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How many years does it take to save for a down payment in Miami?

In recent years, surveys from the National Association of Realtors and Zillow have found that saving for a down payment is the most significant hurdle for renters who want to own a home. But how long does it take

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This Week in Miami Real Estate: All Aboard Brightline reaches Miami, a penthouse with diamonds and more

All Aboard Brightline has extended its service to MiamiCentral with a new station elevated 50 feet above street-level. Miami’s station along with two other stations were designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) with the intention to “create new districts

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South Florida city ranked 10th most affordable beach town

A home with an ocean view is great, but an affordable home with an ocean view is even better. When it comes to oceanside real estate in South Florida, finding that affordable home can be difficult. Once again, Realtor.com

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Miami housing market is overvalued, new study says

The upward trend of home prices is hitting each city differently. With nationwide home prices rising 6.9 percent year over year from April 2017-18, many cities face overvalued housing markets. CoreLogic categorizes a market as overvalued if they see

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See which Florida suburb is the wealthiest in the state

Florida’s wealthiest town is Key Biscayne, and the race is not even close. 24/7 Wall St. broke down the wealthiest town in every state, and with Key Biscayne topping their list for Florida, the data is worth looking at.

South Florida cities dominate list of most cost-burdened homebuyers

Homeowners are told not to spend more than 30 percent of their income on housing. But in many cities, that may be tough. Miami ranked no. 1 in a 2016 study determining the most cost-burdened city in the nation with

Miami ranked among the top 10 best large cities

Miami was ranked the eighth best large city in the United States, according to a recent study by Resonance Consultancy. The ranking is based upon six main categories: place, product, programming, people, prosperity and promotion, and analyzes 28 different

This Week in Miami Real Estate: The Miami River Walk, helipads and more

Miami is getting yet another mode of transportation, but it won’t be open to the general public. Curbed reported The One Thousand Museum is set to debut the East Coast’s only private helipad. The Miami tower will allow residents

‘Wall Street South’? New York financiers decamping to Miami in droves, report says

South Florida developers and real estate professionals have capitalized on the federal tax reforms that hurt high tax states like New York and Connecticut by pitching Miami as an attractive, low-tax alternative. The work appears to be paying off,

Majority of Florida homeowners are not prepared for hurricane impact

More than half of Florida homeowners do little to nothing to prepare their property for the impact of hurricanes. A survey by door maker Origin Global indicates that less than one in seven homeowners installed the correct doors to

Downtown Miami has more residents than ever. Here’s what you need to know.

The population of Downtown Miami is exploding, with officials estimating the number of people living downtown has grown by 38 percent since 2010. But it’s not just that the number of Downtown dwellers is rising: the demographics of the

South Florida real estate mogul Jeff Greene to run for governor

Jeff Greene, the 63-year-old developer based in Palm Springs, filed campaign papers Friday as he prepares to run for governor as a Democrat, according to reports.  This will be his second time running for office, after an unsuccessful run

Cover story: The Fair Housing Act at 50

Before the federal Fair Housing Act could be signed into law on April 11, 1968, political compromises to ensure its passage in the Senate significantly reduced the impact of the legislation. The change eliminated the government’s ability to bring

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This Week in Miami Real Estate: Halt in luxury condos, haunted mansions and more

A large amount of luxury condos have been built around Miami, causing a severe glut of inventory for those products. But a stop or pause in such projects might help the problem. According to The Real Deal, cancelled Miami

Miami has 12 acres of vacant downtown land. Here’s what residents want built.

Miami has a seen an influx of new residents and a healthy amount of development in its central business district. But is it the type of development residents want? A new study by Commercial Café shows that Miami has

Court upholds South Florida brokerage’s noncompete clause with former agent

A South Florida owner-broker won a court injunction against a former agent that the brokerage claims broke her noncompete clause, according to reports. Signature Real Estate Cos, and its owner Ben Schachter, sued former agent Shelly Gibson after she

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