Every year, Redfin polls recent and prospective homebuyers in an attempt to gauge how people’s views of the housing market have changed, or remained the same, from one year to the next. But this year is different. This year

Most major cities have Chinatowns – Chicago, Los Angeles, New York. So why not Miami? The City had the same thought last year in February when it passed a resolution designating the stretch of Northwest Seventh Avenue that runs between

Americans live much larger than they did 30 years ago, despite families being slightly smaller. But that doesn’t mean Americans want bigger homes. As a recent Trulia study showed, homeowners suffer from widespread “grass-is-always-greener” syndrome, in which small home

Miami’s real estate market slumped in 2016, with the pace of sales and appreciation slowing. But still, the market remains hot – flushed with buyers from around both the country and the globe. It’s an attractive market with rising

The median home price nationwide when President Donald Trump took office was $234,900, according to the National Association of Realtors. Apart from Trump, there have been eight presidents to hold office since NAR started compiling comprehensive home sales data

ONE Sotheby’s International Realty released its annual real estate market report this week, detailing last year’s performance of Miami’s real estate market, and particularly intriguing insights into the area’s luxury single-family market. Here are a few of the report’s

Floridians on average have more mortgage debt than borrowers in most other states, an analysis from Business Insider confirmed this month. How much debt exactly? According to data Business Insider obtained from Experian, $177,932 in 2016, making it the

Miami’s new construction market plummeted in January, as spending dropped double digits from a year prior, according to research from Dodge Data & Analytics. But the dip isn’t so bad. Yes, residential construction spending from Jan. 2016 to Jan.

When the TILA-RESPA Integrated Disclosure (TRID) rule was passed in Oct. 2015, it was billed as a simplifying of the mortgage process – at least as far as borrowers were concerned – and an effort to increase transparency, particularly as

The Millennial homeownership rate fell to a 30-year low last year, and a big contributor to that trend is growing student loan debt. The country has an opportunity to address the issue under newly elected President Donald Trump and

Toll Brothers is “The World’s Most Admired” homebuilder, according to Fortune. Miami-based builder Lennar is No. 2. Of the five homebuilders named by Fortune, the Pennsylvania-based builder, which operates in markets across the country, came in on top. Fortune

In its monthly market report, Redfin dissected dozens of markets across the nation and found that in January, buyers typically faced three challenges: rising prices, low inventory and a fast market. That was certainly true in Miami. Prices continue

Keller Williams Founder Gary Keller spoke via an invitation-only live stream this week on the nation’s real estate market, commenting on the state of today’s market, and speculating on the fate of tomorrow’s. One of the most pressing topics

There is a slight disconnect between homeowners and appraisers in Miami, according to Quick Loans’ latest National Home Price Perception Index (HPPI). The good news is the disconnect is in the favor of homeowners. In February, homeowner opinion in Miami placed

In the five years following the peak of the housing bubble – so from 2006 to 2011 – the United States’ construction industry lost 2.3 million laborers. By 2013, 60 percent had already found new careers in other industries – which meant

Buying a home in Miami is a great deal – so long as the owner stays in it for more than two years. That was the conclusion of Zillow’s latest Breakeven Horizon report, which calculates how long the average homeowner