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Report: By 2022, nearly half of builders will focus on green homes

A new report shows that going green is gaining steam among homebuilders around the country. The Green and Multifamily and Single Family Homes 2017 SmartMarket Brief shows that at least one-third of homebuilders said that green building makes up

City living long term: survey finds old and young alike want to remain living in city as they age

City living is a trend that appears to be here to stay as more people decide they want to keep city living as they age. Recently, the 2017 Aging in Cities Survey was released which involved 3,000 residents of 10 large

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NAR: Middle-income homeowners could lose under new tax proposal

GOP leaders revealed an outlined for comprehensive tax reform on Wednesday. However, the National Association of Realtors believes the plan will lead to a tax on homeownership for millions. The new tax reform changes the current tax code to

Resourceful millennials approach market in different ways

As the largest generation of homebuyers, millennials are transforming the housing market and the way the process goes, according to a new report, Zillow Group Report on Consumer Housing Trends 2017. In previous generations, buyers used to search until

NRT launches ‘ON Collaborative’ to expand new development marketing nationally

NRT, the nation’s largest residential real estate brokerage company, announced today the launch of ON Collaborative by Coldwell Banker Real Estate Services, LLC. Doing business as ON Collaborative, this will be a new full-service development marketing firm integrated with

Housing prices hit a three-year high as sales drop off

Two new reports highlight the U.S. residential real estate market’s continuing balancing act. First, the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price NSA Index showed that home prices are on the rise around the country, up 5.9 percent in

Freddie Mac: Lower prices, more new home sales in 2018

Though thermometers in the Midwest and East are displaying temperatures typically seen in the dead of summer, calendars show that 2018 is not-so-slowly creeping up on us. And while the 2017 residential real estate market has been a mixed

NAREB reports cautious optimism as black homeownership rises in 2017

Black homeowners were hardest hit by the 2007 recession and have not been able to recover as quickly as most other homeowners. However, according to a new report from the National Association of Real Estate Brokers (NAREB), black homeownership

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Miami LEEDs in green residential construction

Construction of both residential and commercial green buildings is increasing around the country, with developers, builders and buyers alike attracted by lower construction costs and energy savings. Real estate agents also are familiar with one of the biggest benefits

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Allapattah ranks as one of the hottest neighborhoods in the country

One of the hottest neighborhoods in the country is located in Miami. A new study from the personal finance website GOBankingRates ranked the 20 hottest neighborhoods across the United States. It found that they are often right outside mid-sized

Survey: Despite lower sales, homebuyers and sellers remain confident

Recent news about the residential real estate market has painted a pretty bleak picture — one of dwindling options, driving sales down and increasing competition. However, a recent survey from the National Association of Realtors shows that consumers are

Starter homebuyers should take advantage of fall, winter months

While agents around the country look forward to spring homebuying season every year, there’s one major annoyance for buyers: Other buyers. To circumvent that competition, Trulia suggests that first-time homebuyers on the market for a starter home start their

Zillow: Housing market not safe from climate change effects

With Hurricanes Harvey and Irma still fresh on the minds of government officials and residents around the country, many are focused on the issues immediately at hand: rebuilding and cleaning up. However, scientists and weather officials are looking at

Reliance on non-conventional financing for new homes declines nationwide

Nationwide, non-conventional forms of financing accounted for less than a third of the new single-family home market for the first time since 2008, according to the National Association of Home Builders’ analysis of the 2016 Census Bureau Survey of

Report: Florida sales, listings, prices all up in August

While Hurricane Irma may have a detrimental effect on Florida housing in September, a new report from Florida Realtors shows that the state’s market fared well in August. The report shows that closed sales and pending sales, new listings

NAR: Existing-home sales continue to flounder

Low inventory continued to vex the housing market and caused existing-home sales to drop 1.7 percent to 5.35 million in August from July, marking the fourth month of declines out of five, according to the National Association of Realtors.

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