Only six of the country’s top-50 largest markets saw inventory fall from April and new inventory has trended up since mid-March.

The typical increase in home sales as summer approaches failed to materialize nationwide last month, with average sales dropping 0.2% from April to May, but month-over-month sales in Miami dipped even further, declining 14.7%, according to the RE/MAX May National Housing Report.

The Jills Zeder Group of Coldwell Banker Realty earned the No. 1 ranking on the 2021 REAL Trends, The Thousand list, for large teams in the US.

Florida is the 14th-best state to live in the country, according to WalletHub’s 2021 Best States to Live In list. 

Although pending home sales are up 29% from last year, they are starting to slow down, dropping 9.7% from their peak four weeks ago.

CoreLogic says the boost in equity will help stave off foreclosures, but the share of homes underwater in the metro Miami area was at 5.5% at the end of the first quarter of 2021, outpacing the national rate of 2.6%.

Real estate agents can pivot because of the market inventory shortage by bringing clients to rental properties. Cortland Deerfield Station has just been sold and according to the sales office, real estate agents can earn a commission by bringing potential renters to the property.

Experts at Builder Magazine recently came out with their Local Leaders list for 2020, which ranks the country’s 50 largest new-home markets based on closings by the end of the year.

Soleste Grand Central has launched leasing sales and is scheduled to complete development by the end of 2021.

Florida homes are selling for more than 17% above their long-term pricing trend according to professors at Florida Atlantic University and Florida International University. Beware of bidding wars as home price correction looms.

Rising property values had homeowners cashing out of their existing residences to buy bigger homes in less-expensive areas last year.

Condominium sales have launched for the 360 residences at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel & Residences Miami which will rise 100 stories with the shape of nine spiraling offset glass cubes. The estimated development cost for the project is $970 million with a completion date of 2025.

The 8,229-square-foot floor plan spans half of the 36th floor. The two-story windows show a 300-degree view of the ocean, Government Cut, Fisher Island and the Miami skyline. Balconies for each room have a garden setting and wrap around the property.

With half of all homes in today’s market selling above the asking price, the timing of when to list can have an impact on both time on market and sale price.

Home-price growth remained in double digits for the 10th straight month in May as inventory lows pushed the median listing prices up 15.2% from last year. But there’s good news for those looking for a home in this competitive

It’s a seller’s market with single-family home sales, statewide in April, closing 33,264 homes and condo-townhouse sales totaling 17,330. Those year-over-year increases were 55.4% for single-family homes and 130.9% for condos.