By Peter Ricci First-time homebuyers, as any agent knows, are one of the most important demographics to a healthy real estate market, and the increasing market share of first-time homebuyers has been one of the many positive developments of

By Joe Van Acker The Magic City has been surprisingly slow to adopt green technology and building techniques, but that’s starting to change. Sustainable Development Services, LLC broke ground last week on the first two green homes to be

By Joe Van Acker With prices rising and inventory falling, Miami is enjoying an increasingly healthy real estate market. The Astor Companies have announced plans to begin construction of Merrick Manor this summer, making it the first new-to-market condo

Jeff Morr will be the new face of the Miami Chapter of the Master Brokers Forum for the next four years, after being named chairman. Currently a broker and CEO of Majestic Properties, Morr has more than 25 years of real estate and design experience.

By Peter Ricci Proponents of renting have often argued that renting is less expensive that owning, and admittedly, the argument makes sense; after all, renters do not have to worry about repairs, insurance or property taxes, among the other

By Peter Ricci The National Association of Home Builders’ (NAHB) Improving Markets Index, a key measure of the housing markets in the U.S.’ largest metropolitan areas, rose for the fifth consecutive month in January, increasing to a total of 242

By Joe Van Acker It looks like avoiding the apocalypse may have put consumers in the mood to buy. Americans continue to report confidence in the housing market despite concerns for their personal finances and the overall economy. Respondents to

By Natalie Terchek Master Broker Forum member, Chris Crystal of Miami Real Estate Co., sold a 5,098 square-foot home nicknamed “Fantasy Island” for $4,700,000. The sale was completed on December 3,

By Peter Ricci The Pending Home Sales Index showed considerable signs of life in November, increasing 9.8 percent year-over-year and hitting its highest level in more than two years, according to the latest readings by the National Association of

By Peter Ricci Asking prices increased 0.7 percent from November to December and 5.1 percent year-over-year in the latest Trulia Price Monitor, which studied the asking prices of for-sale homes listed on Trulia in

By Peter Ricci Have you ever wondered by chrome seems so common in New England homes? Or why the shiny, shimmering textures of bronze always pop up in Texas dwellings? The NAHB Research Center just combed through 15 years-worth

By Natalie Terchek It’s been a busy year for Miami real estate, with home sales, median home price and housing inventory trending in remarkable directions – and the whole time, Miami Agent was there, covering the area’s top news in

By Peter Ricci Miami home prices increased by 8.5 percent year-over-year in the latest Case-Shiller Home Price Indices from Standard & Poor’s, which was good for the fourth best showing in the nation. Though home values did decline a bit from

Miami has always attracted a fair amount of celebrities, but this year, our celebrity news varied from celebrity homes on the market to foreclosure – even to residents vetoing certain celebrities from living in their neighborhood! Want to know

By Peter Ricci There was nothing but good tidings and cheer in the National Association of Realtors’ (NAR) existing-home sales report for November, which found existing-home sales to have increased 5.9 percent from October to November and 14.5 percent

By Peter Ricci Declining foreclosure activity and strengthening home sales contributed positively to home prices in October, with FNC’s latest Residential Price Index increasing 3.7 percent year-over-year for the month. In addition, the Residential Price Index was up 0.4