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It’s been a slow, steady recovery for the nation’s foreclosure markets, but CoreLogic’s latest report solidified just how far they’ve traveled. The release of CoreLogic’s latest National Foreclosure Report, which covered economic data through September, made one thing clear
Was September was a positive month for Miami’s residential construction sector? Though residential construction in Miami remains relatively strong, the area posted weak numbers in September, according to numbers that McGraw Hill Construction provided us. Residential construction in Miami
This is Halloween, and cemeteries and gravestones are among the most quintessential images of the season. But year-round, how many transactions are near these arguably creepy areas? We associate many images with Halloween: witches, jack-o-lanterns, vampires, werewolves, and of
The real estate market continues to slow down nationwide, but are the national trends consistent here in Miami? The U.S. housing market continued to slow in September, according to the latest Real-Time Fastest Markets report from Redfin, which measured
August was another solid month for home prices in the Magic City in the latest Case-Shiller Home Price Indices. Home prices in the Miami metropolitan area rose 13.5 percent year-over-year in August, according to the latest Case-Shiller Home Price Indices from
New data from NAR shows that pending home sales continued their downward progression in September. Pending home sales fell once again in September, with the Pending Home Sales Index from the National Association of Realtors (NAR) falling 5.6 percent
We’ve been seeing reports that housing inventory is beginning to stabilize; is that true here in Miami, though? Up, or down? That’s always the question when it comes to housing inventory, and with new realtor.com data in tow, we’re
Home sales were up in Miami, but more importantly, inventory was up as well. Home sales were up 4.6 percent year-over-year in Miami-Dade, with single-family home sales rising 21.8 percent and condo sales rising 4.6 percent, according to the
Existing-home sales declined a bit from August to September, though housing inventory continued to show promising signs. After hitting their highest level in nearly four years, existing-home sales came back down to earth in September, declining 1.9 percent to
Miami remains a hotbed for international homebuyers, and new data from MAR tells us where they’re coming from. Though it should come as no surprise, Miami was among the nation’s busiest housing markets for international homebuyers in September. In
Builder confidence had been on a tear recently, but new data from the NAHB suggests a cooling off period. Builder confidence for the newly built, single-family home market stumbled a bit in October, with the National Association of Home
There are many ways that homeowners can improve their residences, but what projects are the most popular? Home improvement projects are among the key tenets of homeownership. You purchase a home, renovate certain aspects of it, and then, several
What are Vampire REOs and Zombie Foreclosures? And what problems do they pose for the housing market? Last week, we reported on the latest National Foreclosure Report from CoreLogic, and the news was uniformly good: foreclosure inventory was down a
The U.S. prides itself for its strong middle class, but how many options does that middle class have for housing in the nation’s largest cities? Homeownership has long been a cornerstone of the modern American Dream, the ultimate symbol
Housing affordability has been on the decline this year, but by how much? And what will affordability look like when rates increase? It’s been an interesting year in the world of housing affordability. Record low mortgage rates and competitively
The nation’s foreclosure markets have been showing considerable improvement in 2013, but did that trend continue in August? The good news continued for the nation’s foreclosure markets, according to CoreLogic’s latest National Foreclosure Report, with foreclosure inventory, completed foreclosures
