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Home prices continue to rise nationally, but what about the local housing market? Home prices in the Miami metro area rose 0.3 percent from May to June and 7.7 percent from June 2014, according to the new Case-Shiller Home Price Indices from
During the economic downturn, the real estate industry floundered and thousands lost their jobs. But improvements have been made, and the industry is healing, which means the money is returning. By 2016, more than two-thirds of residential real estate
New development – especially in the single-family sector – has been very strong in 2015 Housing starts in 2015 are running at their highest level in eight years, according to the latest report from the U.S. Census Bureau. With 641,000 new housing starts so
Keller Williams has acquired Team Leads Inc., an agent team business solution provider based in Ontario, Canada, and entered into collaborations with two leading real estate technology providers, HomeKeepr and Placester. Team Leads Inc. will be rebranded as KW Team Leads
The housing market has changed substantially in the last 40 years, and first-time homebuyers have changed with it Since the 1970s, the U.S. housing market has changed in numerous ways. The square footage of homes, for instance, has risen to all-time
Builder confidence in the market for newly built, single-family homes in August rose one point to a level of 61 on the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI). That is the highest reading since November
In October, we reported on a budding legal battle between Zillow and Top Agent Network (TAN). Tan claimed the popular syndication portal had stolen proprietary trade secrets under the guise of investor interest to create its “Coming Soon” feature. Today, a
Homebuilding is in a state of flux across the nation. With growing barriers in lending and land availability forcing traditionally entry-level homebuilders into the upper ends of the market, it is unclear what the future of the industry and
Square footage is growing faster now than it did during the housing boom, but the culture of the McMansion may be changing After being scared away by the 2008 financial and housing crisis, the McMansion is slowly returning to
Rising rents, new research shows, are not an incentive to buy a house Renters in the Miami metro area are spending substantially more money on their monthly rent than is historically the case. That was the finding of a new
New research indicates home flipping remains very profitable in Miami In 2015’s second quarter, the Miami metro area had 1,383 single family home flips, which is more than any other area in the nation, according to a recent study
Recent study shows national increase in average down payments. In 2015’s second quarter, the average down payment in Florida was 17.58 percent, which was an increase from the first quarter’s 17.28 percent, according to a recent study by online loan marketplace,
Technology has drastically improved the efficacy of searching for the right home. Prior to enlisting the services of an agent, buyers, who in all likelihood have a pre-established criterion for their ideal neighborhood and home, are scoping out concerns
Florida joins nationwide trend of rising home prices Home prices, including distressed sales, increased by 7.8 percent year-over-year in June 2015 in Florida, according CoreLogic’s June 2015 Home Price Index (HPI). Excluding distressed sales, year-over-year prices increased by 7.9
The House Financial Services Committee passed two bills to help ease TRID worries On Oct. 3, the new TILA-RESPA integrated disclosure (TRID) rule will come into affect, and the industry is struggling in preparation, despite the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Downtown Miami is reaching new heights with the new wave of high-rise developments being built taller than ever. But with the Federal Aviation Administration putting pressure on builders to cut building heights in half, will the skyscrapers be forced
