New home sales performed better than expected in August; what does that indicate about the housing recovery? New single-family home sales defied expectations in August, posting both monthly and yearly increases in the latest report from the U.S. Census Bureau

New-home sizes hit new highs in 2012, and many saw it as a return of the McMansion; new data, though, suggests that’s not quite accurate. The news was a shot to heart of any small-home enthusiast: after falling gradually

The residential mortgage marketplace has come a very long way since 2008; how healthy though, truly, is that marketplace? On the surface, the news is highly encouraging: according to new data compiled by the Federal Reserve, banks handed out

Luxury homebuyers are a unique brand of consumer – what sentiments are most prevalent when they are searching for homes? Any real estate agent will tell you that the luxury homebuyer is a unique brand of consumer, one with

Miami home prices in the latest Case-Shiller showed some signs of slowdown, though they were still quite positive. Home prices in Miami continued their strong 2013 performance in the July Case-Shiller, posting both monthly and yearly increases. According to

Homebuilding has come back to South Florida in a major way; which homebuilders are leading the charge? After an extended dry spell, homebuilding has returned to the South Florida housing market in a major way, with single-family home construction

Home prices have risen and mortgage rates have shot up by more than a percentage point – is it still cheaper to buy than rent in the Magic City? The housing market of 2009, 2010 and 2011 was a

Minority groups continue to struggle on the road to recovery from the foreclosure crisis, with homeownership rates significantly behind whites. Although the Hispanic community recorded an increase of new homeowners in 2012 – and the amount dipped for the black and

Existing-home sales defied expectations in August, posting both monthly and yearly increases. Existing-home sales in August reached their highest mark in six-and-a-half-years, rising 1.7 percent from July and 13.2 percent from August 2012 to a seasonally adjusted annual rate

The Miami-Dade housing market continued its stellar performance in August, though the single-family market seems to be cooling off a bit. The median sales price of single-family homes in Miami-Dade increased sharply in August, rising 20.5 percent from $195,000

The housing market has undergone yet another pronounced change in the last couple months, bringing about a whole new set of trends to follow. It was early 2013, and it finally seemed, after a prolonged slumber, that housing was

August was a solid month for single-family home construction, according to the latest analysis by the U.S. Census Bureau. Single-family housing starts were at a six-month high in August according to the latest report from the U.S. Census Bureau, rising

It’s become a common trope in housing circles to bemoan the lack of first-time homebuyers in today’s housing market, but are they really lacking? First-time homebuyers are an essential component to a strong, sustainable housing market. Not only do

Housing inventory seems to have finally turned the corner nationally, but what of here in Miami? The nation’s inventory of housing has been a major topic of conversation among analysts and real estate professionals alike this year, but if

Homes in 2013 have sold better than at any time since 2008, and we’ve dug up three promising trends for those home sales. Home sales have been putting up some encouraging numbers in 2013. Though rising mortgage have taken

Everyone has been holding their breath on when the higher mortgage rates will impact home sales; when exactly will that happen, though? When mortgage rates began their dramatic rise back in May, it was more a matter of “when”