Churches continue to be in demand despite waning attendance

John Muzyka describes the Dallas and Fort Worth area as the epicenter of America’s Bible Belt. “I guess you could say that we are the ‘belt buckle,’” Muzyka said of the religious stronghold, where his commercial real estate business specializes in helping clients buy and sell churches and church properties. Muzyka works out of the […]

Bright spots shine through in a battered housing market

The combination of increasing home prices and elevated mortgage interest rates continues to plague residential mortgage originations. In third quarter of 2023, 1.54 million mortgages secured by residential property (one to four units) were issued in the U.S., a 3% decline from second quarter of 2023, according to Attom’s U.S. Residential Property Mortgage Origination Report. […]

Accessory dwelling units offer an opportunity for enterprising originators

Housing affordability continues to be a struggle throughout the country, and despite recent increases in new construction, there’s still a shortage of houses on the market. In the most expensive markets, people are struggling to afford rent, let alone a mortgage. In the last five years, policymakers have turned to a niche market to help […]