By Peter Ricci Miami home prices were among the strongest in the nation in the November Case-Shiller Home Price Indices, increasing 0.8 percent from October to November and 9.9 percent from November 2011, according to the latest release from Standard &

By Peter Ricci The Realtor Party was something new from the National Association of Realtors (NAR). Though the famously democratic group was already one of the most active lobbying groups in the U.S., the Realtor Party made the association’s

By Peter Ricci Miami home sales set new records in 2012, improving upon the record-setting 2011 and even the height of the housing boom in 2005, according to the year-end analysis of the Miami Association of Realtors

By Peter Ricci Home sellers, though increasingly confident with the real estate market, are continuing to hang tight and wait for further improvements to the real estate market before listing their properties, according to the latest Real-Time Seller Survey

By Peter Ricci Yesterday’s existing-home sales report from the National Association of Realtors’ made two points perfectly clear: one, that existing-home sales are showing promising trends for 2013; and two, that housing inventory has fallen just about as low

By Peter Ricci The latest Home Value Index from Zillow had nothing but good things to share about the housing market, with U.S. home values increasing 5.9 percent in 2012 over 2011. Furthermore, the Home Value Index also increased

By Peter Ricci So far, our “Google Real Estate” series has covered a wide range of topics within the real estate tech sphere. From Internet video, to mobile users, to the broad applications of marketing strategies, our emphasis has

By Peter Ricci History has a certain splendor to it, does it not? Walking down the streets of a particular city or neighborhood, and remarking on the relative age of a home or building that is 50, 60, 70,

By Peter Ricci Heavy price reductions were one of the ugliest side effects of the housing downturn, but a new study by Trulia suggest that price reductions may be happening with fewer frequency as the housing market

By Peter Ricci Home prices increased 7.4 percent from November 2011 to November 2012 in the lastest CoreLogic HPI, which is the ninth straight month of year-over-year home price increases and the strongest showing from home prices since May

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