The Survey of Emerging Market Conditions for 2012’s first quarter was nothing but positive, showing many good signs for Florida’s real estate market. Conducted by the Bergstrom Center for Real Estate Studies in the Warrington College of Business Administration

Luxury condo development Midtown Miami’s sales continue to tower to new heights as the community sees its biggest transaction to date. The development explained in a press release that they closed on a $1.4 million transaction for one of its

Freddie Mac yesterday released the latest results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey, and it found what by now has become common – that average fixed mortgage rates hit record lows last week. The 30-year FRM averaged just 3.79

The Neighborhood LIFT program, a major effort to help stabilize neighborhoods profoundly affected by the foreclosure crisis, is coming to Florida, according to an announcement by Wells Fargo & Company. With a free, large-scale homebuyer workshop at the Miami

Foreclosure filings, which encompass default notices, scheduled auctions and bank repossessions, were the lowest in April in five years, according to the latest data from RealtyTrac. The 188,780 filings for April were a 5 percent decline from March and a

Miami based agency ONE Sotheby’s International Realty has welcomed real estate duo Iain Montford and Carlos Garcia. The duo will work out of ONE Sotheby’s South of Fifth location, and will specialize in the Miami Beach, downtown Miami and

A new study out by Standard & Poor’s is estimating it will take 46 months to clear out the nation’s supply of shadow inventory, one month less than predictions from 2011. Liquidation rates for the residential mortgage markets appeared

By Stephanie Sims The past few months are evidently indicating it’s a good time to sell, or maybe these celebs just need to move. Drake, Rosie O’Donnell and Billy Joel are the latest celebrities to list their Miami homes

The Master Brokers Forum South Palm Beach chapter recently held a high level presentation called the Powerful Edge for their members at AZURA by Toll Brothers in Boca Raton. Established in 1993, the Master Brokers Forum (MBF) is a

Michael Ambrosio has been named the new president of the International Sales Group (ISG), a global real estate firm specializing in luxury residential properties in Florida and Panama. Some of Ambrosios responsibilities as president will include, managing day-to-day operations and

Month after month, data comes out affirming the rising demand for rental units, and like the wider world of real estate, fresh and unusual details often accompanies it. A recent Wall Street Journal piece on the rent/homeownership dichotomy has

February prices in the Miami real estate market increased 0.6 percent from January and 0.8 percent from February 2011, according to the latest Case-Shiller. Nationally, the two major price indices of the Case-Shiller, the 10- and 20-City Composites, showed

One Sotheby’s International Realty has expanded its franchise and joined forces with Lorusso Realty Inc., to open a new office in Miami’s financial

Palm Beach County brokers are lowering prices of their high-end real estate properties by $2 million or more in order to get them sold before the

With over 20 years of real estate experience, including the past two years at the International Sales Group (ISG), Sandra Dominguez was named manager of ISGWest, ISG’s newest office. Dominiguez was responsible for selling over $50 million in luxury

Two surprising market trends emerged this month: market optimism is down for the first time since September, and multigenerational living is on the rise. Many families have begun to turn two homes into one by bringing elderly family members