Mike Douglas is a business and real estate writer based in suburban Chicago, bringing together professional newsroom experience, firsthand brokerage knowledge, and a practical interest in property investing. He earned a BS from Arizona State University and went on to report for multiple newspapers, including the Chicago Tribune, where he covered business and real estate.
Before focusing on real estate journalism, Mike spent five years as a Realtor in Phoenix, giving him direct insight into buyers, sellers, agents, negotiations, and the day-to-day realities of local housing markets. Today, his reporting draws on both his journalism background and his real estate experience to explain market trends, housing developments, and industry changes with clarity and authority. As a novice multifamily real estate investor, Mike also brings a hands-on perspective to coverage of property ownership, investment strategy, and long-term market opportunities.
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A 2017 house on Shady Lane in Columbia sold for $1.35 million to lead the five highest-priced home sales publicly reported in the Columbia, South Carolina metro area for the week ending August 9, 2026.
A lakefront house on Lake Tennessee in Auburndale sold for $1.03 million to lead the five highest-priced home sales publicly reported in the Lakeland, Florida metro area for the week ending August 9, 2026.
A remodeled 1950 house on Colonial Lane sold for $1.30 million to lead the five highest-priced home sales publicly reported in the Dayton, Ohio metro area for the week ending August 9, 2026.
The five highest-priced home sales reported in the Des Moines, Iowa metro area for the week ending August 9, 2026 combined for $6.11 million, led by a newly built West Des Moines ranch that sold for $1.48 million.
A house built in 1900 on 40 acres in Williamston sold for $750,000 to lead the five highest-priced home sales publicly reported in the Lansing, Michigan metro area for the week ending August 9, 2026.
Five home sales reported in the York, Pennsylvania metro area for the week ending August 9, 2026 totaled $4.80 million, led by a $1.33 million Dillsburg horse farm with professional-level equestrian facilities.
A 13.81-acre farm in Anthony sold for $1,050,000 to lead the five highest-priced home sales publicly reported in the Ocala, Florida metro area for the week ending August 9, 2026.
A golf-course house in The Cliffs at Walnut Cove led the five highest-priced home sales publicly reported in the Asheville, North Carolina metro area for the week ending August 9, 2026, a group that combined for $12.40 million.
A 2018 house on South County Road 11 in Loveland sold for $3.10 million to lead the five highest-priced home sales publicly reported in the Fort Collins, Colorado metro area for the week ending August 9, 2026.
A 1999 waterfront house on a Lake Barkley peninsula in Cadiz, Kentucky sold for $860,000 to lead the five highest-priced home sales publicly reported in the Clarksville, Tennessee metro area for the week ending August 9, 2026.
A 2026-built house in Alys Beach sold for $10,380,000 to lead the five highest-priced home sales publicly reported in the Crestview, Florida metro area for the week ending August 9, 2026.
A house completed in 2024 in Knoxville’s Arcadia community sold for $9.60 million to lead the five highest-priced home sales publicly reported in the Knoxville, Tennessee metro area for the week ending August 9, 2026.
A five-bedroom home in the Essex Court community of Lititz sold for $1.95 million to top the five highest-priced home sales reported in the Lancaster, Pennsylvania metro area for the week ending August 9, 2026.
A single-story riverfront house in Stuart’s Golfview neighborhood sold for $4,800,000 to lead the five highest-priced home sales publicly reported in the Port St. Lucie, Florida metro area for the week ending August 9, 2026.
A 2006 house a short walk from Kennebunk Beach sold for $2,515,000 to lead the five highest-priced home sales publicly reported in the Portland, Maine metro area for the week ending August 9, 2026.
An 1881 house on 10 acres in Maumee sold for $748,000 to lead the five highest-priced home sales reported in the Toledo, Ohio metro area for the week ending August 9, 2026.
A 1998 stone ranch in Boiling Springs’ White Rock Acres sold for $950,000 to lead the five highest-priced home sales publicly reported in the Harrisburg, Pennsylvania metro area for the week ending August 9, 2026.
A penthouse at the Ocean House in Watch Hill sold for $18.50 million to lead the five highest-priced home sales publicly reported in the Providence, Rhode Island metro area for the week ending August 9, 2026.
A 2003 house on more than six wooded acres in the gated Hills of Rosemont sold for $2.29 million, leading the five highest-priced home sales publicly reported in the Durham, North Carolina metro area for the week ending August 9, 2026.
A custom-built estate on 6.5 acres in Evans sold for $1.45 million to lead the five highest-priced home sales reported in the Augusta, Georgia metro area for the week ending August 9, 2026.
A 1993 house on a four-acre parcel in the Windsbury Hills community of Manlius sold for $1.09 million to lead the five highest-priced home sales publicly reported in the Syracuse, New York metro area for the week ending August 9, 2026.
A 1988 house in Hudson’s Canterbury Place community sold for $1.37 million to lead the five highest-priced home sales publicly reported in the Akron, Ohio metro area for the week ending August 9, 2026.
Active buyers fell to a record low in July and sellers now outnumber them by 51.3%, Redfin found, even as a separate weekly report showed the largest jump in new listings in five months.
The company’s ZenaWorx platform now tracks grading, drainage and cut-and-fill volumes during the earthworks phase of data center construction, landing its first paying customer for the tool.
The appeals court found the discount brokerage’s claims both untimely and legally insufficient, handing NAR a second court win against Homie in less than two years.
Mortgage servicer NewRez LLC will pay $15.5 million to resolve a multistate examination that found the company improperly charged force-placed insurance to more than 4,200 borrowers nationwide who already had active homeowners insurance policies, the Arkansas Securities Department announced August 12. Force-placed insurance is coverage a mortgage servicer buys on a borrower’s behalf, at the … Read more
A 2012 estate at 1 Clear Water in Newport Coast’s Crystal Cove community sold for $38.90 million to lead the five highest-priced home sales publicly reported in the Los Angeles, California metro area for the week ending August 9, 2026.
A 1923 estate on the Delaware River in New Hope sold for $6.25 million to lead the five highest-priced home sales publicly reported in the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania metro area for the week ending August 9, 2026.
A gated 1986 estate in Paradise Valley’s Elmaro Estates sold for $19 million to lead the five highest-priced home sales publicly reported in the Phoenix, Arizona metro area for the week ending August 9, 2026.
A 2017 custom house in Clyde Hill sold for $6.25 million to lead the five highest-priced home sales publicly reported in the Seattle, Washington metro area for the week ending August 9, 2026.
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