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There was an increase in single-family home starts in 2017 compared to the year prior, but the national average still fell short of normal levels seen before the recession. The 2017 Survey of Construction, released by the National Association
The Miami Association of Realtors recently released its April 2018 list of international online searches for Miami homes. For the fifth consecutive month, Colombia was No. 1 with 12.2 percent of international searches. Two Colombian cities made the top 10 international
Buying a home has always been considered a sure way to increase one’s wealth, but the recent state of the housing market leaves some people hesitant to purchase a home due to persistently high prices. Over the long term,
Overstock.com is breaking into the real estate market with the upcoming launch of O Real Estate, its new property management site. Overstock purchased Houserie in February, establishing a foundation for their overall goal: to be a one-stop real estate
The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), which acts as the chief regulatory authority for government-sponsored mortgage finance firms Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, announced it was no longer pursuing an effort to update the credit scoring models used to
Existing-home sales fell in June for the third straight month, according to the latest report from the National Association of Realtors. Completed transactions on single-family homes, condominiums, townhomes and co-ops fell 0.6 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate
Last week, the National Association of Realtors shared its support for the 21st Century Internet Act introduced by Rep. Mike Coffman. The act seeks to take net neutrality out of the hands of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and
Inventory shortages and increasing demand in the Florida housing market continued to drive prices up and decreased the average number of days listings spent on the market in June, according to data released by Florida Realtors. For the 78th consecutive
As the political situation in a country half a world away heats up, one Miami developer is forging ahead on a large investment in Miami despite a cooling condo market. The Wall Street Journal reports that real estate developer
A federal crackdown on suspected money laundering in Miami’s high-end real estate market was found to be a success, according to a recent working paper authored by economists at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and the University of Miami.
Millennials and baby boomers, the two largest demographic groups in history, are not as predictable as many home developers thought. Urban Land Magazine reports that millennials — people age 37 and younger — are not too crazy about the
The South Florida housing market finished the first half of the year with continually firm sales buoyed by relatively stable inventory levels, according to a July 19 report from Douglas Elliman Real Estate. That puts the Miami market and
Alongside travel and leisure, a recent study by Voya Financial identified homeownership as one of the most important goals that people wish to achieve by the time of their retirement, reported HousingWire. In fact, 80 percent said they wish to
About 80 percent of real estate executives agree that teams have facilitated growth in their brokerage’s business over the last five years, according to new research from an Imprev Thought Leader Study. Teams are becoming increasingly popular and encouraged with
Nextdoor, the social network for neighborhoods, announced Tuesday that they will be joining forces with real estate analytics company HouseCanary to push property valuations and forecasts through the social platform. Agents regularly turn to Nextdoor as a resource for
Construction activity for single-family homes declined in June, according to the latest monthly report from the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Single-family home starts in June 2018 were at a seasonally adjusted annual
