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3 Easy Steps To Help Maximize Your Social Media Presence

Social media is quickly becoming the preferred marketing method for many, and with good reason. Here are 3 steps to help you boost its effectiveness. In the past several years, the influence of the Internet has grown exponentially when it

Miami Home Prices Show Signs of Slowdown in Case-Shiller

Home prices in the Miami region showed signs of slowing down in the latest Case-Shiller. Home prices in the Miami metro area rose 11.5 percent year-over-year in June, according to the latest Case-Shiller Home Price Indices from Standard & Poor’s.

5 Points to Help Explain When Millennials Will Start Buying

Homeownership rates in young adults have been dwindling, and Fannie Mae takes a stab at explaining why. Homeownership is on the decline. And though it is a trickling decline and might, at some point in the future, reverse itself, there

The 4 Angles of Today’s New Home Sales Report

New home sales were down monthly and up yearly, but the story is so much deeper than that. By now you’ve surely seen the headlines – though new home sales in July were up 12.3 percent from last year,

MAR and MLS Release Joint Report Touting Sustainable Growth

Growth in Miami’s market remains strong and seems primed to continue growing even stronger. #83975094 / gettyimages.com Miami’s housing market is continuing to rebound from a lackluster performace at the beginning of the year, with strong demand from both

The Secret Life of Existing-Home Sales

July’s existing-home sales data looked pretty positive, but scratching beneath the surface reveals a different perspective. #76038116 / gettyimages.com It all seems so nice – in July, existing-home sales rose 2.4 percent from June to a seasonally adjusted annual rate

Builder Confidence Jumps to Highest Mark Since January

Despite numbers that would imply the contrary, homebuilder confidence continued to increase this month. #82355278 / gettyimages.com Builders were a mighty confident bunch this month, with the NAHB’s Housing Market Index, the industry’s leading measure of homebuilder confidence, rising

Existing-Home Sales Pace Hits Its Stride, Reaches 2014 Peak

NAR’s new existing home-sales report shows the sales pace quickening, inventory rising and distressed sales falling. #180585625 / gettyimages.com As summer temperatures hit their peak in July, so did existing-home sales, which, as the National Association of Realtors today

CoreLogic Reveals May Cash Sales Data

New CoreLogic report reveals another month of dwindling cash sales, but some states are maintaining high cash sales volumes. #3464-000089 / gettyimages.com Cash sales in the U.S. were down in May, according to a new report from CoreLogic. Falling

This is How Important Government Financing is For First-Time Homebuyers

Simply put, without government guarantees, the percentage of first-time homebuyers would be even smaller than it already is. #181215771 / gettyimages.com In June of this year, only 28 percent of existing-home sales went to first-time homebuyers, a historically low

The Secret Reason Why Housing Hasn’t Fully Recovered Yet

New survey data has uncovered the secret reason for why housing has yet to fully recover – though admittedly, it’s a pretty straightforward explanation. #144553105 / gettyimages.com Interest rates remain at historic lows. Home price gains have moderated, and

Immigrants to Play Huge Role in Future Housing Market

Immigrants already play a large role in housing, but that role will only grow more pronounced in the coming years. #118977667 / gettyimages.com Here’s an eye-opening stat for you – from 2010 to 2020, immigrants in the U.S. will

Housing Starts, Driven by Multifamily Sector, Exceed Expectations in July

With a strong multifamily sector driving activity, housing construction put up some fantastic numbers in July. #162749020 / gettyimages.com The homebuilding sector exceeded expectations in July, with housing starts soaring to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.093 million, according

Million-Dollar Loans Surge to Highest Level Ever in 2014

We’ve been reporting for some time that housing is being largely driven by higher-income consumers (while first-time homebuyer numbers stall), but new stats on mortgages in 2014 really drive that trend home. Check out our infographic below for some

Miami Market Continues Improving in July

Miami’s housing market continues to suffer in some areas, but overall the city is on the right track. #186869550 / gettyimages.com As a result of enduring strong demand, Miami’s housing market continued to benefit from rising home prices in

The 5 Reasons that Millennials are Still Living with Their Parents

Millennials are poised to be the next big source of housing demand, but far too many of them are still grounded in their parent’s homes; why is that? Using new survey data from Fannie Mae, we’ve put together the

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