Residential construction spending continued its forward progress in March, and the construction industry on the whole expanded impressively. Residential construction had another strong month of activity in March, with construction spending on residential projects in the month rising to

Miami posted both monthly and year-over-year increases in the February Case-Shiller, as the city continued to roll towards a housing recovery. There news was uniformly for Miami home prices in the latest Case-Shiller report from Standard & Poor’s, with

Though March’s Pending Home Sales Index from NAR was a positive one, it suggests the low housing inventory levels are affecting home sales at the contract level as well. Pending home sales rose by both monthly and yearly measures

The Balfour Beatty Center won the 2013 BOMA Southern Region “The Outstanding Building of the Year” Award and will advance to the international competition. TA Realty Associates’ Balfour Beatty Center in Plantation, managed by Miami-based Pointe Group Advisors, won

A new Lender Processing Services study indicates that mortgage delinquencies and foreclosures are moving in the right direction The amount of mortgage delinquencies that were behind in their payments or in foreclosure is at its lowest level since 2008,

With the Internet, foreign homebuyers have never had it easier buying property in the U.S. But what cities do they favor the most? It was Thomas Friedman who famously stated that “the world was flat,” and his statement applies

Homeownership is often pegged as the ultimately realization of the “American Dream,” but a new study from the MacArthur Foundation finds consumers may not agree with that sentiment. The housing crisis changed many things in the housing market –

Miami’s housing market flourished in March, with residential sales and especially median sales price putting up strong numbers. March marked yet another strong month of residential real estate for Miami-Dade County, with home sales, home prices and distressed property

It can be difficult for renters to find a residence for them and their pets, but a select number of cities – Miami included – are quite pet-friendly! Americans are a diverse bunch, with numerous views on religion, politics

The mortgage markets have been on a bumpy ride the last five years; are the latest numbers from the Mortgage Bankers Association, though, a positive sign? Mortgage applications rose 4.8 percent last week to their highest level since May

Homebuyers have been enjoying some of the highest levels of housing affordability in decades, but will rising interest rates compromise that? The housing downturn has affected quite a few players in the real estate scene, what with its falling

Forget cockroaches, scorpions or rats – giant African land snails can grow as big as rats and gnaw through stucco and plaster. Giant African land snails, one of the world’s most destructive species, are invading South Florida. The species

Foreclosure filings fell 23 percent nationally in 2013’s first quarter, but the situation in many local markets offered a more nuanced portrait. Foreclosure filings nationwide declined in RealtyTrac’s latest U.S. Foreclosure Market Report, though unsurprisingly, the situation was a

Housing market attitudes remain optimistic in this recovery process, according to Fannie Mae’s March 2013 National Housing Survey results. Even though more Americans are pessimistic about their personal finances and the economy, they continue to remain positive about the housing

Asking prices rose yet again in the Trulia Price Monitor in March, but asking rents continued to slow. Asking home prices outpaced asking rents yet again in Trulia’s latest Price Monitor and Rent Monitor, which studied all the for-sale

Home prices continued to pick up more steam in the CoreLogic HPI, rising to their highest mark in nearly seven years in February. Home prices nationwide rose a sterling 10.2 percent year-over-year in February, according to the latest CoreLogic