Susan Isaacs | DC Real Estate Insights

If you feel like you're taking a body blow when you open your DC electric bill lately, it's because you've been roped into a bout against a powerful utility and datacenter heavyweights.You may not have even known you were a contender.  What are the odds you win, or even stay standing?This week, y...

If anyone had asked me before that year about uncharted places, I'd have told them they belonged to wild roads and towns with names like Eggs And Bacon Bay, or Olifantsfontein, not to a modern glass building in the heart of Baltimore harbor. But uncharted places aren’t always hidden. Sometimes, t...

A proposed shift in condominium riskWashington, DC lawmakers are considering legislation that would significantly change how financial responsibility is assigned in condominium property damage claims.B 26-0495, the Condominium Insurance Amendment Act of 2025, would: Increase the deductible pass-t...

A major shift in condo lending is underway—and it’s threatening the condominium market.In mid-March, government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac announced new guidelines that will eliminate the widely used “Limited Review” process starting in August and increase reserve fun...

Trump Issues Two Executive Orders on HousingLast Friday, President Trump signed two executive orders aimed at tackling housing affordability,The first order, Removing Regulatory Barriers To Affordable Home Construction, places heavy focus on reducing regulatory barriers to home construction. On t...

The YoYo EffectWashington DC’s legislation goes back-and-forth, up-and-down, and sometimes swings gingerly through the cat's cradle of federal approval. Whether laws didn't deliver as intended, were nixed by federal overseers, didn't fit the vision of a new mayoral administration, weren't funded-...

If you work or invest in DC real estate, you know that change is in the air, and the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act is behind it.Last week, the U.S. Senate passed the bipartisan bill with an 89-10 vote. The bipartisan Act combines House and Senate bills aimed at increasing overall housing suppl...

What happened last week and last month in the D.C. real estate market?When the real estate market gets weird, national averages blur together, metro area stats drown out neighborhood activity, and no one’s quite sure what a house is really worth except the people living right there.That’s why hyp...

Unemployment And Your Real EstateIf you’re keeping an eye on the economy this fall (and who isn't?), you’ve probably noticed a trend that’s making everyone, particularly homeowners and would-be home buyers, a little bit uneasy: unemployment is creeping up.The September 2025 numbers tell the story...

Everybody's making predictions, and now here's your chance to do recession mathThose Up And Down Recession Predictions 🏦 U.S. Recession Probability 2025Predictions on the probability of a U.S. recession in 2025 are constantly changing. They not only reflect a divided view among major institutions...