About 70 percent of renters say securing enough cash for a traditional down payment is the biggest obstacle to buying a home, according to a study by Zillow. With an average mortgage payment costing less on a monthly basis

  Housing confidence fell 3.8 percentage points in March following a survey high in February, according to Fannie Mae’s Home Purchase Sentiment Index ®. The net share of Americans who say it is a good time to buy fell

With all the talk of Millennials and how they fit into the housing market, retirement-age Baby Boomers don’t get a lot of attention as a home-buying population. The numbers show, however, that “Older Boomers” aged 62 to 70 years

Miami’s condo market has slowed considerably, as unsold units pile up to create previously unseen inventory levels. To address the problem, developers are getting creative with the kinds of incentives they’re offering to buyers. Luxury condo buildings are seeing international

The average mortgage size is $318,200, which is the largest it has been in the 27-years of The Mortgage Bankers Association’s weekly purchase loan data survey. There are multiple factors leading to higher mortgages in the United States beyond larger

LGBT people have protection against housing discrimination under the Federal Fair Housing Act, a federal judge ruled for the first time last week. The federal law prevents landlords from refusing to rent or sell housing to anyone based on

Sustainability and an environmentally friendly community are amenities that more and more homebuyers are looking for, according to a recent survey by the National Association of Realtors. Here is perhaps the most obvious sign that green technology is a

Middle-market homes—ranging from $250,000 to $600,000—have seen substantial increases in sales and median prices, according to a new report from the Miami Association of Realtors. Considered a welcomed trend by experts, this comes as much of Miami’s recent growth in housing

  First-time homebuyers accounted for 32 percent of all residential sales in February 2017, marking minimal change from January 2017 (33 percent) and February of last year (30 percent), according to the National Association of Realtors. Nationally, demand has

Existing housing inventory has reached historic lows, making the housing market very favorable to sellers. But that doesn’t always mean that sellers get what they’re asking for, according to a study by the National Association of Realtors (NAR). Nationwide,

For Millennials seeking to become homeowners, level of education may be more of a determining factor than any other socioeconomic indicator, according to a newly published white paper. The study by Fannie Mae comes as the industry seeks to

Pending home sales made an unexpected jump in February, leading contract signings to their second highest mark since 2006, according to the National Association of Realtors. NAR’s pending home sales index showed a 5.5 percent jump in homes under contract,

New home starts have fallen steadily this year as the Miami real estate market deals with an excess of unsold inventory, according to a report released Thursday by Dodge Data and Analytics. Dodge’s report on February housing starts shows a

Toning it down after retirement is becoming a thing of the past. Many over the age of 55 are looking to downsize in scale and upsize the fun. Communities exclusively serving that age group are growing in popularity, according to reports. These

Home prices continued to increase into the new year, making January the fifth straight month of record-high home prices, according to new S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Indices, which measure U.S. home prices. The latest version of the indices, generated by S&P

Homeownership rates are falling in over half of the country’s largest cities as more residents seek out rental agreements, and nowhere is the problem more apparent than Miami, according to a recent Redfin study. Though home sales jumped in 2016 and are