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 renovated Ardemore townhome with a private pool sold for $1.58 million, the highest-priced reported home sale in the Atlanta metro area for the week ending September 13, 2026.
A Lake Arrowhead home sold for $7.29 million, the highest-priced reported home sale in the Riverside, California metro area for the week ending September 13, 2026.
A Bloomfield Hills home on Cragin Drive sold for $2.30 million, the highest-priced reported home sale in the Detroit, Michigan metro area for the week ending September 13, 2026.
A Culbreath Isles home sold for $9.55 million, the highest-priced reported home sale in the Tampa metro area for the week ending September 13.
A custom-built pool home in Windermere’s gated Bellaria community sold for $2.83 million, the highest-priced home sale reported in the Orlando metro area for the week ending September 13, 2026.
A five-acre estate in Brush Prairie’s Sunset Woods Cluster sold for $2.88 million, the highest reported home sale in the Portland metro area for the week ending September 13.
A Tahoe City residence on Lakeshore Boulevard sold for $3,795,000, the highest-priced home sale reported in the Sacramento, California metro area for the week ending September 13, 2026.
A Westminster Manor home sold for $2.45 million, the highest-priced reported home sale in the Pittsburgh metro area for the week ending September 13, 2026.
A multi-generational Blacklick property with a pond and a pickleball court sold for $1.97 million, the top reported home sale in the Columbus, Ohio metro area for the week ending September 13, 2026.
A Bentleyville home on Winding River Trail sold for $2.50 million, the highest reported sale in the Cleveland metro area for the week ending September 13, 2026.
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed four bills in Altadena, Calif., creating the first state standards for wildfire smoke-damage claims, doubling mortgage forbearance for Los Angeles fire survivors to 24 months and making disaster forbearance automatic.
Judge John J. Tharp Jr. denied Zillow’s preliminary injunction against Midwest Real Estate Data and Compass, dissolved the restraining order protecting its Chicago listing feeds, and compelled arbitration under the MLS Grid license.
A 1998 custom home in Cary’s Regency Park Estates sold for $2.45 million, the highest-priced reported home sale in the Raleigh metro area for the week ending September 13, 2026.
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.
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