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Sellers: Stage your living room to help decrease a home’s market time

Taking the time to stage a home can make a significant difference in how long that home stays on sale, according to the National Association of Realtors’ 2017 Profile of Home Staging report. The report found that 62 percent of

Almost half of Americans have regrets about their homebuying process

Overall, Americans recognize the benefits of homeownership, but there are still some regrets about housing choices. According to Trulia, 44 percent of Americans have regrets about their current home or the homebuying process. This is down from 46 percent five

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Is Amazon getting into the real estate business?

Zillow has been called the Amazon of the real estate industry – disrupting and revolutionizing the way that homes are bought and sold across the country. However, Amazon may be looking to become the Amazon of the real estate

Housing market sets new low for home supply, Redfin reports

U.S. home prices rose in June to the highest national median sale price Redfin has recorded since it began tracking in 2010, hitting $298,000, according to Redfin’s June housing report. However, home sales continue to be constrained by low inventory,

Almost half of all Americans are concerned about affordable housing, survey says

The availability of affordable housing is a concern for many consumers, according to the National Association of Realtors’ 2017 National Housing Pulse Survey. The survey, which measures consumers’ attitudes about housing issues in the nation’s largest metropolitan statistical areas, found

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Miami ranks 15th in the country for ‘green’ buildings

Miami came in at No. 15 in the 2017 National Green Building Adoption Index, down one spot from last year. The report looked at the growth of Energy Star and LEED–certified office spaces since 2005 in the 30 largest cities in the

Apartment demand grows to near-record highs nationwide

According to the analytics firm RealPage, apartment demand increased to a near-record amount in the second quarter. Demand rose to 175,645 apartments nationally, up one-third from the demand level at this time last year. “Today’s strong demand for apartments reflects

Colombians once again the top searchers of Miami properties

Colombians are once again the top internationals looking for Miami real estate, according to the Miami Association of Realtors. As they were in March, Colombians made up most of the searches for Miami-area housing on the association’s website in

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New state law seeks to penalize condo fraud

Condo board fraud and other improper behavior by condo building administrators is not punishable by jail time and other penalties under new state law sign by Gov. Rick Scott, according to media reports. After media reports and state investigations found

Homebuyers can search for homes by school district with new realtor.com feature

A major factor for many people when searching for a new home is the school district that they will be placed into. Now, narrowing down homes based on schools is easier. Realtor.com announced the launch of home search by school boundaries

Miami named one of the best cities for international investment, report finds

Miami was ranked by Schroders Global Cities Index for being a prime global location for real estate investment. Coming in at no. 27, Miami is one of 18 American cities listed in the top 30 by Schroders. The index utilized a number of

Home price index soars in May

Home prices continue to grow on both a year-over-year and month-over-month basis, according to the CoreLogic Home Price Report for May. Nationwide, home prices are up 6.6 percent in May 2017 compared to May 2016. May home prices increased by 1.2

Local real estate firms team to launch lending company Vaster Capital

Two prominent real estate firms in Miami have partnered to create Vaster Capital, a lender that will specialize in bridge loans for residential and commercial real estate. Fortune International Group, a development company, and Rialto Capital Management, an investment

Miami’s home affordability is dropping, new report finds

The U.S. affordability index dropped to 100 in the second quarter of 2017, which is the least affordable level since the third quarter of 2008, according to a new report from ATTOM Data Solutions. The affordability index measures the

Miami housing construction dips again, report says

Dodge Data & Analytics released new statistics on money spent on new Miami construction Thursday. The report considered all May 2017 constructions starts in the Miami area. There was a positive change for nonresidential construction starts between May of this year

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More and more people are bidding on homes they haven’t seen

Those looking to buy homes in this market have little time to ponder if they want an available home. In fact, more and more people are bidding on a home without even seeing it in person, according to a

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