Existing-home sales enjoyed a very healthy 2013, though it’s unlikely the market will repeat that performance in 2014. The housing market capped off a successful year in existing-home sales in December, with sales rising 1.0 percent from November to

Jim Weichert, president and founder of Weichert, Realtors, has announced that his son, James Weichert Jr., will be joining him as co-president of Weichert, Realtors. In his new role, Weichert Jr. will be responsible for growing the business of

The Census Bureau’s latest report on new home sales was a bit weak, but that does not mean that the sky is falling. We’ll get the bad news out of the way first: the sales of newly built single-family

November 2013 was a good month for home prices in Miami, according to the latest Case-Shiller report. Nov. 2013 was a soaring month for home prices in Miami, with the Magic City posting the strongest monthly increase in the

We may complain about high housing costs in the U.S., but internationally speaking, we don’t have a leg to stand on. It’s a common complaint among consumers that their rent/mortgage payments are too high, but if they only knew

We’ve looked at how newly built homes are priced and how those prices have changed in recent years; now, we look at costs. The last couple weeks, we’ve looked at both how a single-family home is priced and how

The year of 2013 was a promising one for new residential construction, though there remains considerable room for improvement. We’ll start with the good news: housing starts in the U.S. were up 18.3 percent year-over-year in 2013 and building

Homebuilder confidence declined a smidgen in January, though it remained in positive territory. Builder confidence for the newly built, single-family home market declined a single point from 57 to 56 in January, according to the latest Housing Market Index

The costs and prices of newly built single-family homes are hardly static, the data shows. Last week, we reported that a newly built single-family home in 2013 cost $399,532 to homebuyers, and we looked at the seven components of

Housing inventory in Miami continued it’s ascent, according to the latest analysis. Though housing inventory remains low by historical standards, 2013 was the turning point, the year that inventory bottomed and housing marched forward into positive territory. At least,

Real estate agents may sell housing for a living, but how many of them are actually homeowners in their own right? Real estate agents argue on a daily basis for the merits of homeownership, but how many of those

We all know that home prices are on the rise, but what about property values and price per square foot? Earlier this week, we reported rather optimistically on home prices, and for good reason – according to the latest

All-cash sales have become increasingly prevalent in the post-boom marketplace, but how common are they here in our metro area? All-cash financing has become one of the most notable developments of the post-boom housing markets, with homes being purchased

The nation’s foreclosure marketplace continued to improve, according to the latest analysis from CoreLogic. Florida continues to make progress with its foreclosure marketplace, according to the latest National Foreclosure Report from CoreLogic. Covering housing data through Nov. 2013, CoreLogic’s report had many

Miami capped off a very strong year of real estate in 2013 with Trulia’s latest Price and Rent Monitors. Asking prices in Miami ended 2013 on a definite high note, according to the latest Price Monitor from real estate website Trulia,

The rental markets have been surging in recent years, but did that stellar performance continue into 2013’s fourth quarter? Reis Senior Economist Ryan Severino put it best in comments accompanying the firm’s Q4 2013 Trends report for the nation’s