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

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

Foreclosure activity in the Magic City remains high, but it’s fallen by a decent amount from 2012. Foreclosure activity in the Miami area was down a promising 18 percent year-over-year in August according to the U.S. Foreclosure Market Report from RealtyTrac,

Though Miami’s housing market has made notable strides in the last couple of years, the problem of negative equity lingers on. Though the Miami housing market has made quite a bit of progress in the last year,  more than a third

Miami remains a top destination for a wide variety of international homebuyers, according to new stats from MAR. Another month, another rousing period of international interest in Miami’s housing market. According to the latest analysis by the Miami Association

According to a new study by HomeFinder.com, Key Biscayne is among the top suburban luxury housing markets in the nation. There’s one point for the Keys! In its latest housing analysis, HomeFinder.com looked at suburban luxury housing markets, and

The NAHB’s Improving Markets Index has been closely tracking the housing recovery, and it put up some its best numbers yet in September. The National Association of Home Builder’s Improving Markets Index, one of the leading measures of the

The nation’s mortgage markets have improved dramatically in the last five years, but how many negative equity properties linger here in Miami? More than eight million homeowners are own the verge of reaching positive equity, according to the U.S.

The latest National Foreclosure Report from CoreLogic highlighted a number of positive developments in the nation’s mortgage markets. The nation’s mortgage markets continued to improve in July, according to the latest National Foreclosure Report from CoreLogic, with foreclosure inventory,

Asking price growth appears to be slowing nationally, but was that the case here in Miami? Miami’s for-sale market continued to outpace its strong rental market in August, according to the latest Price and Rent Monitors from real estate website Trulia.

The Hispanic population in the U.S. has grown by leaps and bounds, as has its importance on local housing markets; where are Hispanics most concentrated? Hispanics represent a growing part of the U.S. population, and are inarguably the hottest

The nation’s home prices continued to improve in July, with the latest Home Price Index from CoreLogic posting fantastic year-over-year numbers. Home prices continued their double-digit performance in the CoreLogic Home Price Index, rising 12.4 percent year-over-year in July. That

Residential construction put up some great numbers in July, but are those gains consistent with our local real estate market? July was a very strong month for residential new construction. Not only were building permits up 2.7 percent from

Housing affordability has slipped a bit so far in 2013, but does Miami’s housing stock remain affordable relative to other major cities? Housing affordability slipped a bit from the first quarter to the second quarter in 2013, according to

Housing inventory in Miami was up in July; how do those increases, though, compare with the rest of the nation? Housing inventory in July increased 6.2 percent year-over-year in Miami, and though inventory was down 16.2 percent nationally, the latest