’s five highest reported home sales for the week ending September 27, 2026, a list that stretched into Fort Mill, South Carolina.
A Nantucket-inspired waterfront estate in Norwalk sold for $10 million, the highest of five reported home sales in the Bridgeport, Connecticut metro area for the week ending September 27, 2026.
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