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 Shady Grove Road home sold for $1.23 million, the highest reported home sale in the Memphis metro area for the week ending September 13, 2026.
A gated Woodward Park home with a private pool and a wine cellar sold for $915,000, the highest reported home sale in the Fresno, California metro area for the week ending September 13, 2026.
An Essex Village waterfront home sold for $3,795,000, the highest-priced reported home sale in the Hartford metro area for the week ending September 13, 2026.
A $1.10 million sale in Omaha’s Four Seasons Linden Estates closed at full asking price and was the highest-priced reported home sale in the Omaha, Nebraska metro area for the week ending September 13, 2026.
A 1900-built property on Great Jones Street in Greenwich Village sold for $15.25 million, the highest-priced sale reported in the New York metro area for the week ending September 6, 2026.
A waterfront home on Palm Beach’s Everglades Island sold for $40 million, the highest-priced home sale reported in the Miami metro area for the week ending September 6, 2026.
A three-bedroom residence in Beacon Hill’s Jordan Mansion sold for $9 million, the highest-priced home sale reported in the Boston metro area for the week ending September 6, 2026.
A 1931 Spanish hacienda in Hillsborough sold for $12.02 million, leading the home sales reported in the San Francisco metro area for the week ending September 6, 2026.
A six-bedroom waterfront manor in Cornelius sold for $4.70 million, the highest-priced home sale reported in the Charlotte metro area for the week ending September 6, 2026.
Bilt bought Livly’s property operations platform and signed a separate deal to run resident experience across Collective Residential’s communities. Terms were not disclosed.
A $4.80 million sale on Spooky Hollow Road led the five highest-priced home sales reported in the Cincinnati metro area for the week ending September 6, 2026.
Scaffold raised $15 million led by Navitas Capital, with D.R. Horton, Pulte Homes and Builders FirstSource investing in an AI layer that connects the systems 29 of the top 30 builders already run.
A Phillips Park home sold for $6.25 million, the highest-priced sale reported in the Washington, D.C. metro area for the week ending September 13, 2026.
A custom-built home in Tulsa’s Timberland neighborhood sold for $1.49 million to lead the five highest-priced sales reported across the Tulsa metro area for the week ending September 6, 2026.
A lakefront house in Pell City’s Pine Harbor community sold for $1.65 million, the highest-priced home sale reported in the Birmingham, Alabama metro area for the week ending September 6, 2026.
A waterfront condominium in The Harbor, a gated Greenwich community, sold for $6.50 million, the highest reported home sale in the Bridgeport, Connecticut metro area for the week ending September 13, 2026.
Fifty-nine percent of title firms reported at least one seller impersonation fraud attempt in 2025, more than double the 28% in ALTA’s 2024 study. Vacant land is still the top target, deepfaked voices are spreading, and a quarter of affected firms paid claims.
A custom-built North Chattanooga house sold for $2.25 million to lead five reported home sales in the Chattanooga, Tennessee metro area for the week ending September 6, 2026.
The Fed decides Wednesday with fresh projections, and builder sentiment, housing starts and pending home sales all land within 48 hours of it.
A single-level bayfront home in Coronado Village sold for $13.50 million, the highest-priced sale reported in the San Diego metro area for the week ending September 6, 2026.
A contemporary custom home in Summerlin’s guard-gated Tournament Hills community sold for $5.8 million, the highest-priced sale reported in the Las Vegas metro area for the week ending September 6, 2026.
A seven-bedroom oceanfront estate in Ponte Vedra Beach sold for $19.75 million, the highest-priced home sale reported in the Jacksonville, Florida metro area for the week ending September 6, 2026.
A gated Old Fort Lowell contemporary sold for $1.80 million, the highest-priced home sale reported in the Tucson metro area for the week ending September 6, 2026.
A waterfront estate in the gated Cliffs at Keowee Springs golf community sold for $5.30 million, the highest-priced home sale reported in the Greenville, South Carolina metro area for the week ending September 6, 2026.
A newly built coastal modern home in Sarasota’s Cherokee Park neighborhood sold for $10.14 million, the highest-priced home sale reported in the North Port, Florida metro area for the week ending September 6, 2026.
A five-bedroom house in Madison’s Bellawoods community sold for $1.01 million, the highest reported home sale in the Huntsville, Alabama metro area for the week ending September 6, 2026.
A fast-growing northeast Florida county has paused about $100 million in capital projects and banked $30 million in extra reserves while voters decide whether to cut property taxes on Nov. 3.
A house overlooking Lake Kegonsa in Stoughton sold for $1.90 million, the highest reported home sale in the Madison, Wisconsin metro area for the week ending September 6, 2026.
A newly built Lewisville home on a wooded 0.92-acre lot sold for $1.48 million to lead five reported sales in the Winston, North Carolina metro area for the week ending September 6, 2026.
The Consumer Price Index rose 0.4 percent in August and 3.4 percent over the year, but shelter costs eased to a 3.0 percent annual pace days before the Federal Reserve meets.
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