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Making Moves: Cassis Burke Collection, eXp Realty, RE/MAX Advance and more

Cassis Burke Collection moves to Douglas Elliman Carol Cassis and Stephan Burke, co-founders and owners of The Cassis Burke Collection, are joining Douglas Elliman Florida at their Miami Beach office, according to a July 29 press release from the

Pending home sales finally grow year-over-year in June

The National Association of Realtors’ Pending Home Sales Index broke a 17-month streak of year-over-year declines to log an annual increase in June. Last month also marked the second month in a row in which nationwide pending home sales

Why more residential developers should use LEED certification

To generate growth and revitalize, cities need to attract and develop the necessary top talent critical for building companies and developing new industries. However, this rapid urbanization is not without a cost and places great stress on infrastructure and

Predicted economic slowdown won’t wreck housing market

A panel of economists and experts estimates that the longest period of economic expansion on record has a good chance of ending next year.  In their quarterly home price expectations survey, Zillow and Pulsenomics polled over 100 real estate

New lead-gen tools, Nextdoor features and faster commission checks

BoomTown introduces new lead-gen tech Real estate sales and marketing platform BoomTown announced two new tools in its platform this week. The first is Success Assurance, which was created to help agents generate, qualify, and manage leads that are

Down payment assistance gains favor with buyers

As housing costs have continued to grow faster than the average buyer’s income, more are tapping into resources that can lower the substantial up-front costs of purchasing a home. But that could bring some major changes and a degree

The Miami-area cities with the most vacation homes

If you’re on the prowl for a home in the Miami area or simply window-shopping, chances are good that any one you find on a random walk down the street is a vacation home. In fact, according to a

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Expert advice for families moving to a new neighborhood

Families may move for a number of reasons, like a new job or an expanding household. Of course, plenty of homebuyers seek out a home in advance of starting a family, too. Findings from WalletHub’s research compared more than 180

What do agents actually think about their income?

A new survey of agents across the industry commissioned by Redfin paints a picture of an industry in transition and perhaps in the midst of some soul-searching. The survey, the first of its kind overseen by Redfin, was done

Despite uncertainty, June new-home sales grow over last year

While sales of previously owned homes continue to underwhelm, housing market analysts are feeling more optimistic about sales of newly-built homes. The U.S. Census Bureau reported new-home sales in June came in at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of

Harvard report: Home remodeling growth could slow way down soon

The pace of growth in home improvement spending could soon slow to a crawl. That’s according to a new estimate by the Remodeling Futures Program at Harvard’s Joint Center for Housing Studies, which projects that spending on remodeling will

Can Amazon revive Realogy? Ecommerce giant launches broker partnership

The only thing you can’t buy through Amazon is a house—right? No longer, apparently. Amazon and Realogy have partnered to offer a new service called TurnKey, which will match homebuyers with agents and offer users up to $5,000 in

June home sales fall statewide as inventory rebalances

Sales of existing homes were down on an annual and monthly basis in the Miami area as well as statewide, according to the latest release of market data by Florida Association of Realtors. Coming off a stellar May, single-family

US home sales slip as affordable homes sell out

The national existing-home market nearly gave up the ground won in May with a less-than-stellar showing for June sales, according to the National Association of Realtors. Sales of existing homes in June came in 1.7 percent below the previous

Making Moves: Engel & Völkers, EWM, Douglas Elliman and Compass

Cheryl Bosa joins Engel & Völkers Cheryl Bosa joins Engel & Völkers as its new head of the firm’s sports and entertainment division in Fort Lauderdale. Bosa previously worked for Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Florida Realty and has more than 33

Millennials are feeling better about housing costs this year

Millennial homebuyers are a critical demographic for the housing market: They are now the largest generational cohort in the U.S. with a large share of them now of prime homebuying age. Millennials are currently in an age range in

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