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Brickell is the top neighborhood in South Florida, report says

Brickell has been named the best neighborhood in all of South Florida, according to a new ranking from the South Florida Business Journal. The publication used data and reviews from property listing site Niche.com to find out the area’s

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Miami Association of Realtors announces partnership with real estate social network

The Miami Association of Realtors is partnering with a business-to-business platform to help connect agents to investors, real estate services and other agents, the group announced Thursday. The association will team up with RealConnex, which bills itself as the

Leading Real Estate Companies of the World hires new vice chairman

The chairman and chief executive of a leading New York real estate firm will become the vice chairman of the Leading Real Estate Companies of the World, the organization announced Thursday. Diane M. Ramirez, CEO of Halstead Real Estate, has

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South Florida has some of the priciest — and cheapest — beach towns in America

It’s no secret that the Miami area is known for its ultra-expensive beachfront properties. But South Florida is also home to one underrated beach town that’s affordable to much of the homebuying public. Deerfield Beach offers both a sleepy-town feel and an

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Cool, neutral paint colors may help increase home sales, study says

Choosing the right paint colors can make a major difference when it comes to home sales, according to a Zillow study. Zillow conducted its 2017 Paint Color Analysis of more than 32,000 photos of U.S. homes sold between 2010

Miami has biggest share of non-married co-borrowers, study says

  Miami has the highest share of non-married co-borrowers in the country, according to a new report from ATTOM Data Solutions. Just over 40 percent of single-family home purchases in the first quarter of 2017 had mortgages with co-borrowers

This year’s blistering start to the homebuying season cooled in April, NAR says

After a hot start to the homebuying season, pending home sales in April slumped for the second consecutive month thanks in part to “astoundingly” low inventory, according to the National Association of Realtors. NAR’s pending home sales index shows

Home prices continue to hit record highs in March

Home prices hit a 33-month high in March on S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price NSA Index, which continues the trend of rising home prices across the nation. The index saw a 5.8 percent annual gain in March,

Miami leads country in shady all-cash home purchases, report says

The city of Miami is no stranger to suspicious all-cash transactions. A U.S. Department of Treasury pilot program that monitors suspicious all-cash real estate purchases shows that the city’s reputation for such transactions has not diminished, according to a recent

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Miami construction rates increased in April despite previous drop

Both residential and commercial starts saw an increase in construction rates for April 2017. Since Miami’s overall construction rates have been falling for some time due to excess supply, this new report from Dodge Data & Analytics shows a notable

Miami home values not reaching pre-recession peak, bucking nationwide trend, study shows

It took a decade to get there, but the average United States house is now worth more than it was when the median home value hit its peak right before the recession. According to Zillow’s April market report, April

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Single-family home sales keep Miami market afloat as condo sales tumble

A sharp rise in single-family home sales in April was not enough to buoy the market, which saw a decrease in total existing sales that month due to declining condo sales, according to the Miami Association of Realtors. Single-family

Existing home sales fall in April due to low supply

Low inventory led to decreasing existing home sales and days on market in April, according to the National Association of Realtors. The median days on market also declined, reaching a new low of 29 days. Total existing home sales,

Which Miami neighborhoods have the highest rent? Consult this map

Miami’s rental market is accelerating, but prices in some areas are showing sings of correction, according to recent data from Zumper. The apartment-listing service has released it’s map of neighborhood rental rates throughout Miami for Spring 2017. Miami is

New home sizes shrink as demand for entry-level homes increases

After the 2009 recession, single-family home sizes have been increasing. But lately, that trend has been changing as builders are capitalizing on the demand for starter homes, according to the National Association of Home Builders. The median single-family square

Trump’s tax plan a ‘non-starter’ for homeowners, NAR says

Though it would keep in place mortgage interest deductions, changes to the federal tax code proposed by President Donald Trump would hurt homeowners and the real estate industry, according to the National Association of Realtors. NAR commissioned PricewaterhouseCoopers to

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