Miami sales of single-family homes rose 68 percent in February 2009 compared to February 2008. The sales of condominiums increased by 71 percent compared to the same period last year. The number of sales in Miami has increased significantly

Nationwide housing starts turned upward for the first time in eight months this February, posting a 22.2 percent gain that was due primarily to a big bump on the often-volatile multi-family side, according to numbers released from the U.S.

Sales of existing single-family homes in Florida rose 25 percent in first quarter 2009 compared to the same period a year earlier, according to the latest housing statistics from the Florida Association of Realtors (FAR). A total of 31,412

An $8,000 tax credit for first-time homebuyers is a step in the right direction toward revitalizing Florida’s housing market and stimulating the state’s economy, says Cynthia Shelton, 2009 president of the Florida Association of Realtors

The Realtor Association of Greater Miami and the Beaches (RAMB) has elected Rick Burch, CRB, CRS, GRI, their 2009 chairman of the board. He and the entire Board of Directors will be installed on January 30th at The Biltmore

Realtor Carole Smith of Esslinger-Wooten-Maxwell (EWM) was recently honored among the BEST in the South Florida Building Industry and named 2008 Realtor of the Year, a distinction which she also received in 2006. The BEST awards competition is recognized

Orient-Express Hotels Ltd., owners or part-owners and managers of 51 luxury hotels, restaurants, tourist trains and river cruise businesses operating in 25 countries, has signed a letter of intent to establish a 50/50 strategic partnership with The Related Group,

Mortgage Bankers Association of Greater Miami recently appointed a new president, Jose H. Caraballo, a mortgage expert and branch manager with Source One Mortgage. Reflecting the associations’ commitment to local-level service powered by national-level resources, Caraballo will work to

Keller Williams Realty Premier Properties has announced the addition of Pablo Rodriguez to its team as development director. Rodriguez will be in charge of the portfolio of condo conversion and pre-construction projects that Keller Williams currently has in development,

South Florida’s full-service real estate sales and marketing firm, International Sales Group (ISG), announced the formation of its Global Broker Club, a worldwide broker network designed to cement its relationship with national and international brokers by offering added incentives

The fundamentals look good in many areas of the South Florida real estate market, but some sectors will continue to feel pressure in the near term from issues ranging from unemployment to tight credit markets and developer impact fees.

The Miami Downtown Development Authority (DDA) has announced the addition of three new Board members. In a formal selection process, Antonio Alonso, Nitin Motwani and Jay H. Solowsky were recommended by a nominating committee and unanimously approved by the

Angela Paniagua, broker/owner of Dadeland West Realty, has merged her brokerage with Kendall-based Keller Williams Realty Premier Properties. After deciding that now was the time for her firm of eight licensed salespeople to join forces with a larger company,

Sky Development Inc., a full-service real estate development company, and SunVest Communities LLC, a nation company that focuses on condominium conversions, have formed SkyVest Capital LLC as a joint venture to launch a $300 million real estate fund to

In what is known as one of the college’s most important celebrations, Miami Dade College (MDC) honored some of its most outstanding alumni, including Luis Revuelta, founder of Revuelta, Vega and Leon, P.A., at its sixth annual Alumni Hall

As Prodigy International continues to grow, sign on more projects in New York and expand its operation worldwide, the global real estate firm has relocated the Miami headquarters in the Four Seasons Tower to a loft-style office at 72