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Will Banks Cut Lending by 20 Percent With Tighter Regulations?

By Peter Ricci The mortgage markets have been bracing themselves for new regulations ever since the passing of the Dodd-Frank regulatory bill in 2010, and a new study from the American Action Forum on the qualified mortgage rule, Basel

Miami-Dade Median Sales Price Up 36.2 Percent in September

By Peter Ricci Miami median sales price rose yet again in September, marking the 10th consecutive month that home prices have risen in the city’s real estate market. According to the latest stats from the Miami Association of Realtors

South Floridians To Receive $2k In Landmark Settlement

By Carlo Calma An estimated 167,000 Florida residents who lost their home to foreclosure may each get about $2,000 as part of a historic joint state-federal settlement with the country’s five largest mortgage companies, as reported by the Sun-Sentinel.

Kardashians, Reality Show Shunned From South Beach

By Stephanie Sims The people have spoken – the residents of a Miami suburb, where Kim and Kourtney Kardashian wanted to live and film their new spin-off reality show, “Kourtney and Kim Take Miami,” have said the reality stars

Atlantic Pacific Development Awarded By LBA

By Carlo Calma Florida-based Atlantic Pacific Development (AP Development) received the Residential Developer of the Year award at the Latin Builders Association (LBA) Annual Awards Luncheon Sept. 28 at the Hyatt Regency Miami. Rudy Rojas, Alex Lastra and Joseph

3 Miami Agents Among NAHREP’s Top 250 Latino Real Estate Agents

Three agents in the Miami metropolitan area were featured in the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals’ (NAHREP) first ever ranking of the top Latino real estate agents in the United States. For its list, which ranks the nation’s

Miami Pending Home Sales Up 15 Percent

By Carlo Calma The Miami real estate market continues to see steady growth, as pending home sales have gone up 15 percent year over year during the month of August, according to data released by Property

Politics – Where’s the Money Going?

At press time, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) has contributed a total of $2,178,830 to federal candidates in the 2012 election cycle, according to data released by The Center for Responsive Politics from the Federal Election Commission. The

Miami Property Revival Leads the U.S. Housing Recovery

By Natalie Terchek The latest figures from the Miami Association of Realtors reveal that home prices have risen again in August, making Miami the leader of the property revival in the United States. It is the ninth consecutive month

Keller Williams Expands to Indonesia, South Africa Real Estate Market

By Carlo Calma As part of its plan of continuing international expansion, Keller Williams Realty, Inc. has announced that they will be opening up two new franchises in Indonesia and South Africa during its annual Mega Camp event Sept.

Miami Home Prices Rise 5.3 Percent in July Case-Shiller

Miami home prices posted yet another strong month of growth in the July Case-Shiller Home Price Indices, rising 2.1 percent from June to July and 5.3 percent from July 2011. In all of 2012, in fact, dwindling inventory levels in the

FHFA Targets Five States, Including Florida, For New G-Fees

In an effort to recover past losses, the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) is considering new g-fees in five states most affected by the housing downturn. Labeling its losses as “exceptionally high,” the FHFA has selected Connecticut, Florida, Illinois,

Falling Housing Inventory Pushes Miami-Dade Condo Prices 28.4 percent in August

By Peter Ricci Miami home prices rose for the ninth consecutive month, according to the Miami Association of Realtors (MAR), with condo prices leading the charge with a 28.4 percent year-over-year increase. And single-family properties were not far behind,

New Foreign Buyers in Miami: Canadians

By Stephanie Sims Finally, the Canadians seem to be realizing their country is just a bit too cold, even in the summer sometimes, and they’re taking advantage of Miami’s hot temps and real estate market. Though they’ll never be

MAR Signs New Reciprocal Agreement with ACIBC

The Miami Association of Realtors (MAR) has signed a new agreement with the Association of Real Estate Agents of Balneario Camboriú (ACIBC) that will greatly increase the integration of the Miami market with that of the Brazilian markets that

Trulia Study – Owning in Miami 48 Percent Cheaper than Renting

By Peter Ricci A new Trulia study of the nation’s 100 largest metropolitan markets has come to a staggering conclusions – owning is cheaper than renting in every major metro market in the U.S. by 45 percent, or, $771

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