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What luxury home features are hot right now with homebuyers? And which ones are riding off into the sunset? What luxury amenities are most popular with consumers in today’s housing market? In a fascinating new study by Trulia, the
Residential construction seems, on the surface, to have posted some extravagant numbers in November, but what does a deeper dig behind the data reveal? November was a roaring good month for home construction, with privately-owned housing started rising to
The nation’s negative equity situation remains inflated, but progress has definitely been made. Though negative equity remains high in Florida, it has made quite a bit of progress in the last year, according to the latest Equity Report from
Homebuilders continued to grow more confident with the housing market in December, according to the NAHB. Builder confidence in the market for newly built, single-family homes rose yet again in December, as more and more homebuilders liked what they
Are the foreclosure markets finally on the path to recovery, or will 2014 mark a resurgence? RealtyTrac had very positive news to report in its U.S. Foreclosure Market Report for November, which uncovered quite a few promising developments in
Research on the subject could not make the point more clearly – not all home remodeling projects are created equal. Last week, we took a broad view of home remodeling activity in 2013, but for our next story on
When looking at two of the more important measures of a housing market’s general health, how did Miami fair in November? Here at Miami Agent, we follow quite a few indices and analysis, and one of our undeniable favorites is
Florida’s foreclosure markets continued to improve in 2013, falling by more than a third from last year in October. October was a very solid month for Florida’s foreclosure markets, which saw considerable improvement from last year, according to the
Asking prices in Miami continued to increase by very encouraging amounts, according to the latest analysis from Trulia. Miami’s housing market continued its unseasonably strong performance in November, with asking prices in the area rising a very impressive 15.1
There are oodles of possible remodeling projects for prospective home sellers, but which ones yield the greatest return on investment? Consumers are always looking for ways to increase the returns on their investments, and for most consumers, few investments
Market activity in Miami has quickened considerably, according to a new series of stats from Redfin. Miami’s housing market had the need – the need for speed – in October, with time on market in the area falling a
October would seem to be a rockin’ good month for new residential home sales, but is there more to that data than meets the eye? Let’s start with the good news – according to the Census Bureau, new residential
Miami made it two for two in major home price indices, as the market continues to show signs of recovery. Home prices in the Sunshine state rose 12.8 percent year-over-year in October, according to the latest Home Price Index from CoreLogic.
Construction spending was positive in October, but what do the larger trends say about construction in 2014 and beyond? For the second week in a row, the government has released promising numbers for construction, though there still remains considerable
October was a great month for residential construction, with both the single-family and multifamily markets rising to new post-boom levels. Though the government shutdown handicapped the Census Bureau’s data on residential construction, what it did report in its latest
Pending home sales were down in October, and there remain several pitfalls for housing in the coming months. Pending home sales fell yet again in October, and the terrain remains a bit precarious for housing, according to the latest
