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 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.
Bain Capital Tech Opportunities has bought a minority stake in construction project-management software maker Kahua at a valuation above $1 billion. The Alpharetta, Ga., company says it serves more than 2,500 customers, supports over $400 billion in capital programs and has passed $100 million in annualized revenue.
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.
Five reported home sales in the Boston metro area closed in the week ending September 27, 2026, led by a Coolidge Corner colonial at $4,368,000.
A waterfront house in North Falmouth changed hands for $7 million, the top price among five reported home sales in the Barnstable Town metro area for the week ending September 27, 2026.
A waterfront house on Serenity Lane in Chester sold for $5,279,000, leading five reported home sales across the Baltimore metro area for the week ending September 27, 2026.
A five-bedroom stone house overlooking the 13th fairway in Biltmore Forest sold for $6 million, the highest reported home sale in the Asheville area for the week ending September 27, 2026.
First American’s August index has U.S. prices up 1.4% year over year, with Chicago gaining 5.5% and Dallas losing 5.0% — a 10.5-point spread between the strongest and weakest large metros.
Brixmor takes 23 grocery-anchored centers outright for $636 million while a joint venture with Everview Partners, backed by Abu Dhabi’s sovereign fund, buys the other 92 for $1.71 billion.
Intercontinental Exchange’s August First Look shows delinquencies up 14 basis points to 3.53%, foreclosure inventory at its highest since February 2020 but barely growing, and prepayment speeds at a 17-month low.
A Kings Grant home with golf course views sold for $605,000, the highest reported sale in the Fayetteville metro area for the week ending September 20, 2026.
Blossom Capital led the Series A for a company selling AI agents to the in-house teams that manage corporate office portfolios. Meta, Uber, Merck and Cohesity are named as customers, and the former head of Google’s real estate expansion joins as an adviser.
Lakes, acreage and a golf course run through the Flint metro area’s top five reported home sales for the week ending September 20, led by a $955,000 Linden closing.
New construction in Chestnut Creek took the top spot among Fort Wayne metro area home sales for the week ending September 20, 2026, closing at $704,500.
The National Multifamily Housing Council’s September 2026 construction survey found 29% of respondents starting fewer multifamily projects than three months earlier, up from 20% in June, while the share seeing labor costs outrun inflation more than doubled to 22%.
HouseCanary and several affiliates filed for Chapter 11 protection in New Jersey on Sept. 22, the day secured creditor Ocean II PLO LLC had scheduled a California foreclosure sale covering substantially all of the company’s assets. Its $175 million Texas trade-secrets judgment was carved out of the collateral.
The AIA/Deltek Architecture Billings Index came in at 47.2 for August, and the share of firm leaders expecting billings to grow in the fourth quarter fell to 25% from 31% two quarters ago. The same survey found 48% of firms engaging with AI and 7% running a formal training program.
A Crestline house sold for $2.15 million, the highest of five reported home sales in the Birmingham metro area for the week ending September 20, 2026.
A waterfront home in Waterway Palms Plantation sold for $1,399,000, the highest of five reported sales in the Myrtle Beach metro area for the week ending September 20, 2026.
A lakefront house in Winston-Salem’s Allerton Place sold for $1.15 million, the highest of five reported home sales in the Winston, North Carolina metro area for the week ending September 20, 2026.
A house on a 100-foot lot along Lake Waubesa sold for $2.80 million, topping five reported Madison metro area home sales for the week ending September 20, 2026.
A Lake Jeanette house with a reported 8,070 square feet sold for $2.20 million, the highest reported home sale in the Greensboro, North Carolina metro area for the week ending September 20, 2026.
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