Christmas comes early every year for the Miami Agent staff with the release of the Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers from NAR. Rejoice – ’tis the most wonderful time of the year! No, we’re not celebrating an early

Homebuilder incentives were commonplace in the housing market in the months following the market crash, but how common are they now? In the months following the housing crash, homebuilders across the country were presented with a most unique of

How common is it for home sellers in our area to lower their asking prices? And how do we compare with other major metro areas? Signs have been quite clear in recent months that the housing market has noticeably

The housing market experienced a great swing of activity in the summer months, but what’s happening now as the market starts to cool? Homebuyer interest may have surged to its highest level in years during the summer homebuying season,

The health of Miami’s housing market continued to improve, according to the latest market research by the Mortgage Bankers Association. Foreclosure inventory in the Miami fell a hefty 34 percent year-over-year in the third quarter, according to the latest

Asking prices seem to be slowing down nationwide, but is that the case here in Miami? October was a very positive month for Miami’s asking prices, with the metro area posting strong yearly returns in Trulia’s latest Price Monitor.

The National Association of Realtor’s (NAR) official eSignature provider, DocuSign, is now offering a package with Cartavi Transaction Rooms, a bundle expected to help Realtors efficiently manage the loose ends of a transaction. “DocuSign and Cartavi help real estate professionals

We’re often told how great home improvement projects are for home sellers, but what are the actual reasons that sellers pursue such projects? Home improvement projects are often pegged as one of the grandest reasons for owning a home

September was a solid month for home price growth in Florida, with prices rising in the latest index from CoreLogic. Home prices in the Sunshine State rose 12.14 percent year-over-year in September, according to the latest Home Price Index from CoreLogic. Though

A new National Housing Survey conducted by Fannie Mae indicates that delinquent mortgage borrowers possess a positive view of homeownership in 2013 that aligns with that of the general population of mortgage borrowers. One Fannie Mae executive wrote that the data

It’s been a slow, steady recovery for the nation’s foreclosure markets, but CoreLogic’s latest report solidified just how far they’ve traveled. The release of CoreLogic’s latest National Foreclosure Report, which covered economic data through September, made one thing clear

Was September was a positive month for Miami’s residential construction sector? Though residential construction in Miami remains relatively strong, the area posted weak numbers in September, according to numbers that McGraw Hill Construction provided us. Residential construction in Miami

This is Halloween, and cemeteries and gravestones are among the most quintessential images of the season. But year-round, how many transactions are near these arguably creepy areas? We associate many images with Halloween: witches, jack-o-lanterns, vampires, werewolves, and of

The real estate market continues to slow down nationwide, but are the national trends consistent here in Miami? The U.S. housing market continued to slow in September, according to the latest Real-Time Fastest Markets report from Redfin, which measured

August was another solid month for home prices in the Magic City in the latest Case-Shiller Home Price Indices. Home prices in the Miami metropolitan area rose 13.5 percent year-over-year in August, according to the latest Case-Shiller Home Price Indices from

New data from NAR shows that pending home sales continued their downward progression in September. Pending home sales fell once again in September, with the Pending Home Sales Index from the National Association of Realtors (NAR) falling 5.6 percent