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Home flipping hits two-year low as profits dip, study says

Despite a slight increase in recent months, home flipping has now hit a two-year low, and home flippers are seeing lower returns on their investment, according to the Q1 2017 U.S. Home Flipping Report by ATTOM Data Solutions. Home

Miami and climate change: 30 percent of homes could be underwater by 2100, report says

When a home is referred to as “underwater,” it generally means that a homeowner owes more on the mortgage than the home is worth. In the future, the term might take on a new, much more literal meaning. With

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Cool, neutral paint colors may help increase home sales, study says

Choosing the right paint colors can make a major difference when it comes to home sales, according to a Zillow study. Zillow conducted its 2017 Paint Color Analysis of more than 32,000 photos of U.S. homes sold between 2010

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The 3 Miami markets where condo sales rose

Single-family homes buoyed the Miami housing market in the first quarter of 2017 as condo sales continue to slide. But there are still some bright spots in the local condo market, as three submarkets showed gains in their condo

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Three masterplan community trends that are attracting new residents

Masterplan community developers are looking to expand the amenities and conveniences offered to residents in order to bring in new buyers. According to John Burns Real Estate Consulting, there are three major features that developers are offering in their

Miami is the No. 1 city for job seekers, study says

Despite being unaffordable for many working-class individuals and families, Miami is considered to be the best city for job seekers in 2017, according to a new report by the website Indeed.com. The job posting site crunched the numbers for

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Home starts drop as Miami looks to correct its overbuilding issues

New home starts continue to fall through the first quarter of 2017 as the Miami market deals with an excess of unsold inventory, according to the newest numbers released by Dodge Data & Analytics. Housing construction in March fell

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Cash sales drop significantly in Miami

Despite a slight rebound in February 2017, cash sales of homes in Miami have declined significantly, a sign that international and big-money investors are cooling on the market, according to a recent market study. There were 289 homes paid

Here are 6 ways consumers use tech to buy real estate

  In a new report, Real Estate in a Digital Age, the National Association of Realtors offers insight into homebuyers’ technology usage habits. It’s a rare consumer who doesn’t incorporate technology into his or her homebuying pursuits – 95

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A fresh look at real estate tech: 6 agent and brokerage habits

  For today’s real estate agent, technology is indispensable in getting the job done quickly and efficiently. According to NAR’s recent 2017 Real Estate in a Digital Age report, agents and brokerage firms rely on a variety of tools

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Miami has more Millennials living at home than any other city, study says

The current generation of 18-to-34-year-olds – otherwise known as Millennials — is more likely to be living with their parents than in any other living situation for the first time in 130 years, with Miami having the highest number of

Buyers and sellers open up: 6 things that influence homebuying decisions

  To better understand the perspective and experiences of people who were in the market to buy or sell a home in 2016, Redfin recently commissioned SurveyGizmo to ask 3,352 Americans what would influence their buying or selling of a

4 homebuying regrets to help your clients avoid

  Typically, the purchase of a new home would merit jubilation. But not among the more than 2,400 adults recently surveyed by NerdWallet, a personal finance website. Almost half the homeowners surveyed said they’d tackle buying in a different way

The best of Miami-Dade: Top middle schools

In the first part of our Best of Miami-Dade series, we looked at the top elementary schools in Miami-Dade County. For our second entry, we give you the county’s best middle schools, starting with Doral Academy of Technology, which received strong marks in English, mathematics, science and social

New NAREB initiative to boost African American homeownership

NAREB seeks to address barriers on both the borrowing and lending side of homeownership The National Association of Real Estate Brokers (NAREB) plans to launch a nationwide wealth building and  homeownership initiative focused on African Americans. The initiative has a goal

Despite Adversity, Millennials Optimistic on Housing

Thanks to stagnant incomes, Millennials are still missing from the housing market Two million households headed by 25-to-34-year-olds are missing from the current housing market, according to new National Association of Homebuilders research. The NAHB arrived at that number

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