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Richard Green Joins Avatar Real Estate in South Miami

Avatar Real Estate Services recently announced that the broker associate, Richard S. Green, joined its South Miami office. Prior to his new job, Green also worked with Coldwell Banker Residential Real Estate. Green graduated from Florida State University with a degree

Miami Prices Surge in Face of Falling Demand

In true Miami fashion, despite a double-digit drop in sales across both property types (single-family homes and condominiums) home price growth continues to amaze. The city’s single-family market – a weaker counterpart to condos – has been slowing for

Naples Residents Have the Highest Well-Being in the Country

The Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island area has the highest well-being in the country, according to a new analysis by Gallup and Healthways. For its analysis, Gallup assigned areas with a well-being score, and the Naples area had the highest well-being index score across

Miami Returns to Home Flipping Prominence

Once again, the Miami housing market proves a haven for flippers Miami is one of the nation’s top housing markets for home flipping activity, according to Trulia’s “Big Flippers and High Rollers” report. Trulia’s report measured home flipping activity through 2015’s

Florida Legislators Take Aim at Agent Safety

In early 2015, we reported that less than 50 percent of Realtors said their brokerage had proactive safety procedures in place, which many found disconcerting, considering how vulnerable agents can make themselves when visiting with clients whom they might

5 Key Trends in Miami Real Estate

Last year was a positive one for Miami real estate, but what do the specific trends tell us about the market’s health? We recently reported record-breaking sales in Mimi-Dade’s single-family home market. To get a better idea of the

Niche Names Miami Area’s Top Private High Schools

In January, Niche, a website that ranks and reviews schools at every level of education, gave us the top high schools with the best teachers. This month, it’s the best private high schools. In its 2016 Best Private High Schools

Miami: Safe or Dangerous?

Though crime can be found in all major cities, the severity and frequency of it vary greatly from metro to metro, as two new reports from real estate analytics provider NeighborhoodScout recently pointed out. Annually pulling data from upwards of 18,000

Say Hello to MIAMI’s 2016 Residential President

The Miami Association of Realtors has installed its new leadership, and it will be headed by new residential president, Miami Beach Realtor Carlos Gutierrez. The principle Realtor of Gutierrez Group Miami Real Estate, an affiliate of Keller Williams Miami

Miami One of U.S.’ Best Cities to Wed and Settle Down

Miami is a great city to get married in – and that means great things for housing Miami is the eighth-best area in the country to get married, according to a new ranking from WalletHub. Analyzing three main factors –

How Long Until Miami Homebuyers Break Even on Their Purchase?

Homebuyers in Miami break even on their homes sooner than expected It takes two and a half years for homebuying to make more financial sense than renting in Miami’s housing market, according to a recent analysis from Zillow. The “Breakeven

Cheaper Oil, Cheaper Mortgage Rates – A Buying Opportunity

There are a lot of cities in the U.S. – Houston, New Orleans – that have felt the sting of falling crude values (“sting” being a cozy euphemism for economic haymaker). But the news isn’t all bad. Take, for instance, mortgage

Robert Morales Named VP of Operations to Oversee Bijou Bay Harbor Project

Ability by Acierto has named luxury real estate veteran Robert Morales vice president of operations. In his new position, Morales will guide day-to-day project management for Bijou Bay Harbor, the company’s planned luxury waterfront development in Bay Harbor Islands.

Miami Association of Realtors Elects Mark Sadek Chairman of the Board

The Miami Association of Realtors elected Mark Sadek, a Coral Springs Realtor, as its 2016 chairman of the board. Sadek and the entire 2016 corporate board of directors will be installed this afternoon at Miami’s Annual Inaugural and Awards

Miami-Dade Housing Market Sets New Record

2015 proved a very positive year for real estate in Miami, according to MIAMI, but what’s in store for 2016? The Miami-Dade housing market set new records in 2015, according to the latest housing analysis from the Miami Association of

EWM Realty International Welcomes New Vice President, Nayla Benitez

EWM Realty International has announced Nayla Benitez as vice president and  managing broker of its Brickell office. Prior to her new role, she was a real estate broker associate, focusing on sales in many places like Brickell and downtown Miami. She

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