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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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.
A $2.30 million sale in Monteagle’s Clifftops Resort community was the highest of five Chattanooga-area home sales reported for the week ending September 20, 2026.
A 1941 Windsor Farms house with winter river views and a gunite pool sold for $2.77 million, the highest reported home sale in the Richmond metro area for the week ending September 20.
A custom-built home near Travelers Rest sold for $3.10 million, the highest reported home sale in the Greenville, South Carolina metro area for the week ending September 20, 2026. The sale closed $901,000 above its final asking price.
NAHB’s new Remodeling Input Price Index shows nonlabor costs accelerating from 3.9% to 6.6% year over year, while remodeler employment fell 1% and real wages kept declining.
The Scottsdale, Ariz.-based brokerage said the combination expands its footprint across North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Florida and lifts its network past 27,000 agents. No financial terms were disclosed.
A waterfront estate on Stone Creek in the Village of Quogue sold for $10,775,000, the highest reported New York metro area home sale of the week ending September 20, 2026.
A 2013 custom build in Naperville Highlands sold for $3.02 million, the highest of five reported Chicago-area home sales for the week ending September 20, 2026.
The San Francisco company said Sept. 22 that a seed and Series A totaling $21 million, led by Costanoa, will fund agents that already help loan officers originate more than $1 billion in mortgages a month.
Two SEC filings submitted Sept. 21 show Berkshire Hathaway and Warren Buffett crossed the 10 percent reporting threshold at Lennar, after buying 2.7 million additional shares on the three sessions that followed the homebuilder’s weak third-quarter report.
A $10.75 million Delray Beach sale led the Miami metro area’s Top 5 for the week ending September 20, 2026, with two closings inside the same Miami Beach oceanfront building.
A renovated 1880 Back Bay brownstone sold for $6.6 million, the highest of five home sales reported in the Boston metro area for the week ending September 20, 2026.
An English Tudor beside the Burlingame Country Club golf course sold for $18.77 million in Hillsborough, the highest-priced sale reported in the San Francisco metro area for the week ending September 20.
Gov. Greg Abbott directed the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to halt all data center permits on Sept. 21, and told every state agency to hold regulatory approvals until grid and water audits are complete.
A bayfront home in Coronado Village sold at full asking price for $14 million, the highest of five reported home sales in the San Diego metro area for the week ending September 20, 2026.
A waterfront house in Mooresville’s The Point sold for $5.53 million, the highest-priced of five home sales reported across the Charlotte, North Carolina metro area for the week ending September 20, 2026.
A guard-gated Lake Las Vegas estate with a private dock sold for $6.40 million, the highest reported home sale in the Las Vegas metro area for the week ending September 20, 2026.
A five-bedroom show house built for HOMEARAMA 2026 in Loveland sold for $3.82 million, the highest reported home sale in the Cincinnati metro area for the week ending September 20, 2026.
A waterfront home in Saint Augustine’s Pelican Reef community sold for $7 million, the highest of five reported home sales in the Jacksonville metro area for the week ending September 20, 2026.
A newly built six-bedroom house in Palmetto Bluff sold for $3.10 million, heading five reported home sales in the Hilton Head Island metro area for the week ending September 20, 2026.
A newly built six-bedroom Siesta Key estate on Sarasota Bay sold for $21.95 million, the highest price among five home sales reported in the North Port, Florida metro area during the week ending September 20, 2026.
A fully renovated house on a 1.134-acre corner lot with 360-degree city and Catalina Mountain views sold for $1.63 million, the highest reported home sale in the Tucson metro area for the week ending September 20, 2026.
A 27-acre Sapulpa property sold for $1.02 million, first among the Tulsa metro area’s five highest reported home sales for the week ending September 20, 2026.
At $3.60 million, a 1968 cottage in Bethany Beach’s Sussex Shores led the five Delaware coast sales reported in the Salisbury, Maryland metro area for the week ending September 20, 2026.
A new Madison Branch house sold for $1.51 million, the highest of five reported home sales in the Huntsville metro area for the week ending September 20, 2026.
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